Acquisition and Disposals (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Transaction related costs

As a part of the ongoing integration of Catlin's operations, the Company incurs costs associated with restructuring the systems, processes and workforce. These costs include such items as severance, retention, facilities and consulting and other costs. The Company separately identifies such costs and includes these expenses within "Corporate and Other" in its segment disclosure in Note 5, "Segment Information." Costs incurred and payments made for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are:

(U.S. dollars in thousands)	Severance related costs		Retention and other compensation costs		Facilities-related costs		Consulting and other		Total
Liabilities at December 31, 2015	$	16,127	$	16,969	$	818	$	23,375	$	57,289
Costs incurred in 2016	42,295		26,470		9,160		83,641		161,566
2016 payments	41,593		37,263		9,802		95,852		184,510
Liabilities at September 30, 2016	$	16,829	$	6,176	$	176	$	11,164	$	34,345