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Income Tax (Provision for Income Tax Expense Computed from Statutory Rate to Pre-tax Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount $ 352,987us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 222,339us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 321,728us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential, Amount (12,483)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (8,032)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (14,705)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Basis Differential (8,256)rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential (26,484)rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential (21,086)rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 2,076us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 26,507us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 635us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Contingency, Domestic, Amount (9,083)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic 9,034us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic 2,260us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic
Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Canadian Enacted Tax Rate 0rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInCanadianEnactedTaxRate (414)rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInCanadianEnactedTaxRate 1,374rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInCanadianEnactedTaxRate
Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Foreign Enacted Tax Rate 280rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate (1,184)rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate (1,070)rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate
Income Tax Reconciliation Subpart F 6,132rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationSubpartF 8,255rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationSubpartF 13,571rga_IncomeTaxReconciliationSubpartF
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount (1,045)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (1,786)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (7,808)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Prior Year Income Taxes, Amount (8,123)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes (12,465)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes (7,351)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount 2,001us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 647us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (218)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 324,486us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 216,417us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 287,330us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent 32.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 34.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations