Fair Value Fair Value (Details - Fair Value of Liabilities) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to senior notes	$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Debt related to capital efficient notes	70,989,000		70,989,000
Senior Notes Debt [Member] | Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance A LLC [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	250,000,000		250,000,000
Senior Notes Debt [Member] | Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance B LLC [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	500,000,000		500,000,000
Capital efficient notes [Member] | Notes Issued By Partner Re Finance II Inc [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument	63,000,000		63,000,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Senior Notes Debt [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to senior notes	868,702,000	[1]	844,331,000	[1]
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Capital efficient notes [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to capital efficient notes	63,231,000	[2]	61,094,000	[2]
Carrying value [Member] | Senior Notes Debt [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to senior notes	750,000,000	[1]	750,000,000	[1]
Carrying value [Member] | Capital efficient notes [Member]
Fair value of financial instrument liabilities [Line Items]
Debt related to capital efficient notes	$ 63,384,000	[2]	$ 63,384,000	[2]

[1] PartnerRe Finance A LLC and PartnerRe Finance B LLC, the issuers of the Senior Notes, do not meet consolidation requirements under U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the Company shows the related intercompany debt of $750 million in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

[2] PartnerRe Finance II Inc., the issuer of the CENts, does not meet consolidation requirements under U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the Company shows the related intercompany debt of $71 million in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.