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Capital Transactions	9 Months Ended
Capital Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012
Capital Transactions [Abstract]
Capital Transactions	5. CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS On October 14, 2011, the Company renewed its shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR with the SEC, as a Well Known Seasoned Issuer. This shelf registration statement can be used by Group to register common shares, preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, share purchase contracts and share purchase units; by Holdings to register debt securities and by Everest Re Capital Trust III ("Capital Trust III") to register trust preferred securities.