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2014 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000091142114000023 Filed on October 31, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2013 Q3
Revenue	$1.663B	$1.643B	$1.564B
YoY Change	1.59%	5.05%	-4.17%
Cost Of Revenue	$870.0M	$960.0M	$751.0M
YoY Change	-1.02%	27.83%	4.16%
Gross Profit	$793.0M	$275.0M	$387.0M
YoY Change	4.62%	-28.94%	43.87%
Gross Profit Margin	47.68%	16.74%	24.74%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$325.0M	$322.0M	$283.0M
YoY Change	2.2%	13.78%	14.57%
% of Gross Profit	40.98%	117.09%	73.13%
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$12.00M	$12.00M	$12.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$123.0M	$108.0M	$108.0M
YoY Change	-6.11%	0.0%	13.68%
Pretax Income	$334.0M	$242.0M	$402.0M
YoY Change	18.02%	-39.8%	-26.37%
Income Tax	$53.00M	$46.00M	$70.00M
% Of Pretax Income	15.87%	19.01%	17.41%
Net Earnings	$277.0M	$196.0M	$334.0M
YoY Change	1.84%	-41.32%	-31.42%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.66%	11.93%	21.36%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$5.39	$3.68	$5.95
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.26	$3.60	$5.84
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	48.97M shares	49.51M shares	53.67M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		50.68M shares	54.63M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2013 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$1.313B	$1.519B	$1.551B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$456.4M	$456.4M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles	$159.6M	$166.1M	$193.1M
YoY Change	-14.69%	-14.01%	80.18%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$22.27B	$23.21B	$23.14B
YoY Change	-3.33%	0.3%	-2.12%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities	$15.17B	$16.14B	$16.51B
YoY Change	-6.8%	-2.26%	-0.28%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.271B	$6.041B	$5.183B
YoY Change	15.98%	16.55%	5.92%
Common Stock	$87.24M	$87.14M	$86.43M
YoY Change	0.67%	0.83%	1.43%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.259B	$3.076B	$2.606B
YoY Change	20.37%	18.01%
Treasury Stock Shares	39.40M shares	37.79M shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.049B	$7.014B	$6.572B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$22.27B	$23.21B	$23.14B
YoY Change	-3.33%	0.3%	-2.12%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014 Q4	2014 Q3	2013 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$277.0M	$196.0M	$334.0M
YoY Change	1.84%	-41.32%	-31.42%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$325.0M	$322.0M	$283.0M
YoY Change	2.2%	13.78%	14.57%
Cash From Operating Activities
YoY Change
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities
YoY Change
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities
YoY Change
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities
Cash From Investing Activities
Cash From Financing Activities
Net Change In Cash
YoY Change
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Basis Of Accounting BasisOfAccounting	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.</font></div></div>
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	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued updated guidance on the accounting for investments in affordable housing projects that qualify for low-income housing tax credits by entities that manage or invest in such projects. The update modifies the conditions that an entity must meet to elect the effective yield or proportional amortization method to account for such investments. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In June 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on the accounting for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.</font></div></div>
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	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	681000000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	425178000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	9677000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	16283000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	186363000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	37338000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	148522000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	83758000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Unearned Premiums IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiums	433740000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Unearned Premiums IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiums	336384000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Unearned Premiums Net IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiumsNet	-336384000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Unearned Premiums Net IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiumsNet	-433740000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	36719000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	36694000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	24630000	USD
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	us-gaap	Investment Income Net InvestmentIncomeNet	365010000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	392221000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	9914000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Expenses OtherExpenses	327149000	USD
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CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	2223000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	11892000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Income OtherIncome	13205000	USD
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	1421469000	USD
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	us-gaap	Premiums Written Net PremiumsWrittenNet	4499849000	USD
	us-gaap	Premiums Written Net PremiumsWrittenNet	4210525000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	397517000	USD
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	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3899853000	USD
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	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	4813835000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities Debt Amortized Cost TradingSecuritiesDebtAmortizedCost	13376455000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities Equity TradingSecuritiesEquity	1221053000	USD
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CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Unearned Premiums UnearnedPremiums	2048550000	USD
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The Company’s principal estimates include:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Unpaid losses and loss expenses;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Policy benefits for life and annuity contracts;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Gross and net premiums written and net premiums earned;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Recoverability of deferred acquisition costs;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Recoverability of deferred tax assets;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Valuation of goodwill and intangible assets; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:47px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:23px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Valuation of certain assets and derivative financial instruments that are measured using significant unobservable inputs.</font></div></td></tr></table></div>
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	54625151	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	57217561	shares
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	50681325	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	50461749	shares
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	53671245	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	56176260	shares
CY2014Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	49514980	shares
	pre	Weighted Average Number Of Potentially Dilutive Common Shares And Common Share Equivalents Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfPotentiallyDilutiveCommonSharesAndCommonShareEquivalentsOutstanding	1041301	shares
CY2013Q4	pre	Derivative Asset Financial Instruments Not Offset DerivativeAssetFinancialInstrumentsNotOffset	2000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Derivative Asset Financial Instruments Not Offset DerivativeAssetFinancialInstrumentsNotOffset	344000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Derivative Liability Financial Instruments Not Offset DerivativeLiabilityFinancialInstrumentsNotOffset	2000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Derivative Liability Financial Instruments Not Offset DerivativeLiabilityFinancialInstrumentsNotOffset	344000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Fair Value Assets Level2 To Level1 Transfers Amount2 FairValueAssetsLevel2ToLevel1TransfersAmount2	0	USD
CY2013Q3	pre	Fair Value Assets Level2 To Level1 Transfers Amount2 FairValueAssetsLevel2ToLevel1TransfersAmount2	0	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Funds Held Directly Managed FundsHeldDirectlyManaged	650374000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Funds Held Directly Managed FundsHeldDirectlyManaged	785768000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Funds Held Directly Managed Cost FundsHeldDirectlyManagedCost	778569000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Funds Held Directly Managed Cost FundsHeldDirectlyManagedCost	642278000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Funds Held Directly Managed Investments Carried At Fair Value FundsHeldDirectlyManagedInvestmentsCarriedAtFairValue	478968000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Funds Held Directly Managed Investments Carried At Fair Value FundsHeldDirectlyManagedInvestmentsCarriedAtFairValue	561306000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Funds Held By Reinsured Companies And Funds Held Directly Managed IncreaseDecreaseInFundsHeldByReinsuredCompaniesAndFundsHeldDirectlyManaged	138659000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Funds Held By Reinsured Companies And Funds Held Directly Managed IncreaseDecreaseInFundsHeldByReinsuredCompaniesAndFundsHeldDirectlyManaged	76159000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Net Tax Assets And Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInNetTaxAssetsAndLiabilities	-83379000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Net Tax Assets And Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInNetTaxAssetsAndLiabilities	-27792000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Reinsurance Balances Net IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceBalancesNet	-592380000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Reinsurance Balances Net IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceBalancesNet	-565187000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Reinsurance Recoverable On Paid And Unpaid Losses Net Of Ceded Premiums Payable IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceRecoverableOnPaidAndUnpaidLossesNetOfCededPremiumsPayable	65593000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Reinsurance Recoverable On Paid And Unpaid Losses Net Of Ceded Premiums Payable IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceRecoverableOnPaidAndUnpaidLossesNetOfCededPremiumsPayable	32421000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Unpaid Losses And Loss Expenses Including Life Policy Benefits IncreaseDecreaseInUnpaidLossesAndLossExpensesIncludingLifePolicyBenefits	144663000	USD
	pre	Increase Decrease In Unpaid Losses And Loss Expenses Including Life Policy Benefits IncreaseDecreaseInUnpaidLossesAndLossExpensesIncludingLifePolicyBenefits	-65725000	USD
	pre	Loss On Redemption Of Preferred Shares LossOnRedemptionOfPreferredShares	0	USD
	pre	Loss On Redemption Of Preferred Shares LossOnRedemptionOfPreferredShares	9135000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Loss On Redemption Of Preferred Shares LossOnRedemptionOfPreferredShares	0	USD
CY2013Q3	pre	Loss On Redemption Of Preferred Shares LossOnRedemptionOfPreferredShares	0	USD
	pre	Losses And Loss Expenses And Life Policy Benefits Segment Disclosure LossesAndLossExpensesAndLifePolicyBenefitsSegmentDisclosure	2279000000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Losses And Loss Expenses And Life Policy Benefits Segment Disclosure LossesAndLossExpensesAndLifePolicyBenefitsSegmentDisclosure	960000000	USD
CY2013Q3	pre	Losses And Loss Expenses And Life Policy Benefits Segment Disclosure LossesAndLossExpensesAndLifePolicyBenefitsSegmentDisclosure	751000000	USD
	pre	Losses And Loss Expenses And Life Policy Benefits Segment Disclosure LossesAndLossExpensesAndLifePolicyBenefitsSegmentDisclosure	2593000000	USD
	pre	Net Proceeds From Issuance Of Preferred Stock NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStock	0	USD
	pre	Net Proceeds From Issuance Of Preferred Stock NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStock	241265000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Net Tax Assets NetTaxAssets	14133000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Net Tax Assets NetTaxAssets	5029000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Net Tax Liabilities NetTaxLiabilities	284442000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Net Tax Liabilities NetTaxLiabilities	234651000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Other Invested Assets Carried At Fair Value OtherInvestedAssetsCarriedAtFairValue	104554000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Other Invested Assets Carried At Fair Value OtherInvestedAssetsCarriedAtFairValue	135139000	USD
CY2013Q4	pre	Preference Shares Aggregate Liquidation Value PreferenceSharesAggregateLiquidationValue	853750000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Preference Shares Aggregate Liquidation Value PreferenceSharesAggregateLiquidationValue	853750000	USD
	pre	Underwriting Result UnderwritingResult	383000000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Underwriting Result UnderwritingResult	169000000	USD
CY2013Q3	pre	Underwriting Result UnderwritingResult	284000000	USD
	pre	Underwriting Result UnderwritingResult	366000000	USD
CY2014Q3	pre	Weighted Average Number Of Potentially Dilutive Common Shares And Common Share Equivalents Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfPotentiallyDilutiveCommonSharesAndCommonShareEquivalentsOutstanding	1166345	shares
CY2013Q3	pre	Weighted Average Number Of Potentially Dilutive Common Shares And Common Share Equivalents Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfPotentiallyDilutiveCommonSharesAndCommonShareEquivalentsOutstanding	953906	shares
	pre	Weighted Average Number Of Potentially Dilutive Common Shares And Common Share Equivalents Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfPotentiallyDilutiveCommonSharesAndCommonShareEquivalentsOutstanding	1104385	shares
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	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q3
	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2014
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2014-09-30
	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
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	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	PARTNERRE LTD.
	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes

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