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Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | $ 3,222 |  | $ 2,736 |
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale | (11,867) |  | (16,414) |
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity | (185) |  | (374) |
Purchases of equity securities | (222) |  | (217) |
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale | 6,306 |  | 8,012 |
Sales of equity securities | 322 |  | 99 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale | 4,814 |  | 5,538 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity | 617 |  | 1,233 |
Net change in short-term investments | (984) |  | 525 |
Net derivative instruments settlements | (170) |  | (376) |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | (172) |  | (977) |
Cash Acquired from Acquisition | 4 |  | 38 |
Other | (147) |  | (188) |
Net cash flows used for investing activities | (1,688) |  | (3,139) |
Dividends paid on Common Shares | (646) |  | (343) |
Common Shares repurchased | (1,007) |  | (233) |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 699 |  | 947 |
Proceeds from (Repayments of) short-term debt |  |  | 1 |
Repayment of long-term debt | (501) |  | 0 |
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | 94 |  | 112 |
Other | 121 |  | 68 |
Net cash flows (used for) from financing activities | (1,240) |  | 552 |
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (67) |  | 4 |
Net increase in cash | 227 |  | 153 |
Cash – beginning of period | 579 | [1],[2] | 615 | [3]
Cash – end of period | 806 | [1],[4] | 768 | [3]
ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  |  |
Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 168 |  | 80 |
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale |  |  | 0 |
Net change in short-term investments | 1 |  |  |
Net derivative instruments settlements | 0 |  | 0 |
Payment Of Contributions To Subsidiary | 0 |  | (133) |
Net cash flows used for investing activities | 1 |  | (133) |
Dividends paid on Common Shares | (646) |  | (343) |
Proceeds from (Repayments of) short-term debt |  |  | 0 |
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | 0 |  | 7 |
Advances To From Affiliates Financing Activities | 97 |  | (575) |
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program | 388 | [1] | 872 | [3]
Other |  |  | 0 |
Net cash flows (used for) from financing activities | (161) |  | (39) |
Net increase in cash | 8 |  | (92) |
Cash – beginning of period | 0 | [1],[2] | 103 | [3]
Cash – end of period | 8 | [1],[4] | 11 | [3]
ACE INA Holdings Inc (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  |  |
Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 139 |  | 2 |
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale | 0 |  | 0 |
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity | 0 |  | 0 |
Purchases of equity securities | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales of equity securities | 0 |  | 0 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale | 0 |  | 0 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity | 0 |  | 0 |
Net change in short-term investments | (16) |  | 4 |
Net derivative instruments settlements | 53 |  | (1) |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0 |
Payment Of Contributions To Subsidiary | (230) |  | (1,010) |
Other | (9) |  | (5) |
Net cash flows used for investing activities | (202) |  | (1,012) |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 699 |  | 947 |
Proceeds from (Repayments of) short-term debt |  |  | 0 |
Repayment of long-term debt | (500) |  |  |
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | 0 |  | 0 |
Advances To From Affiliates Financing Activities | (166) |  | 575 |
Capital contribution | 0 |  |  |
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program | 32 | [1] | (349) | [3]
Other | (6) |  | 0 |
Net cash flows (used for) from financing activities | 59 |  | 1,173 |
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0 |  | 0 |
Net increase in cash | (4) |  | 163 |
Cash – beginning of period | 16 | [1],[2] | 2 | [3]
Cash – end of period | 12 | [1],[4] | 165 | [3]
Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 3,115 |  | 2,654 |
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale | (11,870) |  | (16,517) |
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity | (185) |  | (374) |
Purchases of equity securities | (222) |  | (217) |
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale | 6,309 |  | 8,115 |
Sales of equity securities | 322 |  | 99 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale | 4,814 |  | 5,538 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity | 617 |  | 1,233 |
Net change in short-term investments | (969) |  | 521 |
Net derivative instruments settlements | (223) |  | (375) |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | (172) |  | (977) |
Payment Of Contributions To Subsidiary | 0 |  | 0 |
Other | (138) |  | (183) |
Net cash flows used for investing activities | (1,717) |  | (3,137) |
Dividends paid on Common Shares | 0 |  |  |
Common Shares repurchased | (1,007) |  | (233) |
Proceeds from (Repayments of) short-term debt |  |  | 1 |
Repayment of long-term debt | (1) |  |  |
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | 94 |  | 105 |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company | (200) |  |  |
Advances To From Affiliates Financing Activities | 69 |  |  |
Capital contribution | 230 |  | 1,143 |
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program | 0 | [1] | 0 | [3]
Other | 127 |  | 68 |
Net cash flows (used for) from financing activities | (688) |  | 1,084 |
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (67) |  | 4 |
Net increase in cash | 643 |  | 605 |
Cash – beginning of period | 748 | [1],[2] | 859 | [3]
Cash – end of period | 1,391 | [1],[4] | 1,464 | [3]
Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  |  |
Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | (200) |  | 0 |
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale | 3 |  | 103 |
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity | 0 |  | 0 |
Purchases of equity securities | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale | (3) |  | (103) |
Sales of equity securities | 0 |  | 0 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale | 0 |  | 0 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity | 0 |  | 0 |
Net change in short-term investments |  |  | 0 |
Net derivative instruments settlements | 0 |  | 0 |
Acquisition of subsidiaries | 0 |  | 0 |
Payment Of Contributions To Subsidiary | 230 |  | 1,143 |
Other | 0 |  | 0 |
Net cash flows used for investing activities | 230 |  | 1,143 |
Dividends paid on Common Shares | 0 |  |  |
Common Shares repurchased | 0 |  | 0 |
Proceeds from (Repayments of) short-term debt |  |  | 0 |
Repayment of long-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | 0 |  | 0 |
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries | 200 |  |  |
Advances To From Affiliates Financing Activities | 0 |  | 0 |
Capital contribution | (230) |  | (1,143) |
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program | (420) | [1] | (523) | [3]
Other |  |  | 0 |
Net cash flows (used for) from financing activities | (450) |  | (1,666) |
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0 |  | 0 |
Net increase in cash | (420) |  | (523) |
Cash – beginning of period | (185) | [1],[2] | (349) | [3]
Cash – end of period | $ (605) | [1],[4] | $ (872) | [3]
[1] | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
[2] | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At December 31, 2013, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
[3] | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
[4] | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2014, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.

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- Definition The cash outflow to acquire equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities, because they are not classified as trading securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Investing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26853-111562 + Details
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