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Shareholders' equity Shareholders' Equity (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Shareholders' equity [Abstract]  
Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]
The following table presents the dividends per Common Share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, in Swiss francs (CHF) and U.S. dollars (USD).
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30
 
 
September 30
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Dividends – par value reduction
CHF
0.61

 
$
0.65

 
CHF
0.46

 
$
0.51

 
CHF
1.64

 
$
1.81

 
CHF
1.40

 
$
1.51

Dividends – distributed from capital contribution reserves
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.20

 
0.24

 
—

 
—

Total dividends per common share
CHF
0.61

 
$
0.65

 
CHF
0.46

 
$
0.51

 
CHF
1.84

 
$
2.05

 
CHF
1.40

 
$
1.51
Share Repurchase Program [Table Text Block]
The following table presents 2014 share repurchases of ACE's Common Shares conducted in a series of open market transactions under the November 2013 Board authorization of a share repurchase program of up to $2.0 billion through December 31, 2014:
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share data)
Three Months Ended

 
Nine Months Ended

 
October 1, 2014 through October 28, 2014

September 30, 2014

 
September 30, 2014

 
Number of shares repurchased
4,349,302

 
10,143,184

 
699,965

Dollar value of shares repurchased
$450
 
$1,019
 
$74
Repurchase authorization remaining at end of period
$924
 
$924
 
$850