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Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net cash flows from operating activities $ 3,411 $ 3,837
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale (18,478) (23,837)
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity (262) (189)
Purchases of equity securities (125) (100)
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale 9,215 13,863
Sales of equity securities 152 963
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale 7,699 6,936
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity 644 627
Net change in short-term investments 44 11,866
Net derivative instruments settlements (170) (181)
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of nil and $71) 0 (14,248)
Capital contribution   0
Other (62) 26
Net cash flows used for investing activities (1,343) (4,274)
Dividends paid on Common Shares (978) (851)
Common Shares repurchased (707) 0
Repayment of long-term debt (500) 0
Proceeds from issuance of repurchase agreements 1,798 1,457
Repayments of repurchase agreements (1,793) (1,455)
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans 109 117
Dividend to Parent Company 0 0
Advances (to) from affiliates 0 0
Capital contribution   0
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program 0 0
Policyholder contract deposits 312 473
Policyholder contract withdrawals (211) (247)
Other 0 (4)
Net cash flows used for financing activities (1,970) (510)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 5 42
Net increase (decrease) in cash 103 (905)
Cash – beginning of period 985 [1],[2] 1,775 [3]
Cash – end of period 1,088 [2],[4] 870 [3]
Chubb Limited (Parent Guarantor)    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net cash flows from operating activities 639 3,399
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 0 0
Net derivative instruments settlements 0 0
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of nil and $71)   0
Capital contribution   (2,330)
Other 0 0
Net cash flows used for investing activities 0 (2,330)
Dividends paid on Common Shares (978) (851)
Common Shares repurchased 0  
Repayment of long-term debt 0  
Proceeds from issuance of repurchase agreements 0 0
Repayments of repurchase agreements 0 0
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans 0 0
Dividend to Parent Company 0 0
Advances (to) from affiliates 617 (258)
Capital contribution   0
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program (278) [2] 45 [3]
Policyholder contract deposits 0 0
Policyholder contract withdrawals 0 0
Other   0
Net cash flows used for financing activities (639) (1,064)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash 0 5
Cash – beginning of period 1 [1],[2] 1 [3]
Cash – end of period 1 [2],[4] 6 [3]
Chubb INA Holdings Inc (Subsidiary Issuer)    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net cash flows from operating activities 1,472 3,892
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale (9) (154)
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity 0 0
Purchases of equity securities 0 0
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale 99 66
Sales of equity securities 0 0
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale 22 59
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity 0 0
Net change in short-term investments 197 7,627
Net derivative instruments settlements (13) (10)
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of nil and $71)   (14,282)
Capital contribution   (20)
Other 6 (3)
Net cash flows used for investing activities 302 (6,717)
Dividends paid on Common Shares 0 0
Common Shares repurchased 0  
Repayment of long-term debt (500)  
Proceeds from issuance of repurchase agreements 0 0
Repayments of repurchase agreements 0 0
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans 0 0
Dividend to Parent Company 0 0
Advances (to) from affiliates (658) 219
Capital contribution   2,330
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program (617) [2] 280 [3]
Policyholder contract deposits 0 0
Policyholder contract withdrawals 0 0
Other   (4)
Net cash flows used for financing activities (1,775) 2,825
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash (1) 0
Cash – beginning of period 1 [1],[2] 2 [3]
Cash – end of period 0 [2],[4] 2 [3]
Other Chubb Limited Subsidiaries    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net cash flows from operating activities 3,341 3,918
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale (18,469) (23,683)
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity (262) (189)
Purchases of equity securities (125) (100)
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale 9,116 13,797
Sales of equity securities 152 963
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale 7,677 6,877
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity 644 627
Net change in short-term investments (153) 4,239
Net derivative instruments settlements (157) (171)
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of nil and $71)   34
Capital contribution   (2,330)
Other (68) 29
Net cash flows used for investing activities (1,645) 93
Dividends paid on Common Shares 0 0
Common Shares repurchased (707)  
Repayment of long-term debt 0  
Proceeds from issuance of repurchase agreements 1,798 1,457
Repayments of repurchase agreements (1,793) (1,455)
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans 109 117
Dividend to Parent Company (2,041) (7,372)
Advances (to) from affiliates 41 39
Capital contribution   2,350
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program 0 [2] 0 [3]
Policyholder contract deposits 312 473
Policyholder contract withdrawals (211) (247)
Other   0
Net cash flows used for financing activities (2,492) (4,638)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 5 42
Net increase (decrease) in cash (791) (585)
Cash – beginning of period 1,965 [1],[2] 2,743 [3]
Cash – end of period 1,174 [2],[4] 2,158 [3]
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]    
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net cash flows from operating activities (2,041) (7,372)
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 0 0
Net derivative instruments settlements 0 0
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of nil and $71)   0
Capital contribution   4,680
Other 0 0
Net cash flows used for investing activities 0 4,680
Dividends paid on Common Shares 0 0
Common Shares repurchased 0  
Repayment of long-term debt 0  
Proceeds from issuance of repurchase agreements 0 0
Repayments of repurchase agreements 0 0
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans 0 0
Dividend to Parent Company 2,041 7,372
Advances (to) from affiliates 0 0
Capital contribution   (4,680)
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling program 895 [2] (325)
Policyholder contract deposits 0 0
Policyholder contract withdrawals 0 0
Other   0
Net cash flows used for financing activities 2,936 2,367
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash 895 (325)
Cash – beginning of period (982) [1],[2] (971) [3]
Cash – end of period $ (87) [2],[4] $ (1,296) [3]
[1] Chubb maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various Chubb entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual Chubb accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual Chubb entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At December 31, 2016, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
[2] Chubb maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various Chubb entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual Chubb accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual Chubb entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
[3] Chubb maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various Chubb entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual Chubb accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual Chubb entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
[4] Chubb maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various Chubb entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual Chubb accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual Chubb entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2017, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.