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SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEET NOTES (DETAILS 3) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 01, 2014 | Nov. 15, 2004 | Mar. 23, 2010 | Mar. 13, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of senior notes | $ 500,000,000 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt | $ 0 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt | $ 0 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes | 494,344,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt | 0 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt | 0 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | 2004 AXIS Capital Holdings Limited Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Redemption of senior notes |  |  |  | 500,000,000 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Issue price (percentage of face amount) |  |  |  |  | 99.785%axs_DebtInstrumentFaceAmountIssuePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |  |  |  |  | 496,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | 2010 AXIS Capital Finance LLC Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisSpecialtyFinanceLlc2010Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisSpecialtyFinanceLlc2010Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Issue price (percentage of face amount) |  |  |  |  |  | 99.624%axs_DebtInstrumentFaceAmountIssuePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisSpecialtyFinanceLlc2010Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | 495,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisSpecialtyFinanceLlc2010Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2019 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2019AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2019AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Issue price (percentage of face amount) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.896%axs_DebtInstrumentFaceAmountIssuePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2019AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 248,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2019AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2045AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2045AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Issue price (percentage of face amount) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.474%axs_DebtInstrumentFaceAmountIssuePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2045AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2045AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Syndication Of Lenders [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 250,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = axs_SyndicationOfLendersMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of senior notes | 500,000,000 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 0 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] | Weather Related Derivative [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value | 68,000,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = axs_WeatherRelatedDerivativeMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 28,000,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = axs_WeatherRelatedDerivativeMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | 2004 AXIS Capital Holdings Limited Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Redemption of senior notes |  |  |  | 500,000,000 us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Issue price (percentage of face amount) |  |  |  |  | 99.785%axs_DebtInstrumentFaceAmountIssuePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes |  |  |  |  | 496,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisCapitalHoldingsLimited2004Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | 2010 AXIS Capital Finance LLC Senior Notes [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisSpecialtyFinanceLlc2010Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount guaranteed | 500,000,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesAxisSpecialtyFinanceLlc2010Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2019 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 2.65%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2019AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount guaranteed | 250,000,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2019AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2045AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount guaranteed | 250,000,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = axs_SeniorNotesDue2045AxisSpecialtyFinancePLC2014Member / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Syndication Of Lenders [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value | 0 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = axs_SyndicationOfLendersMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 250,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = axs_SyndicationOfLendersMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary | 100.00%axs_OwnershipPercentageByParent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = axs_AXISSpecialtyFinancePLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary | 100.00%axs_OwnershipPercentageByParent / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = axs_AXISSpecialtyFinancePLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary | 100.00%axs_OwnershipPercentageByParent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = axs_AXISSpecialtyFinanceLLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary | 100.00%axs_OwnershipPercentageByParent / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = axs_AXISSpecialtyFinanceLLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Weather Related Derivative [Member] | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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