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INCOME TAXES (DETAILS) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income tax expense [Line Items]
Total income tax expense	$ 25,908us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 7,002us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 3,287us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net current tax receivables (payable)	(11,203)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	5,689us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	1,164us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Net deferred tax assets	89,405us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	80,258us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	52,794us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Net tax assets	78,202axs_TaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	85,947axs_TaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	53,958axs_TaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
United States [Member]
Income tax expense [Line Items]
Current income tax expense (benefit)	8,411us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember	12,466us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember	4,931us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	1,313us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember	(13,976)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember	(10,749)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
Europe [Member]
Income tax expense [Line Items]
Current income tax expense (benefit)	16,582us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_EuropeanTaxAuthoritiesMember	9,039us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_EuropeanTaxAuthoritiesMember	8,566us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_EuropeanTaxAuthoritiesMember
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(399)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_EuropeanTaxAuthoritiesMember	(526)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_EuropeanTaxAuthoritiesMember	713us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_EuropeanTaxAuthoritiesMember
Other [Member]
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Current income tax expense (benefit)	1us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_OtherTaxAuthoritiesMember	0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_OtherTaxAuthoritiesMember	(174)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis = axs_OtherTaxAuthoritiesMember
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Amount of deferred tax assets, net of any valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities, which result from applying the applicable tax rate to taxable temporary differences pertaining to each jurisdiction to which the entity is obligated to pay income tax. This amount also includes the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations.

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