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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | The tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) are shown in the following table:
|  | Before Tax Amount |  | Tax (Expense) Benefit |  | Net of Tax Amount |
| Year ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available for sale investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unrealized investment gains arising during the year | $ | 211,151 |  |  | $ | (5,732 | ) |  | $ | 205,419 |  |
| Adjustment for reclassification of net realized investment gains and OTTI losses recognized in net income | (33,892 | ) |  | 758 |  |  | (33,134 | ) |
| Unrealized investment gains arising during the year, net of reclassification adjustment | 177,259 |  |  | (4,974 | ) |  | 172,285 |  |
| Non-credit portion of OTTI losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 41,938 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,938 |  |
| Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | $ | 219,197 |  |  | $ | (4,974 | ) |  | $ | 214,223 |  |
| Year ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available for sale investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unrealized investment gains arising during the year | $ | 10,165 |  |  | $ | (5,093 | ) |  | $ | 5,072 |  |
| Adjustment for reclassification of net realized investment losses and OTTI losses recognized in net income | 60,423 |  |  | 1,767 |  |  | 62,190 |  |
| Unrealized investment gains arising during the year, net of reclassification adjustment | 70,588 |  |  | (3,326 | ) |  | 67,262 |  |
| Non-credit portion of OTTI losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (638 | ) |  | — |  |  | (638 | ) |
| Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | $ | 69,950 |  |  | $ | (3,326 | ) |  | $ | 66,624 |  |
| Year ended December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Available for sale investments: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unrealized investment losses arising during the year | $ | (280,512 | ) |  | $ | 14,128 |  |  | $ | (266,384 | ) |
| Adjustment for reclassification of net realized investment losses and OTTI losses recognized in net income | 145,766 |  |  | (775 | ) |  | 144,991 |  |
| Unrealized investment losses arising during the year, net of reclassification adjustment | (134,746 | ) |  | 13,353 |  |  | (121,393 | ) |
| Non-credit portion of OTTI losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (21,498 | ) |  | — |  |  | (21,498 | ) |
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ | (156,244 | ) |  | $ | 13,353 |  |  | $ | (142,891 | ) |
Reclassifications from AOCI into net income (loss) available to common shareholders are shown in the following table:
|  |  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI(1) |
| Details About AOCI Components | Consolidated Statement of Operations Line Item That Includes Reclassification | Year ended December 31, |
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  |
| Unrealized investment gains (losses) on available for sale investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Other realized investment gains (losses) | $ | 48,385 |  |  | $ | (34,213 | ) |  | $ | (73,046 | ) |  |
|  | OTTI losses | (14,493 | ) |  | (26,210 | ) |  | (72,720 | ) |  |
|  | Total before tax | 33,892 |  |  | (60,423 | ) |  | (145,766 | ) |  |
|  | Income tax (expense) benefit | (758 | ) |  | (1,767 | ) |  | 775 |  |  |
|  | Net of tax | $ | 33,134 |  |  | $ | (62,190 | ) |  | $ | (144,991 | ) |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Foreign exchange loss | $ | (24,149 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
|  | Income tax (expense) benefit | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
|  | Net of tax | $ | (24,149 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
(1) | Amounts in parentheses are debits to net income (loss) available to common shareholders
On March 27, 2017, as part of the wind down of the Company's Australia operation, the Australia Prudential Regulation Authority revoked the authorization of AXIS Specialty Australia to carry on insurance business in Australia. As this resulted in the substantial liquidation of AXIS Specialty Australia, the cumulative translation adjustment related to AXIS Specialty Australia of $24 million was released from accumulated other comprehensive income in the Consolidation Balance Sheet to foreign exchange losses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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