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SCHEDULE II - FOOTNOTES - BALANCE SHEETS, Footnotes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Feb. 15, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 10, 2019 | Jun. 19, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 06, 2017 | Mar. 13, 2014 | Mar. 23, 2010
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Senior Notes | 2010 AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 2.65% |  |  |  | 5.875%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.15% |
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |
Senior Notes | 3.900% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.90% |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Principal |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 3.900% Senior Notes | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.90% |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Principal |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Junior Subordinated Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 4.90% |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Principal |  |  | $ 425,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Junior Subordinated Notes | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 4.90% |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Principal |  |  | $ 425,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited | Senior Notes | 2010 AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Senior Notes | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount guaranteed |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited | Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount guaranteed |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited | Senior Notes | Senior Notes Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2017 | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount guaranteed |  | $ 350,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC | Senior Notes | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC | Senior Notes | Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AXIS Specialty Global Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital contributions to subsidiary | $ 105,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory Note | AXIS Capital Holdings Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.132% |  |  |

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