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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
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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