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General	9 Months Ended
General	Sep. 30, 2011
General [Abstract]
General	1. GENERAL Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, a Swiss holding company ("Allied World Switzerland"), through its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"), provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance on a worldwide basis through operations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Hong Kong and Singapore.