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Condensed Consolidated Guarantor Financial Statements (Notes to Consolidated Guarantor Financial Statements) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments in subsidiaries	$ 0		$ 0
Total shareholders’ equity	3,673,599	3,443,928	3,519,826	3,326,335
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries	264,000	229,500
Allied World Bermuda (Subsidiary Issuer) [Member]
Investments in subsidiaries	4,255,136		4,018,619
Total shareholders’ equity	3,441,528		3,222,081
Adjustment to correct for miscalculation \| Restatement Adjustment \| Allied World Bermuda (Subsidiary Issuer) [Member]
Investments in subsidiaries			776,000
Total shareholders’ equity			$ 0

Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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