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SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEET NOTES (DETAILS 3) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 07, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2010 AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.875%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2019 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.65%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.15%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Syndication Of Lenders [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Maximum capacity	$ 250,000,000
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Promissory note receivable from subsidiary	368,252,000		$ 0
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] \| Weather Related Derivative [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value	$ 64,000,000		70,000,000
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 2010 AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Senior Notes [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.875%
Principal amount guaranteed	$ 500,000,000
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2019 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.65%
Principal amount guaranteed	$ 250,000,000
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014 [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.15%
Principal amount guaranteed	$ 250,000,000
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Syndication Of Lenders [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value	0		$ 0
Maximum capacity	$ 250,000,000
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%
Subsidiaries [Member] \| Weather Related Derivative [Member] \| Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%
Promissory Note [Member] \| AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [Member]
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.132%
Promissory note receivable from subsidiary		$ 368,000,000