SCHEDULE II - CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - Footnotes (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 10, 2019	Jun. 19, 2019	Dec. 06, 2017	Mar. 13, 2014
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			$ 300,000,000
Junior Subordinated Notes
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.90%
Aggregate Principal		$ 425,000,000
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC | Junior Subordinated Notes
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate		4.90%
Subsidiary Issuer | AXIS Specialty Finance PLC
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%			100.00%	100.00%
Subsidiary Issuer | AXIS Specialty Finance LLC
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Percentage ownership in subsidiary	100.00%		100.00%
Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt | Subsidiary Issuer | AXIS Specialty Finance PLC | Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2045 Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.15%
Aggregate Principal	$ 250,000,000
Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt | Subsidiary Issuer | AXIS Specialty Finance PLC | Senior Notes | Senior Notes Axis Specialty Finance PLC 2017
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.00%
Aggregate Principal	$ 350,000,000
Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt | Subsidiary Issuer | AXIS Specialty Finance LLC | Senior Notes | 3.900% Senior Notes
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.90%
Aggregate Principal	$ 300,000,000
Full and Unconditional Guarantee of Debt | Subsidiary Issuer | AXIS Specialty Finance LLC | Junior Subordinated Notes | 2010 AXIS Specialty Finance LLC Senior Notes
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.90%
Aggregate Principal	$ 425,000,000