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COVER - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
COVER - USD ($) $ in Billions	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 22, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-31721
Entity Registrant Name	AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	D0
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-0395986
Entity Address, Address Line One	92 Pitts Bay Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Pembroke
Entity Address, Country	BM
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	HM 08
City Area Code	441
Local Phone Number	496-2600
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 4.8
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		84,710,662
Documents Incorporated by Reference	DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A relating to the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 4, 2023 are incorporated by reference in response to items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in Part III of this Form 10-K. The definitive proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Amendment flag	false
Document fiscal year focus	2022
Document fiscal period focus	FY
Entity central index key	0001214816
Common shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common shares, par value $0.0125 per share
Trading Symbol	AXS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a 5.50% Series E preferred share
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a 5.50% Series E preferred share
Trading Symbol	AXS PRE
Security Exchange Name	NYSE