Debt	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt In March 2013, ACE INA Holdings, Inc. issued $475 million of 2.70 percent senior notes due March 2023 and $475 million of 4.15 percent senior notes due March 2043. The 2.70 percent senior notes and 4.15 percent senior notes are redeemable at any time at ACE INA Holdings, Inc.'s option subject to a “make-whole” premium (the present value of the remaining principal and interest discounted at the applicable U.S. Treasury rate plus 0.10 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively). The notes are also redeemable at par plus accrued and unpaid interest in the event of certain changes in tax law. These notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund. These senior unsecured notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by ACE Limited and they rank equally with all of ACE's other senior obligations. They also contain customary limitations on lien provisions as well as customary events of default provisions which, if breached, could result in the accelerated maturity of such senior debt. In June 2013, we reclassified $500 million of 5.875 percent senior notes, due to mature on June 15, 2014, from Long-term debt to Short-term debt in the consolidated balance sheet.

Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

In March 2013, ACE INA Holdings, Inc. issued $475 million of 2.70 percent senior notes due March 2023 and $475 million of 4.15 percent senior notes due March 2043. The 2.70 percent senior notes and 4.15 percent senior notes are redeemable at any time at ACE INA Holdings, Inc.'s option subject to a “make-whole” premium (the present value of the remaining principal and interest discounted at the applicable U.S. Treasury rate plus 0.10 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively). The notes are also redeemable at par plus accrued and unpaid interest in the event of certain changes in tax law. These notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund. These senior unsecured notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by ACE Limited and they rank equally with all of ACE's other senior obligations. They also contain customary limitations on lien provisions as well as customary events of default provisions which, if breached, could result in the accelerated maturity of such senior debt.

In June 2013, we reclassified $500 million of 5.875 percent senior notes, due to mature on June 15, 2014, from Long-term debt to Short-term debt in the consolidated balance sheet.