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Segment Information (Net Premiums Earned By Geographic Region) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net Premiums Earned by Geographic Region
 
 
North America

 
 
 
Asia
 Pacific/Far East

 
Latin America

Years Ended December 31
 
 
Europe(1)

 
 
2014
 
58
%
 
16
%
 
16
%
 
10
%
2013
 
58
%
 
17
%
 
16
%
 
9
%
2012
 
60
%
 
17
%
 
16
%
 
7
%
   
North America [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net premiums earned by geographic region 58.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
58.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
60.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Europe [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net premiums earned by geographic region 16.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
[1] 17.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
[1] 17.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
[1]
Asia Pacific and Far East [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net premiums earned by geographic region 16.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
16.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
16.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Latin America [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percentage of net premiums earned by geographic region 10.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
9.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
7.00%ace_NetPremiumsEarnedPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
[1] (1) Europe includes Eurasia and Africa region.