Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 17, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Amendment Flag	false
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Entity File Number	001-16209
Entity Registrant Name	ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	D0
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-0374481
Entity Address, Address Line One	Waterloo House, Ground Floor
Entity Address, Address Line Two	100 Pitts Bay Road,
Entity Address, City or Town	Pembroke
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	HM 08,
Entity Address, Country	BM
City Area Code	(441)
Local Phone Number	278-9250
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	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			$ 16.3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		371,196,508
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of Part III and Part IV incorporate by reference our definitive proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after December 31, 2022.
Entity Central Index Key	0000947484
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Common shares
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Shares, $0.0011 par value per share
Trading Symbol	ACGL
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Series F depositary share equivalent
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 5.45% Series F preferred share
Trading Symbol	ACGLO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Series G depositary share equivalent
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 4.55% Series G preferred share
Trading Symbol	ACGLN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ