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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
New Ocean Capital Management Ltd    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries $ 0.2us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanCapitalManagementLtdMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
$ 0.3us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanCapitalManagementLtdMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
New Ocean Focus Cat Fund    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated entity 93.9us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanFocusCatFundMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
46.5us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanFocusCatFundMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries 57.4us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanFocusCatFundMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
6.9us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanFocusCatFundMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
New Ocean Market Value Cat Fund [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated entity 46.1us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanMarketValueCatFundMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
 
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries $ 1.0us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= xlgroup_NewOceanMarketValueCatFundMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember