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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Aggregate exposure outstanding $ 80,800,000xlgroup_FinancialGuaranteeInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstanding  
Total gross claim liability recorded $ 0xlgroup_GrossClaimLiabilityFinancialGuarantee  
Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Outstanding Weighted Average Contract Period 25 years 25 years 2 months 12 days
Financial Guarantee Related to Securities Including Some Issued By European Financials [Member]    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Closing number of financial guarantee contracts 2xlgroup_NumberOfFinancialGuaranteeContracts
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= xlgroup_FinancialGuaranteeRelatedToSecuritiesIncludingSomeIssuedByEuropeanFinancialsMember