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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Net income (loss) $ 73,671us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 291,476us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Total net realized (gains) losses on investments and net unrealized (gains) losses on investments, Trading - Life Funds Withheld Assets (52,891)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss (19,229)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments (16,521)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet (1,810)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
Amortization of premiums (discounts) on fixed maturities 35,998us-gaap_AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments 39,488us-gaap_AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments
(Income) loss from investment and operating affiliates (45,467)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions (31,999)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions
Share-based compensation 18,295us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 15,974us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Depreciation 10,907us-gaap_Depreciation 14,961us-gaap_Depreciation
Accretion of deposit liabilities 10,044xlgroup_AccretionOfDepositLiabilities 10,477xlgroup_AccretionOfDepositLiabilities
Changes in:    
Unpaid losses and loss expenses 77,832us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLossAndLossAdjustmentExpenseReserve (72,058)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLossAndLossAdjustmentExpenseReserve
Future policy benefit reserves (49,279)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves (49,780)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves
Funds withheld on life retrocession agreements, net (169,569)xlgroup_IncreaseDecreaseInFundsWithheldOnLifeRetrocessionAgreementsNetOfTax 0xlgroup_IncreaseDecreaseInFundsWithheldOnLifeRetrocessionAgreementsNetOfTax
Unearned premiums 655,733us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiums 621,009us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiums
Premiums receivable (517,881)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPremiumsReceivable (594,243)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPremiumsReceivable
Unpaid losses and loss expenses recoverable (148,962)xlgroup_IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceReceivablesIncurredButNotReportedClaims 28,747xlgroup_IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceReceivablesIncurredButNotReportedClaims
Ceded unearned premiums (146,049)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidReinsurancePremiums (110,310)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidReinsurancePremiums
Reinsurance balances receivable 10,057xlgroup_IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceBalancesReceivable (60,224)xlgroup_IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceBalancesReceivable
Deferred acquisition costs (72,340)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts (56,937)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts
Reinsurance balances payable 84,261us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReinsurancePayables 269,717us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReinsurancePayables
Deferred tax asset - net 14,119us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes (598)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes
Derivatives 141,754us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDerivativeAssetsAndLiabilities (12,277)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDerivativeAssetsAndLiabilities
Other assets (31,407)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (25,731)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Other liabilities (94,545)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities (77,037)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Other 17,851us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 20,452us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Total adjustments (38,693)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities (91,408)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 34,978us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 200,068us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:    
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities and short-term investments 1,473,941us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt 1,106,926us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt
Proceeds from redemption of fixed maturities and short-term investments 1,053,739us-gaap_ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 1,056,358us-gaap_ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Proceeds from sale of equity securities 189,473us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity 76,382us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity
Purchases of fixed maturities and short term investments (2,835,304)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt (1,411,447)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt
Purchases of equity securities (94,141)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity (80,833)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity
Proceeds from sale of affiliates 77,916us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates 145,174us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
Purchases of affiliates (29,037)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates (86,205)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
Other, net (32,141)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities (106,075)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (195,554)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations 700,280us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares and exercise of stock options 1,772xlgroup_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOrdinarySharesAndExerciseOfStockOptions 1,310xlgroup_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOrdinarySharesAndExerciseOfStockOptions
Buybacks of ordinary shares (1,966)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (176,496)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Dividends paid on ordinary shares (40,922)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (43,847)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Distributions to non-controlling interests (7,172)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (3,008)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
Contributions from non-controlling interests 2,569us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 7,001us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders
Proceeds from the issuance of debt 980,600us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Deposit liabilities (38,788)xlgroup_RepaymentOfDepositLiabilities (17,270)xlgroup_RepaymentOfDepositLiabilities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 896,093us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations (232,310)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Effects of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash (47,397)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 7,177us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 688,120us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 675,215us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year 2,521,814us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,800,832us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents end of year 3,209,934us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,476,047us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Life Funds Withheld Assets    
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments $ 229,367us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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