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Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Jul. 19, 2013
Aug. 31, 2008
Mar. 31, 2012
May 01, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 02, 2011
Aug. 30, 2012
Mar. 15, 2011
Dec. 15, 2013
Dec. 19, 2008
Feb. 28, 2013
Feb. 28, 2013
Feb. 28, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Dec. 07, 2010
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Tangible equity units sold (in shares)                                                     4,600,000wtfc_AmountOfTangibleEquityUnitsSold
Percentage of tangible equity units sold                                                     7.50%wtfc_RateOnTangibleEquityUnits
Tangible equity unit public offering price per unit (in usd per share)                                                     $ 50.00wtfc_SaleOfTangibleEquityUnitPricePerShare
Tangible equity unit, net proceeds                       $ 222,700,000wtfc_ReceivedNetProceedsAfterDeductingUnderwritingDiscountsAndCommissionsAndEstimatedOfferingExpenses                              
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment                     annual                                
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 126,467us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued       126,477us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued       126,467us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued 126,477us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued                                  
Preferred stock, liquidation value (in usd per share) $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference       $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference       $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference                                  
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued 126,467,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue       126,477,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue       126,467,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 126,477,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue                                  
Common Stock, No Par Value $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue       $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue       $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue     0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue                            
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.09us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.09us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.40us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.18us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.18us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared                                
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued                           50,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
                         
Preferred stock, liquidation value (in usd per share)                           $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
                         
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued                           50,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
                         
Preferred Stock, Dividend Payment Terms                           quarterly                          
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage                           8.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
                         
Convertible Preferred Stock, Terms of Conversion                           38.88                          
Preferred Stock, Shares Converted                         50,000wtfc_PreferredStockSharesConverted
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
                           
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion                         1,944,000us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
                           
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 126,467us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
      126,477us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
      126,467us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
126,477us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
        126,500us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                       
Preferred stock, liquidation value (in usd per share)                             $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                       
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued                             126,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                       
Preferred Stock, Dividend Payment Terms                             quarterly                        
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage                             5.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                       
Convertible Preferred Stock, Terms of Conversion                             24.3132                        
Preferred Stock, Shares Converted                 10wtfc_PreferredStockSharesConverted
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
23wtfc_PreferredStockSharesConverted
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                                 
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion 244us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
      558us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
      244us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
558us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                                 
First Lansing Bancorp, Inc. [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Shares issued in acquisitions                               648,286us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtfc_FirstLansingBancorpIncMember
                     
Hyde Park Bank and Trust [Member] [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Shares issued in acquisitions                                 372,530us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtfc_HydeParkBankandTrustMemberMember
                   
Great Lakes Advisors [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Shares issued in acquisitions                                   529,087us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtfc_GreatLakesAdvisorsMember
25,493us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wtfc_GreatLakesAdvisorsMember
               
Junior Subordinated Amortizing Notes [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                   Dec. 15, 2013   Dec. 15, 2013                              
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment                   quarterly                                  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                                         9.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
           
Debt [Member] | Junior Subordinated Amortizing Notes [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                       Dec. 15, 2013                              
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment                       quarterly                              
Percentage of fair value of debt component quarterly cash payments                       7.50%wtfc_PercentageOfFairValueOfDebtComponentQuarterlyCashPayments
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
                             
Discount rate on debt component                                                     9.50%wtfc_DiscountRateOnDebtComponent
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
Junior subordinated amortizing note, initial principal amount                                                     9.728182wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNoteInitialPrincipalAmount
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage                                                     9.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
Quarterly installments on amortizing note                       $ 0.9375wtfc_QuarterlyInstallmentsOnAmortizingNote
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
              $ 0.989583wtfc_QuarterlyInstallmentsOnAmortizingNote
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_DebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wtfc_JuniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
             
Equity [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date                       Dec. 15, 2013                              
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate                       0.95%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember
                             
Percent of dividend yield plus stock borrow cost                       0.85%wtfc_PercentageOfDividendYieldPlusStockBorrowCost
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember
                             
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term                       3 years 0 months 7 days                              
Settlement rate                                         1.3333wtfc_SettlementShareRatePerPrepaidCommonStockContract
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember
           
Number of consecutive trading days                                         20 days            
Amount Per Share Reclassified From Surplus To Common Stock                                         $ 1.00wtfc_AmountPerShareReclassifiedFromSurplusToCommonStock
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember
           
Minimum [Member] | Equity [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate                       35.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
                             
Maximum [Member] | Equity [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate                       45.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ wtfc_InstrumentComponentAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
                             
US Treasury [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Warrants outstanding (in shares) 937,417us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_USTreasuryMember
              937,417us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_USTreasuryMember
                        1,643,295us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_USTreasuryMember
         
Exercise price of common stock (in usd per share)                                           $ 22.82invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_USTreasuryMember
         
Warrant termination period                                           10 years          
Warrants exercised (in shares)                 705,878wtfc_WarrantsExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_USTreasuryMember
                                   
Common Stock, Shares, Issued from Exercise of Warrant Shares                 363,155wtfc_CommonStockSharesIssuedfromExerciseofWarrantShares
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_USTreasuryMember
                                   
Other Warrants [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Warrants outstanding (in shares) 0us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
      0us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
      0us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
0us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
        19,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
                       
Exercise price of common stock (in usd per share)                                               $ 30.50invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
     
Warrants exercised (in shares)                             18,000wtfc_WarrantsExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
              1,000wtfc_WarrantsExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= wtfc_OtherWarrantsMember
       
Subsequent Event [Member]                                                      
Shareholders' Equity [Line Items]                                                      
Cash dividends declared per common share                                                   $ 0.11us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared Annualized (in usd per share)                                                   $ 0.44wtfc_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclaredAnnualized
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid                                                 Feb. 19, 2015    
Dividends Payable, Date of Record                                                 Feb. 05, 2015