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Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense $ 2,400,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths    
Basis Amortization of Hedged item no longer in a Hedging Relationship 43,000wtfc_BasisAmortizationofHedgeditemnolongerinaHedgingRelationship 43,000wtfc_BasisAmortizationofHedgeditemnolongerinaHedgingRelationship  
Loans Held-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure 446,355,000us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure 215,231,000us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure 351,290,000us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value 30,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue    
Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held 6us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
   
Notional amount 620,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
   
Interest Rate Contract | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount 3,100,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
   
Forward Commitments to Sell Mortgage Loans      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount 829,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= wtfc_ForwardCommitmentsToSellMortgageLoansMember
   
Interest Rate Lock Commitments      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount 531,800,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember
   
Foreign Exchange Contract      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount 9,600,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
   
Call Options Written [Member]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held 0us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
0us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
Minimum [Member]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, maturity date Apr. 30, 2015    
Maximum [Member]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, maturity date Feb. 28, 2045    
Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Contract | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness, Net 0us-gaap_GainLossOnCashFlowHedgeIneffectivenessNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
0us-gaap_GainLossOnCashFlowHedgeIneffectivenessNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
 
Fair Value Hedging | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held 3us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
   
Notional amount 4,700,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
   
Fair Value Hedging | Interest Rate Contract | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Income Statement Gain/(Loss) due to Hedge Ineffectiveness (4,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
(2,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
 
Cash flow hedge of variable rate deposits [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held 2us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
/ wtfc_InterestRateDerivativesByTypeAxis
= wtfc_CashflowhedgeofvariableratedepositsMember
   
Interest Rate Cap Two Hundred Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Notional August Two Thousand Sixteen Maturity | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount 216,500,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
/ wtfc_InterestRateDerivativesByTypeAxis
= wtfc_InterestRateCapTwoHundredSixteenMillionFiveHundredThousandNotionalAugustTwoThousandSixteenMaturityMember
   
Interest Rate Cap Forty Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Notional August Two Thousand Sixteen Maturity | Cash Flow Hedging | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount 43,500,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
/ wtfc_InterestRateDerivativesByTypeAxis
= wtfc_InterestRateCapFortyThreeMillionFiveHundredThousandNotionalAugustTwoThousandSixteenMaturityMember
   
Cash Flow Hedge of Junior Subordinated Debentures | Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held 2us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
/ wtfc_InterestRateDerivativesByTypeAxis
= wtfc_CashFlowHedgeofJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesMember
   
Cash Flow Hedge of Junior Subordinated Debentures | Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held 2us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
/ wtfc_InterestRateDerivativesByTypeAxis
= wtfc_CashFlowHedgeofJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesMember
   
De-designated Hedge [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Notional amount $ 96,500,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
/ wtfc_InterestRateDerivativesByTypeAxis
= wtfc_DedesignatedHedgeMember