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Shareholders' Equity And Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 19, 2008
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2012
Temporary Equity [Line Items]            
Preferred stock, value   $ 126,427us-gaap_PreferredStockValue $ 126,477us-gaap_PreferredStockValue   126,467us-gaap_PreferredStockValue  
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share) $ 0.11us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.11us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared      
Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared Annualized $ 0.44wtfc_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclaredAnnualized          
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid Feb. 19, 2015          
Dividends Payable, Date of Record Feb. 05, 2015          
Delavan Bancshares            
Temporary Equity [Line Items]            
Common stock, shares issued, acquisition 422,121us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
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US Treasury [Member]            
Temporary Equity [Line Items]            
Warrants outstanding   937,417us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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  1,643,295us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding
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Investment Warrants, Exercise Price       $ 22.82invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
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Warrant Termination Period       10 years    
Warrants Exercised   0wtfc_WarrantsExercised
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    705,878wtfc_WarrantsExercised
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Common Stock, Shares, Issued from Exercise of Warrant Shares         363,155wtfc_CommonStockSharesIssuedfromExerciseofWarrantShares
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Series C Preferred Stock [Member]            
Temporary Equity [Line Items]            
Preferred stock, shares issued           126,500us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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Preferred stock, liquidation value per share   $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
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$ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
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  1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
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$ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
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Preferred stock, value           $ 126,500us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Preferred Stock, Dividend Payment Terms           quarterly
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage           5.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Convertible Preferred Stock, Terms of Conversion           24.3132us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
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Preferred Stock, Shares Converted   40wtfc_PreferredStockSharesConverted
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    10wtfc_PreferredStockSharesConverted
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Common Stock, Shares, Conversion of Preferred Stock   972wtfc_CommonStockSharesConversionofPreferredStock
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    244wtfc_CommonStockSharesConversionofPreferredStock
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