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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Share-Based Compensation    
Recognized compensation expense $ 0.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 0.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Unrecognized compensation expense $ 1.4us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized  
Weighted average period for recognition of unrecognized compensation expense 1 year 9 months 18 days  
Performance unit awards | Director And Certain Employees    
Share-Based Compensation    
Number of awards granted (in shares) 348,511us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= wpp_DirectorAndCertainEmployeesMember
 
Performance unit awards | Director    
Share-Based Compensation    
Number of awards granted (in shares) 31,083us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
 
Performance unit awards | Certain Employees    
Share-Based Compensation    
Number of awards granted (in shares) 317,428us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= wpp_CertainEmployeesMember