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RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS AND BOND COLLATERAL - Available for Sale Maturity Schedule (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Within one year, Amortized cost $ 452us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost  
Due in five years or less, Amortized cost 17,142us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost  
Due after five years to ten years, Amortized cost 7,142us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost  
Due in more than ten years, Amortized cost 8,194us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost  
Restricted Investments and Bond Collateral [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Within one year, Amortized cost 327us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Due in five years or less, Amortized cost 13,961us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Due after five years to ten years, Amortized cost 11,323us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Due in more than ten years, Amortized cost 8,268us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost 33,879us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
Within one year, Fair Value 331us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Due in five years or less, Fair Value 13,996us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Due after five years to ten years, Fair Value 11,440us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Due in more than ten years, Fair Value 8,290us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember
 
Fair value   $ 34,057us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesSingleMaturityDate
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= wlb_RestrictedInvestmentsandBondCollateralMember