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Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses - Average Investment in Impaired Loans by Loan Class (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class $ 169,758us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment $ 182,670us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment $ 214,499us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
Residential real estate [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 25,223us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
33,339us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
35,639us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
Consumer [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 508us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
604us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
1,104us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
Commercial real estate [Member] | Owner occupied [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 37,048us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
49,452us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
57,147us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Commercial real estate [Member] | Non-owner occupied [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 68,821us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
56,110us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
57,284us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Commercial real estate [Member] | Multi-family [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateMultiFamilyMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
89us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateMultiFamilyMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
872us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateMultiFamilyMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Commercial and industrial [Member] | Commercial [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 16,168us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
15,023us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
24,094us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
Commercial and industrial [Member] | Leases [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 410us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialLeasesMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
727us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialLeasesMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
874us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialLeasesMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
Construction and land development [Member] | Construction [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class 0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
986us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
Construction and land development [Member] | Land [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total average investment in impaired loans by loan class $ 21,580us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
$ 27,326us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
$ 36,499us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember