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Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses - Interest Income on 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 interest income on impaired loans by class $ 5,494us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod $ 6,235us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod $ 6,761us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
Owner occupied [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 1,550us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
1,726us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
2,130us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Non-owner occupied [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 1,484us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
2,043us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
1,968us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateNonOwnerOccupiedMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Multi-family [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 1us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateMultiFamilyMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateMultiFamilyMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialRealEstateMultiFamilyMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Commercial [Member] | Commercial and industrial [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 745us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
1,087us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
1,180us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialCommercialMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
Leases [Member] | Commercial and industrial [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialLeasesMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialLeasesMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialLeasesMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_CommercialAndIndustrialMember
Construction [Member] | Construction and land development [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
0us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
Land [Member] | Construction and land development [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 1,021us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
1,288us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
1,224us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= wal_ConstructionAndLandDevelopmentLandMember
Residential real estate [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class 646us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
62us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
220us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
Consumer [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]      
Total interest income on impaired loans by class $ 47us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
$ 29us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
$ 39us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember