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Investment Securities (Non-agency Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Investment securities      
Fair value investments $ 5,991.4us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure $ 6,766.5us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure $ 6,950.7us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
Fixed rate CMBS      
Investment securities      
Average Basis Points of Subordination 0.25wtm_AverageBasisPointsOfSubordination
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Fair value investments 116.2us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Fixed rate CMBS | Super Senior      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 13.1us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Fixed rate CMBS | Senior      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 61.6us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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Fixed rate CMBS | Subordinate      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 41.5us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Floating rate CMBS      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 120.7us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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= wtm_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesFloatingRateMember
   
Floating rate CMBS | Super Senior      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 0us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= wtm_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesFloatingRateMember
   
Floating rate CMBS | Senior      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 0us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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Floating rate CMBS | Subordinate      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 120.7us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Commercial      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 236.9us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
282.3us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Commercial | Super Senior      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 13.1us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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= wtm_SuperSeniorMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Commercial | Senior      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments 61.6us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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= wtm_SeniorMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Commercial | Subordinate      
Investment securities      
Fair value investments $ 162.2us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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Maximum | Commercial      
Investment securities      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Ratio of Nonperforming Loans to All Loans 1.00%us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableRatioOfNonperformingLoansToAllLoans
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