XML 90 R60.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Investment Securities (Debt securities issued by corporation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments $ 5,957.2us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure $ 5,991.4us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure $ 6,736.7us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure $ 6,766.5us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments 2,215.7us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
2,311.2us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
   
AAA | Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments 0us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsAAARatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsAAARatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
   
AA | Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments 194.1us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsAARatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
236.9us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsAARatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
   
A | Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments 818.2us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsARatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
957.8us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsARatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
   
BBB | Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments 1,188.8us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBRatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
1,105.9us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBBRatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
   
BB | Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments 6.2us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBRatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBRatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
   
Other | Debt securities issued by corporations        
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]        
Fair value investments $ 8.4us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= wtm_OtherStandardPoorsRatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
$ 10.6us-gaap_InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_CreditRatingStandardPoorsAxis
= wtm_OtherStandardPoorsRatingMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember