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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jul. 17, 2013
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Effective tax rates (as a percent) 28.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 27.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations  
U.S. statutory rate (as a percent) 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $ 25.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 30.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Tax Assessment Year 2007 to 2009 | Internal Revenue Service (IRS)      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Total tax assessment     73.8wtm_TotalTaxFromAssessment
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Tax assessments related to disallowed deductions     $ 60.2wtm_TaxAssessmentsRelatedToTimingOfDeductibility
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