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Business Acquisitions and Disposition (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 01, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Acquisition              
Purchase price allocated to goodwill $ 639.0us-gaap_Goodwill   $ 514.8us-gaap_Goodwill        
Estimated useful lives 12 years 2 months 12 days            
Value of the assets and liabilities acquired              
Goodwill 639.0us-gaap_Goodwill   514.8us-gaap_Goodwill        
Technology              
Acquisition              
Estimated useful lives 10 years 3 months 18 days            
Customer relationships              
Acquisition              
Estimated useful lives 11 years 10 months 24 days            
Trade name              
Acquisition              
Estimated useful lives 14 years 6 months            
Aerco              
Acquisition              
Short term working capital escrow   7.7wts_BusinessCombinationShortTermWorkingCapitalEscrow
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Aggregate consideration, net   272.2us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Purchase price allocated to goodwill   174.3us-gaap_Goodwill
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Purchase price allocated to intangible assets   102.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Revenues 5.3us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
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Operating Income (Loss) (1.4)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
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Acquisition accounting charges 0.8us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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Value of the assets and liabilities acquired              
Accounts receivable   16.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
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Inventory   16.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
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Fixed assets   7.6wts_Businesscombinationrecognizedidentifiableassetsacquiredandliabilitiesassumedfixedassets
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Deferred tax assets   8.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent
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Other assets   7.6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
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Intangible assets   102.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Goodwill   174.3us-gaap_Goodwill
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Accounts payable   (6.7)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
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Accrued expenses and other   (18.1)wts_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAccruedExpensesAndOther
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Deferred tax liability   (36.0)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
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Purchase price   272.2us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Supplemental pro-forma information              
Net sales 1,610.1us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
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  1,562.8us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
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Net income from continuing operations 59.7us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
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  63.4us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
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Basic EPS - continuing operations $ 1.69us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic
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  $ 1.79us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic
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Diluted EPS - continuing operations $ 1.69us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
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  $ 1.78us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
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Net interest expense related to the financing 3.1wts_NetInterestExpenseRelatedToFinancing
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  3.3wts_NetInterestExpenseRelatedToFinancing
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Net amortization expense 3.9wts_NetAmortizationExpense
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  4.3wts_NetAmortizationExpense
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Net acquisition-related charges and third-party costs 3.3wts_NetAcquisitionRelatedChargesAndThirdPartyCosts
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Aerco | Technology              
Acquisition              
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets   15.8us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Estimated useful lives   10 years          
Value of the assets and liabilities acquired              
Intangible assets   15.8us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Aerco | Customer relationships              
Acquisition              
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets   78.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Estimated useful lives   16 years          
Value of the assets and liabilities acquired              
Intangible assets   78.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Aerco | Trade name              
Acquisition              
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets   7.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Estimated useful lives   20 years          
Value of the assets and liabilities acquired              
Intangible assets   7.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Tekmar              
Acquisition              
Initial purchase price paid           17.8wts_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityInitialPurchasePricePaid
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Purchase price allocated to goodwill           11.7us-gaap_Goodwill
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Purchase price allocated to intangible assets           10.1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Contingent liability of the acquisition date fair value             5.1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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Portion of contingent consideration paid on achievement of performance metrics 2.2us-gaap_PaymentsForPreviousAcquisition
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2.2us-gaap_PaymentsForPreviousAcquisition
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1.2us-gaap_PaymentsForPreviousAcquisition
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Increase in contingent liability 0.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
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  1.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
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Value of the assets and liabilities acquired              
Intangible assets           10.1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
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Goodwill           11.7us-gaap_Goodwill
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Tekmar | Technology              
Acquisition              
Estimated useful lives           10 years  
Tekmar | Distributor relationships              
Acquisition              
Estimated useful lives           7 years  
Tekmar | Trade name              
Acquisition              
Estimated useful lives           20 years