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Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Apr. 27, 2006
Dec. 31, 2014
May 15, 2003
Jun. 18, 2010
May 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Arrangements            
Long-term Debt, Total   $ 579.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt       $ 307.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less Current Maturities   1.9us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent       2.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term debt, net of current portion   577.8us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent       305.5us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Principal payments during each of the next five years and thereafter            
2015   1.9us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths        
2016   226.3us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo        
2017   1.4us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree        
2018   0.1us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour        
2019   275.0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive        
Thereafter   75.0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive        
Letters of credit outstanding   23.6us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount       23.6us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
5.85% Senior notes due 2016            
Financing Arrangements            
Interest rate (as a percent) 5.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.85PercentDue2016Member
5.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.85PercentDue2016Member
       
Long-term Debt, Total   225.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.85PercentDue2016Member
      225.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.85PercentDue2016Member
Principal amount of notes issued 225.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.85PercentDue2016Member
         
5.85% Senior notes due 2016 | Minimum            
Financing Arrangements            
Optional amount that the Company may prepay   1.0wts_DebtInstrumentOptionalPrepayments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.85PercentDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
5.47% notes due May 2013            
Financing Arrangements            
Interest rate (as a percent)     5.47%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.47PercentDue2013Member
     
Principal amount of notes issued     75.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.47PercentDue2013Member
     
5.05% Senior notes due 2020            
Financing Arrangements            
Interest rate (as a percent)   5.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
  5.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
  5.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
Long-term Debt, Total   75.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
      75.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
Principal amount of notes issued       75.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
   
5.05% Senior notes due 2020 | Minimum            
Financing Arrangements            
Optional amount that the Company may prepay   1.0wts_DebtInstrumentOptionalPrepayments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes5.05PercentDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Line of Credit matures on 2019            
Financing Arrangements            
Long-term Debt, Total   275.0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_LineOfCreditMaturitiesOnFebruary182019Member
       
Other consists primarily of European borrowings (at interest rates ranging from 1.1% to 6.0%)            
Financing Arrangements            
Minimum interest rate (as a percent)   1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
       
Maximum interest rate (as a percent)   6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
       
Long-term Debt, Total   4.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
      7.7us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
Senior unsecured notes            
Financing Arrangements            
Principal amount of notes issued     125.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
     
4.87% senior notes due 2010            
Financing Arrangements            
Interest rate (as a percent)     4.87%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes4.87PercentDue2010Member
  4.87%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes4.87PercentDue2010Member
 
Principal amount of notes issued     50.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes4.87PercentDue2010Member
     
Debt repaid         $ 50.0us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wts_SeniorNotes4.87PercentDue2010Member
 
Letters of credit            
Financing Arrangements            
Term of letters of credit from the date of issuance   1 year