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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Rabbi Trust [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Alternative investments (cost basis) $ 4,500,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Alternative Investments [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Alternative investments (cost basis) 16,500,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Alternative investments [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Unfunded commitment for investments 6,500,000wbs_UnfundedCommitmentForInvestments
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Alternative investments (cost basis) 475,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Alternative investments [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Alternative investments (cost basis) 475,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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565,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Book value of other real estate owned (OREO) and repossessed assets 6,500,000us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAndForeclosedAssets
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Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Alternative investments (cost basis) $ 16,524,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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$ 16,582,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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