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Investment Securities (Summary Of Debt Securities By Contractual Maturity) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost Basis, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]    
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost - Due in one year or less $ 15,522us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsAmortizedCostBasis  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost - Due after one year through five years 126,521us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveAmortizedCostBasis  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost - Due after five through ten years 297,718us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenAmortizedCostBasis  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost - Due after ten years 2,324,706us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenAmortizedCostBasis  
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost - Total debt securities 2,764,467us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis  
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]    
Available for Sale, Fair Value - Due in one year or less 15,533us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value - Due after one year through five years 130,307us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value - Due after five through ten years 298,342us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value - Due after ten years 2,343,788us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterYearTenFairValue  
Available for Sale, Fair Value - Total debt securities 2,787,970us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities  
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost Basis [Abstract]    
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost - Due in one year or less 15wbs_HeldtomaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsamortizedcost  
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost - Due after one year through five years 63,419wbs_HeldtomaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveamortizedcost  
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost - Due after five through ten years 65,509wbs_HeldtomaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenamortizedcost  
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost - Due after ten years 3,744,012wbs_HeldtomaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingafterTenYearsamortizedcost  
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost - Total debt securities 3,872,955us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities 3,358,721us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]    
Held to Maturity, Fair Value - Due in one year or less 15us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue  
Held-to-maturity, Fair Value, Due after one year through five years 65,863us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue  
Held to Maturity, Fair Value - Due after five through ten years 68,037us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue  
Held to Maturity, Fair Value - Due after ten years 3,814,791us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterTenYearsFairValue  
Held to Maturity, Fair Value - Total debt securities $ 3,948,706us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue $ 3,370,912us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue