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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets, Net Of Accumulated Amortization) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill $ 529,887us-gaap_Goodwill $ 529,887us-gaap_Goodwill
Core Deposit Intangibles 2,666us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 5,351us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Consumer Deposits [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill 377,605us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_ConsumerDepositsMember
377,605us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_ConsumerDepositsMember
Core Deposit Intangibles 2,666us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_ConsumerDepositsMember
5,351us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_ConsumerDepositsMember
Business Banking [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill 138,955us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_SmallBusinessMember
138,955us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_SmallBusinessMember
Core Deposit Intangibles 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_SmallBusinessMember
0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_SmallBusinessMember
Community Banking [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill 516,560us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_CommunityBankingMember
516,560us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_CommunityBankingMember
Core Deposit Intangibles 2,666us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_CommunityBankingMember
5,351us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wbs_CommunityBankingMember
Other (HSA Bank) [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill 13,327us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
13,327us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Core Deposit Intangibles $ 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
$ 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember