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Fresh Start Accounting - Adjustment Reflects Reduction of Equity Value Resulting from Fresh Start Accounting (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 19, 2012
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]      
Fair market value reduction     $ 8,400wmih_FairMarketValueReduction
Elimination of Court assigned value related to NOLs     70,000wmih_EliminationOfCourtAssignedValue
Total change in fair market value affecting Equity Value     78,400wmih_ChangeInFairMarketValueImpactingEquityValue
Court assigned Equity Value recorded as additional paid-in capital     154,998wmih_CourtAssignedEquityValueRecordedAsAdditionalPaidInCapital
Additional paid-in capital at March 19, 2012 106,628us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 77,142us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 76,598us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
WMMRC [Member]      
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]      
Fair market value of WMMRC (Court assigned)     140,000wmih_SubsidiaryFairMarketValueCourtAssigned
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
Fair market value of WMMRC     131,600wmih_SubsidiaryFairMarketValue
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
Fair market value reduction     $ 8,400wmih_FairMarketValueReduction
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember