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Insurance Activity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 19, 2012
Aug. 31, 2009
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Quoted percentage to share base         50.00%wmih_QuotedPercentageToShareBase
Balances in the fair market reserve $ 12,500,000wmih_FairMarketValueReserveBalance $ 46,300,000wmih_FairMarketValueReserveBalance      
Loss contract fair market value reserve 12,549,000wmih_LossContractFairMarketValueReserve 46,319,000wmih_LossContractFairMarketValueReserve   63,100,000wmih_LossContractFairMarketValueReserve  
Decreased value of fair market reserve $ 33,800,000wmih_FairMarketValueReserveDecrease $ 5,900,000wmih_FairMarketValueReserveDecrease $ 10,900,000wmih_FairMarketValueReserveDecrease    
WMMRC [Member]          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Second loss layer risk percentage of range minimum         5.00%wmih_SecondLossLayerRiskPercentageOfRangeMinimum
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
Second loss layer risk percentage of range maximum         10.00%wmih_SecondLossLayerRiskPercentageOfRangeMaximum
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
First loss layer risk percentage of range minimum         4.00%wmih_FirstLossLayerRiskPercentageOfRangeMinimum
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
First loss layer risk percentage of range maximum         5.00%wmih_FirstLossLayerRiskPercentageOfRangeMaximum
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
Minimum period of reinsurance agreements 5 years        
Maximum period of reinsurance agreements 10 years        
WMMRC [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Net of ceding commission, percentage         25.00%us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesPercentageOfTotal
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
WMMRC [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Net of ceding commission, percentage         40.00%us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesPercentageOfTotal
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wmih_WmmrcMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember