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Service Agreements and Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (WMMRC [Member], USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jan. 05, 2015
Oct. 14, 2014
Directors
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Pro Rata Share of the Common Stock Allotment     10,000,000wmih_ProRataShareOfCommonStockElection  
Percentage of Pro Rata Share of the Common Stock Election     5.00%wmih_PercentageOfProRataShareOfCommonStockElection  
Percentage of interest in Litigation Proceeds     50.00%wmih_PercentageOfInterestInLitigationProceeds  
Principal amount of Runoff Notes     $ 1.00wmih_PrincipalAmountOfRunoffNotes  
Lawsuit against number of former directors   16us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfDefendants    
Litigation settlement amount     $ 37,000,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount  
Proceeds from litigation settlement amount 9,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements      
Investment Management Agreement And Administrative Services Agreement [Member]
       
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Expenses incurred under the agreements     400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
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Investment Management Agreement [Member]
       
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Description of fee     fee equal to the product of (x) the ending dollar amount of assets under management during the calendar month in question and (y) .002 divided by 12.  
Administrative Services Agreement [Member]
       
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Administrative services agreement fee     $ 110,000wmih_RelatedPartyTransactionAdministrativeServicesAgreementFee
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