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Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Jan. 05, 2015
Jan. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Loans outstanding $ 0wmih_DebtInstrumentOutstanding      
7.50% Subordinated Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Principal available   $ 150,000,000wmih_DebtInstrumentAggregatePrincipalAmount
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Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage   7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Series B Preferred Stock [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Preferred stock, shares issued 600,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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  600,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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Affiliates of KKR [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Preferred stock, shares issued 200,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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