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Long Term Debt (Details 3) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 25, 2015
item
Jul. 17, 2014
Jan. 10, 2014
Sep. 28, 2012
engine
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 17, 2012
Long Term Debt                
Remaining balance on notes paid off $ 28,623,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt $ 25,506,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt            
Total notes payable 842,177,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt           840,956,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt  
One-month LIBOR rate (as a percent) 0.18%wlfc_OneMonthLIBORRateAtPeriodEnd           0.17%wlfc_OneMonthLIBORRateAtPeriodEnd  
WOLF                
Long Term Debt                
Number of term notes paid     2wlfc_DebtInstrumentPaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wlfc_WOLFA340LLCMember
         
Remaining balance on notes paid off     23,100,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wlfc_WOLFA340LLCMember
         
Prior WEST notes                
Long Term Debt                
Total notes payable               435,900,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_WESTNotesMember
Secured Debt 2.83 Percent Ten Year Member                
Long Term Debt                
Face amount       13,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.83PercentTenYearMember
       
Maturity term       10 years        
Fixed rate (as a percent)       2.83%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.83PercentTenYearMember
       
Initial term for interest payment       5 years        
Percentage of the funding for the purchase of a corporate aircraft       100.00%wlfc_PercentageOfFundingProvidedToPurchaseCorporateAircraft
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.83PercentTenYearMember
       
Total notes payable 12,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.83PercentTenYearMember
          12,900,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.83PercentTenYearMember
 
Variable rate of debt         one-month LIBOR      
Note payable at a fixed interest rate of 5.50%, maturing in September 2017. Secured by one engine.                
Long Term Debt                
Face amount           8,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt5.50PercentFiveYearMember
   
Maturity term           5 years    
Fixed rate (as a percent)           5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt5.50PercentFiveYearMember
   
Total notes payable   7,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt5.50PercentFiveYearMember
        7,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt5.50PercentFiveYearMember
 
Number of engines pledged as collateral           1wlfc_DebtInstrumentNumberOfEnginesAsCollateral
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt5.50PercentFiveYearMember
   
Note payable at a fixed interest rate of 2.25%, maturing in January 2018, secured by three engines                
Long Term Debt                
Maturity term         4 years      
Total notes payable $ 14,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.25PercentFourYearMember
          $ 14,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.25PercentFourYearMember
 
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)         2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.25PercentFourYearMember
     
Number of engines pledged as collateral         3wlfc_DebtInstrumentNumberOfEnginesAsCollateral
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wlfc_SecuredDebt2.25PercentFourYearMember