Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) project	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Original Investment Value	$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Current Recorded Investment	8,000	9,000
Unfunded Liability Obligation	2,427	4,040
Tax Credits and Benefits	1,736	1,275
Amortization of Investments	1,000	750
Net Income Tax Benefit	$ (1,174)	(894)
Number of projects | project	2
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X, CA Series 11 L.P.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Original Investment Value	$ 5,000	5,000
Current Recorded Investment	3,750	4,250
Unfunded Liability Obligation	316	774
Tax Credits and Benefits	917	887
Amortization of Investments	500	500
Net Income Tax Benefit	(643)	(626)
WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X, CA Series 12, L.P.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Original Investment Value	5,000	5,000
Current Recorded Investment	4,250	4,750
Unfunded Liability Obligation	2,111	3,266
Tax Credits and Benefits	819	388
Amortization of Investments	500	250
Net Income Tax Benefit	$ (531)	$ (268)