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Debt (Textuals) (Details)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior A Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior B Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior C Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Term Loan Due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Series B Floating Rate Notes Due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Series B Floating Rate Notes Due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
EURO Note B Due 2016 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
EURO Note B Due 2016 [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
EURO Note B Due 2016 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
Convertible Debt Due 2047 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Convertible Debt Due 2047 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Convertible Debt Due 2047 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Convertible Debt Due 2047 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior A Notes Due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior A Notes Due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior B Notes Due 2024 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior B Notes Due 2024 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior C Notes Due 2027 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior C Notes Due 2027 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Letter of Credit [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility Due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                                                      
Losses on Extinguishment of Debt $ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ 200,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ 11,600,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                           $ 200,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
$ 11,600,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Gains (Losses) on extinguishment of debt, less than (100,000)wst_GainsLossesonextinguishmentofdebtlessthan                                                    
Line of Credit Facility, expiration date             Apr. 30, 2017                                        
Line of Credit Facility, current borrowing capacity             300,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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Line of Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity             350,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Credit facility is available for swing-line loans             30,000,000.0wst_CreditFacilityIsAvailableForSwingLineLoans
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
                                       
Credit available for the issuance of letters of credit             30,000,000.0wst_CreditAvailableForIssuanceOfLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Line of credit interest rate margin added to Libor at minimum (in hundredths)             1.25wst_LineofcreditinterestratemarginaddedtoLiboratminimuminhundredths
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Line of credit interest rate margin added to Libor at maximum (in hundredths)             2.25wst_LineofcreditinterestratemarginaddedtoLiboratmaximuminhundredths
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Debt issuance cost             2,400,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
                        1,200,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
             
Long-term debt 336,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 373,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt         29,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
53,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
39,200,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_TermLoanDue2018Member
41,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_TermLoanDue2018Member
25,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_SeriesBFloatingRateNotesDue2015Member
25,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_SeriesBFloatingRateNotesDue2015Member
74,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_EuroNoteBDue2016Member
  84,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_EuroNoteBDue2016Member
  600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
    168,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
42,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
42,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
53,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorBNotesDue2024Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
53,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorBNotesDue2024Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
73,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorCNotesDue2027Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
73,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorCNotesDue2027Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities                 2,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_TermLoanDue2018Member
                                   
Line of credit facility outstanding borrowings, Yen             4,200,000wst_LineOfCreditFacilityOutstandingBorrowingsYen
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
                                       
Line of credit facility outstanding borrowings, Euro             25,500,000wst_LineOfCreditFacilityOutstandingBorrowingsEuro
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
                                       
Line of Credit, noncurrent               53,700,000us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
                                     
Outstanding amount                                                     3,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
Line of Credit Facility, unused commitment level             266,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
                                       
Term of debt                         10 years 10 years                          
Variable rate basis             LIBOR   LIBOR   LIBOR                                
Basis spread on variable interest rate                 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_TermLoanDue2018Member
  0.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_SeriesBFloatingRateNotesDue2015Member
                               
Debt Instrument, face amount                 42,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_TermLoanDue2018Member
        61,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_EuroNoteBDue2016Member
                         
Debt Instrument, Term                 5 years                                    
Debt instrument, maturity date       Jul. 05, 2022 Jul. 05, 2024 Jul. 05, 2027     Jan. 31, 2018   Jul. 28, 2015   Feb. 27, 2016 Feb. 27, 2016                          
Debt instrument, stated interest rate       3.67%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorNotesDue2022Member
3.82%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorBNotesDue2024Member
4.02%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorCNotesDue2027Member
1.71%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_RevolvingCreditFacilityDue2017Member
  1.66%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_TermLoanDue2018Member
  1.13%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_SeriesBFloatingRateNotesDue2015Member
  4.38%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_EuroNoteBDue2016Member
4.38%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_EuroNoteBDue2016Member
        4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
  3.67%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  3.82%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorBNotesDue2024Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  4.02%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= wst_SeniorCNotesDue2027Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 309,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 371,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                           161,500,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= wst_ConvertibleDebtDue2047Member
                     
Debt instrument, repurchase amount                                 2,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
158,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Percentage of convertible debt repurchased                                 98.06%wst_PercentageOfConvertibleDebtRepurchased
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Weighted average of the coupon interest rate                                       3.87%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
             
Annual effective interest rate                                       4.16%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
             
Interest expense 18,100,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 18,600,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 18,600,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt                                                
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt [Abstract]                                                      
2015 27,200,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                                                    
2016 76,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                                                    
2017 32,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree                                                    
2018 32,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour                                                    
Thereafter $ 168,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive