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Stock-Based Compensation (Textuals) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights retiring executive officers who are at least 57 years of age at the time of retirement, have been employed by the Company for 10 years, and have not been terminated for "cause" as defined under the 2011 Plan.    
Shares available for grant/issuance 4,056,600us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant    
Granted at target level $ 47.34us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 29.56us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 21.22us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Unrecognized compensation expense for all nonvested awards $ 15,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized    
Employee Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vesting period 4 years    
Awards, expiration period 10 years    
Number of shares reduced for each award granted 1wst_ReductioninNumberofSharesAvailableforGrantForEachAwardGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vesting period 4 years    
Awards, expiration period 10 years    
Award Types Other than Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Number of shares reduced for each award granted 2.35wst_ReductioninNumberofSharesAvailableforGrantForEachAwardGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_AwardTypesOtherThanStockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRightsMember
   
Performance-Vesting Shares [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 133,823us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
175,498us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
209,680us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Granted at target level $ 47.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
$ 29.67us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
$ 21.33us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Shares available for grant/issuance 4,100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
   
Percentage of current market price for sales to eligible employees 85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
   
Limitation on payroll deductions of employee's base salary, percent 25.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
   
Limitation on payroll deductions of employee's base salary, amount $ 25,000wst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRateAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
   
Maximum number of shares per employee 2,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesPerEmployee
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
   
Maximum number of shares per employee, per year 8,000wst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesPerEmployeePerYear
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
   
Purchases of shares 76,751us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
84,675us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
103,010us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEsppMember
Annual Incentive Plan [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 4,200us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
5,300us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
2,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
Vesting period 4 years    
Granted at target level $ 48.69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
$ 29.56us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
$ 21.22us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
Award granted for every bonus shares issued 0.25wst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardGrantedForEachBonusSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_IncentiveStockAwardsMember
   
Performance-Vesting Units [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 1,584us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_PerformanceVestingUnitsMember
25,538us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_PerformanceVestingUnitsMember
27,100us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wst_PerformanceVestingUnitsMember
Deferred Compensation Plans [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Number of deferred compensation plans 2wst_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualNumberOfPlans
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
   
Number of deferred stock units 503,873wst_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareEquivalentsBalance
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
   
Number of deferred stock units payable in cash 24,296wst_DeferredStockUnitsPayableinCash
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
   
Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] | Non-Employee Directors [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 27,144us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
   
Granted at target level $ 43.10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember