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Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses - Tabular Disclosure of Nonperforming Assets (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status $ 60,742us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus [1] $ 67,659us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus [1]    
Loans past due 90 days or more on accrual status 3,730us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing 5,132us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing    
Troubled debt restructured loans 71,597wal_TroubledDebtRestructuredLoans [2] 84,720wal_TroubledDebtRestructuredLoans [2]    
Total nonperforming loans 136,069wal_NonPerformingLoans 157,511wal_NonPerformingLoans    
Other assets acquired through foreclosure, net 63,759us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets 57,150us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets 56,450us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets 66,719us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets
Total nonperforming assets 199,828wal_NonPerformingAssets 214,661wal_NonPerformingAssets    
TDR loans [Member]        
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status $ 50,700us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= wal_TroubledDebtRestructuredLoansMember
$ 53,600us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= wal_TroubledDebtRestructuredLoansMember
   
[1] Includes non-accrual TDR loans of $50.7 million and $53.6 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
[2] Includes accruing TDR loans only.