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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 21, 2014
Feb. 14, 2014
Aug. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 12, 2012
May 16, 2014
May 15, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Aggregated regular quarterly dividends on common stock       $ 77,656,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 55,236,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash $ 285,521,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash        
Description of common stock voting rights       Each share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters on which holders are permitted to vote, including the election of directors. There are no cumulative voting rights.            
Description of common stock subscription rights       The Company's common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.            
Common stock, redemption provision       0wlk_CommonStockRedemptionProvision            
Stock split conversion ratio   2us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1                
Common Stock, Shares Authorized       300,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 150,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized       300,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 150,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, par value       $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare       $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare  
Common stock, shares issued       134,679,064us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 134,580,208us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued          
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount 250,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount   100,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount              
Treasury Stock, Shares       1,787,546us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 1,252,922us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares          
Common stock, sinking fund       0wlk_CommonStockSinkingFundProvision            
Voting rights per share       1wlk_CommonStockVotingRightsNumberofVotesPerShare            
Ordinary Dividend [Member]                    
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Aggregated regular quarterly dividends on common stock       77,656,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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55,236,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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34,877,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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Common stock dividends paid             $ 0.0938us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
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Special Dividend [Member]                    
Class of Stock [Line Items]                    
Aggregated regular quarterly dividends on common stock               $ 250,644,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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Common stock dividends paid             $ 1.875us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
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