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Long-Term Debt (Revolving Credit Facility) (Details) (Line of Credit, USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Maximum borrowing capacity $ 400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Revolving credit facility, amount outstanding 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Percentage of commitment on borrowing availability 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
Letters of credit outstanding 29,959,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Remaining borrowing capacity 370,041,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
LIBOR [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Maximum basis spread, provided company is rated investment grade 1.50%wlk_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadonVariableRateMaximumProvidedCompanyRatedInvestmentGrade
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Minimum
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Increase in credit facility borrowings 25,000,000wlk_LineOfCreditFacilityPermittedIncrease
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Minimum | LIBOR [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Percentage added to basis to find interest rate 1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Minimum | Base Rate [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Percentage added to basis to find interest rate 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
Maximum
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Increase in credit facility borrowings $ 200,000,000wlk_LineOfCreditFacilityPermittedIncrease
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Maximum | LIBOR [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Percentage added to basis to find interest rate 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Maximum | Base Rate [Member]
 
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Percentage added to basis to find interest rate 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember