Amount of cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage. Excludes amount for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Wesbanco Bank Community Development Corporation - Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Statement (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 36,376	$ 37,347	$ 44,814	$ 40,337	$ 43,928	$ 32,486	$ 33,169	$ 33,529	$ 158,873	$ 143,112	$ 94,482
Provision for loan losses									11,065	7,597	9,983
Gain on investments	(520)	$ (235)	$ (2,909)	(657)	1,303	$ (84)	$ (358)	39	(4,320)	900
Net change in other assets									(33,400)	19,895	4,593
Net change in other liabilities									41,500	(1,347)	3,398
Net cash provided by operating activities									163,363	191,891	142,080
Investing Activities
Increase in loans									(61,804)	121,504	(90,225)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									103,786	(51,859)	(77,375)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash used in financing activities									(201,539)	(88,418)	(75,303)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									65,610	51,614	(10,598)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year				169,186				$ 117,572	169,186	117,572	128,170
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	234,796				169,186				234,796	169,186	$ 117,572
WBCDC [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income									872
Provision for loan losses									37
Gain on investments									(252)
Net change in other assets									49
Net change in other liabilities									113
Net cash provided by operating activities									819
Investing Activities
Increase in loans									(7,201)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(7,201)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Qualified equity investment by parent company									25,000
Net cash used in financing activities									25,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									18,618
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year				$ 42,711					42,711
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 61,329				$ 42,711				$ 61,329	$ 42,711