CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans and leases	$ 124,800	$ 67,164	$ 340,918	$ 192,071
Interest on mortgage-backed securities	12,989	6,662	35,684	18,251
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
Taxable	29	14	79	47
Tax-exempt	939	1,065	2,963	3,260
Other interest income	2,505	510	4,098	1,550
Total interest income	141,262	75,415	383,742	215,179
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	16,851	7,977	43,916	19,585
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances	1,099	2,097	4,495	7,096
Interest on senior debt	1,179	1,179	3,538	3,538
Interest on federal funds purchased	602	381	2,194	1,261
Interest on trust preferred borrowings	693	677	2,136	1,871
Interest on other borrowings	5	7	84	28
Total interest expense	20,429	12,318	56,363	33,379
Net interest income	120,833	63,097	327,379	181,800
Provision for loan losses	4,121	3,716	23,970	9,864
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	116,712	59,381	303,409	171,936
Noninterest income:
Loan fee income	823	693	2,358	1,859
Securities gains, net	0	0	78	21
Unrealized gains on equity investments	21,344	3,249	26,175	18,595
Realized gain on sale of equity investment	0	3,757	0	3,757
Bank owned life insurance income	277	96	877	328
Total non interest income	62,346	41,901	146,339	124,355
Noninterest expense:
Salaries, benefits and other compensation	48,914	30,641	133,669	91,438
Occupancy expense	9,085	4,697	24,262	14,953
Equipment expense	5,564	3,258	14,997	9,523
Data processing and operations expenses	3,861	1,962	10,180	5,765
Professional fees	3,180	2,358	7,967	6,403
Marketing expense	1,373	1,499	4,910	3,341
FDIC expenses	(227)	518	1,435	1,632
Loan workout and OREO expenses	574	(19)	1,827	1,088
Corporate development expense	10,517	3,794	51,090	4,251
Restructuring expense	8,360	0	14,603	0
Recovery of legal settlement	0	(7,938)	0	(7,938)
Recovery of fraud loss	0	(10)	0	(1,675)
Other operating expense	18,360	11,694	50,061	34,916
Total non interest expenses	109,561	52,454	315,001	163,697
Income before taxes	69,497	48,828	134,747	132,594
Income tax provision	15,902	9,893	32,253	27,569
Net income	53,595	38,935	102,494	105,025
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(287)	0	(611)	0
Net income attributable to WSFS	$ 53,882	$ 38,935	$ 103,105	$ 105,025
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 1.22	$ 2.13	$ 3.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02	$ 1.20	$ 2.12	$ 3.26
Credit/debit card and ATM income
Noninterest income:
Noninterest fee income	$ 13,115	$ 11,239	$ 38,307	$ 31,753
Investment management and fiduciary income
Noninterest income:
Noninterest fee income	10,459	10,029	30,988	29,462
Deposit service charges
Noninterest income:
Noninterest fee income	6,139	4,670	16,988	13,964
Mortgage banking activities, net
Noninterest income:
Noninterest fee income	3,152	1,509	8,090	4,938
Other income
Noninterest income:
Noninterest fee income	$ 7,037	$ 6,659	$ 22,478	$ 19,678