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Employee Benefit Plans (Details 6) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2014
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits        
Percentage workforce of the entity represented by UMWA 49.50%wlt_MultiemployerPlanPercentageWorkforceOfEntityRepresentedByUMWA      
Pension Act surcharge (percentage) 5.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanPensionActSurcharge      
Pension Act surcharge starting July 1, 2015 (percentage) 10.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanPensionActAdditionalSurcharge      
Number of multiemployer benefit plans 2wlt_CoalIndustryRetireeHealthBenefitAct1992MultiemployerPlansNumber      
UMWA 1974 Pension Plan        
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits        
Required contribution per hour worked by employees under collective bargaining agreement (in dollars per hour) 5.50wlt_MultiemployerPlanRequiredContributionsPerHourWorkedByEmployeesUnderCollectiveBargainingAgreement
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Percentage required for getting listed under Form 5500 filed (more than)     5.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanContributionsThresholdPercentageForGettingListedInForm5500
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
 
Required funded percentage under Pension Protection Act (less than) 80.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanRequiredFundedPercentageUnderPensionProtectionAct
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Maximum funded percentage for specified period to deem plan as endangered or seriously endangered (less than) 80.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanConditionToBeDeemedEndangeredOrSeriouslyEndangeredMaximumFundedPercentageForSpecifiedPeriod
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Maximum number of years to reach a projected funding deficiency in addition to specified funded percentage to deem plan as endangered or seriously endangered 7 years      
Minimum funded percentage for specified period to deem plan as critical (less than) 65.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanConditionToBeDeemedCriticalMinimumFundedPercentageForSpecifiedPeriod
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Funded percentage of multi-employer pension plan as certified by the actuary (less than) 65.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanFundedPercentageAsCertifiedByActuary
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Required contribution per hour worked by employees under collective bargaining agreement, including surcharge (in dollars per hour) 5.78wlt_MultiemployerPlanRequiredContributionsPerHourWorkedbyEmployeesunderCollectiveBargainingAgreementIncludingSurcharge
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Required contribution per hour worked by employees under collective bargaining agreement, including surcharge starting July 1, 2015 (in dollars per hour) 6.05wlt_MultiemployerPlanRequiredContributionsPerHourWorkedbyEmployeesunderCollectiveBargainingAgreementIncludingAdditionalSurcharge
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Minimum improvement in funded plan status under the Funding Improvement Plan (as a percent) 20.00%wlt_FundingImprovementPlanMinimumImprovementInFundedStatusOfPlan
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Period for a specified improvement in funded plan status under the Funding Improvement Plan 15 years      
Number of plan years used in calculating employer's share of the unfunded vested benefits 5 years      
Unfunded vested benefits       $ 4,300,000,000wlt_MultiemployerPlanUnfundedVestedBenefits
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
Percentage of hours worked compared during the previous five plan years to the total hours worked by all plan participants 15.00%wlt_MultiemployerPlanPercentageOfHoursWorkedForSpecifiedPlanYearsToTotalHoursWorkedByAllPlanParticipants
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Entity's combined withdrawal liability 661,200,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlansWithdrawalObligation
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
     
Contributions to the plans 17,854,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
19,670,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
20,948,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UMWA1974PensionPlanMember
 
UMWA 1993 Benefit Plan        
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits        
Contributions to the plans 3,600,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_BenefitPlan1993Member
3,900,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_BenefitPlan1993Member
4,200,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_BenefitPlan1993Member
 
Contribution per hour worked by employees under 2011 labor agreement (in dollars per hour) 1.10wlt_MultiemployerPlanContributionPerHourWorkedByEmployees
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_BenefitPlan1993Member
1.10wlt_MultiemployerPlanContributionPerHourWorkedByEmployees
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_BenefitPlan1993Member
1.10wlt_MultiemployerPlanContributionPerHourWorkedByEmployees
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_BenefitPlan1993Member
 
UMWA 2012 Retiree Bonus Account Trust and Plan        
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits        
Contributions to the plans 5,100,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UnitedMineWorkersOfAmerica2012RetireeBonusAccountTrustAndPlanMember
5,500,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UnitedMineWorkersOfAmerica2012RetireeBonusAccountTrustAndPlanMember
5,700,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UnitedMineWorkersOfAmerica2012RetireeBonusAccountTrustAndPlanMember
 
Contribution per hour worked by employees under 2011 labor agreement (in dollars per hour) 1.56wlt_MultiemployerPlanContributionPerHourWorkedByEmployees
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UnitedMineWorkersOfAmerica2012RetireeBonusAccountTrustAndPlanMember
     
One-time retiree bonus payment 580wlt_MultiemployerPlansOneTimeRetireeBonusPayment
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UnitedMineWorkersOfAmerica2012RetireeBonusAccountTrustAndPlanMember
     
One-time disabled and other retiree bonus payment $ 455wlt_MultiemployerPlansOneTimeDisabledAndOtherRetireeBonusPayment
/ us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanNameAxis
= wlt_UnitedMineWorkersOfAmerica2012RetireeBonusAccountTrustAndPlanMember