XML 64 R53.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Summary of Preliminary Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 03, 2014
Sep. 24, 2013
Jul. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2013
Aug. 19, 2014
Jun. 06, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Goodwill $ 862,338us-gaap_Goodwill $ 786,433us-gaap_Goodwill            
Other intangible assets 171,400us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill              
Net assets acquired 396,300us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet              
C2CE                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Current assets     9,812us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Property, plant & equipment     1,890us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Goodwill     15,114us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Other intangible assets     3,654us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Total assets acquired     30,470us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Total liabilities assumed     (5,359)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Net assets acquired     25,111us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_CTwoCEMember
         
Longwood                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Current assets       17,444us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Property, plant & equipment       19,363us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Goodwill       28,272us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Other intangible assets       39,440us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Other assets       7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Total assets acquired       104,526us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Total liabilities assumed       (20,663)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Net assets acquired       83,863us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_LongwoodIndustriesIncMember
       
Turbonetics                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Current assets         5,532us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Property, plant & equipment         992us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Goodwill         11,309us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Other intangible assets         11,140us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Total assets acquired         28,973us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Total liabilities assumed         (5,790)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Net assets acquired         23,183us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_TurboneticsMember
     
Napier                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Current assets           13,441us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Property, plant & equipment           8,837us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Goodwill           67,045us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Other intangible assets           40,583us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Total assets acquired           129,906us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Total liabilities assumed           (17,565)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Net assets acquired           112,341us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_NapierMember
   
Dia-Frag                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Current assets             12,477us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Property, plant & equipment             4,497us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Goodwill             42,955us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Other intangible assets             26,150us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Other assets             66us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Total assets acquired             86,145us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Total liabilities assumed             (15,504)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Net assets acquired             70,641us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_DiaFragMember
 
Fandstan                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Current assets               124,848us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Property, plant & equipment               61,379us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Goodwill               60,078us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Other intangible assets               50,598us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Other assets               216us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Total assets acquired               297,119us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Total liabilities assumed               (97,715)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember
Net assets acquired               $ 199,404us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wab_FandstanElectricGroupLtdMember