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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data
Total
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Treasury Stock
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 $ 1,045,189us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 1,323us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 360,914us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (309,196)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
$ 1,053,045us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ (60,897)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011   132,349,534us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
  (36,275,980)us-gaap_SharesIssued
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Cash dividends ($0.08 in 2012, $ 0.13 in 2013 and $0.20 in 2014) (7,666)us-gaap_DividendsCash       (7,666)us-gaap_DividendsCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax, value 7,556us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised   1,192us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
6,364us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax, shares       364,724wab_StockGrantedExercisedAndCancelledForVariousEquityInstruments
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Stock based compensation 19,242us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue   19,242us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Net income 251,732us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       251,732us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Translation adjustment 14,428us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax         14,428us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts, net of tax ($1,040 in 2012 , $ 422 in 2013 and $136 in 2014) (1,588)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax         (1,588)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plans, net of tax ($785 in 2012, $8,188 in 2013 and $5,887 in 2014) (5,507)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax         (5,507)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Stock repurchase, value (46,556)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue     (46,556)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Stock repurchase, shares       (607,400)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 1,276,830us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 1,323us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
381,348us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(349,388)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
1,297,111us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(53,564)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012   132,349,534us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
  (36,518,656)us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Cash dividends ($0.08 in 2012, $ 0.13 in 2013 and $0.20 in 2014) (12,644)us-gaap_DividendsCash       (12,644)us-gaap_DividendsCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax, value 21,232us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised   11,815us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
9,417us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax, shares       586,175wab_StockGrantedExercisedAndCancelledForVariousEquityInstruments
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Stock based compensation 21,896us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue   21,896us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Net income 292,235us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       292,235us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Translation adjustment 5,345us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax         5,345us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts, net of tax ($1,040 in 2012 , $ 422 in 2013 and $136 in 2014) 644us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax         644us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plans, net of tax ($785 in 2012, $8,188 in 2013 and $5,887 in 2014) 12,914us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax         12,914us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Stock repurchase, value (32,998)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue     (32,998)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Stock repurchase, shares       (507,105)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts, net of tax ($ 61 in 2013, and $31 in 2014) (195)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax         (195)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 1,585,259us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 1,323us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
415,059us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(372,969)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
1,576,702us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
(34,856)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013   132,349,534us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
  (36,439,586)us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Cash dividends ($0.08 in 2012, $ 0.13 in 2013 and $0.20 in 2014) (19,246)us-gaap_DividendsCash       (19,246)us-gaap_DividendsCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax, value 17,461us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised   9,997us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
7,464us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Proceeds from treasury stock issued from the exercise of stock options and other benefit plans, net of tax, shares       711,247wab_StockGrantedExercisedAndCancelledForVariousEquityInstruments
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Stock based compensation 23,475us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue   23,475us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
     
Net income 351,680us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       351,680us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Translation adjustment (111,776)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax         (111,776)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts, net of tax ($1,040 in 2012 , $ 422 in 2013 and $136 in 2014) (210)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax         (210)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plans, net of tax ($785 in 2012, $8,188 in 2013 and $5,887 in 2014) (12,621)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax         (12,621)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Stock repurchase, value (26,757)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue     (26,757)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Stock repurchase, shares       (346,800)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
   
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts, net of tax ($ 61 in 2013, and $31 in 2014) (23)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax         (23)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 1,807,242us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 1,323us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 448,531us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (392,262)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
$ 1,909,136us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ (159,486)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014   132,349,534us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
  (36,075,139)us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember