Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangibles Goodwill and Intangibles (Details Textual)

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Goodwill and Intangibles Goodwill and Intangibles (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Sep. 01, 2014
Mar. 02, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]            
Goodwill $ 0us-gaap_Goodwill   $ 0us-gaap_Goodwill $ 31,102,000us-gaap_Goodwill [1]    
Goodwill impairment 20,547,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 10,555,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 31,102,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss      
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill 100,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill        
IBW [Member]            
Goodwill [Line Items]            
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
20,547,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
   
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount         13.00%us-gaap_ReportingUnitPercentageOfFairValueInExcessOfCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
 
Goodwill impairment 20,547,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
         
CSG [Member]            
Goodwill [Line Items]            
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_CSGMember
  0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_CSGMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_CSGMember
   
Goodwill impairment   10,555,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_CSGMember
       
CSI [Member] | IBW [Member]            
Goodwill [Line Items]            
Goodwill           $ 20,547,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= wstl_CSIMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wstl_IBWMember
[1] Certain amounts have been adjusted to reflect measurement period adjustments related to the CSI acquisition.