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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | ||
| Increase (decrease) in future obligations and commitments | $ 8,400,000wstl_IncreaseDecreaseInFutureObligationsAndCommitments | |
| Future obligations and commitments | 15,251,000us-gaap_ContractualObligation | 23,700,000us-gaap_ContractualObligation |
| Payments for Previous Acquisition | 1,104,000us-gaap_PaymentsForPreviousAcquisition | |
| Total contingent reserves related to intellectual property and indemnification claims | 700,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue | 700,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue |
| Maximum ANTONE earn-out that could be paid before offsets | 3,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh | |
| Fair value of contingent consideration liability after offset of working capital adjustment and indemnification claim | 1,538,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue | 2,641,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue |
| Arkadin [Member] | ||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | ||
| Escrow Deposit Released |
$ 1,100,000wstl_EscrowDepositReleased / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wstl_ArkadinMemberMember |
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- Definition
For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of contractual obligation, including but not limited to, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations, and other commitments. No definition available.
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- Definition
Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of loss contingency liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash outflow representing an adjustment to the purchase price of a previous acquisition. No definition available.
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Escrow Deposit Released. No definition available.
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Increase decrease in future obligations and commitments. No definition available.
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