Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Information (Details 2)

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Segment Information (Details 2)
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Verizon [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Entity-wide Major Customer, Percent Accounts Receivable 30.40%wstl_EntityWideMajorCustomerPercentAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstl_VerizonMember
30.60%wstl_EntityWideMajorCustomerPercentAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstl_VerizonMember
AT&T [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Entity-wide Major Customer, Percent Accounts Receivable 12.70%wstl_EntityWideMajorCustomerPercentAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstl_ATTMember
16.70%wstl_EntityWideMajorCustomerPercentAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstl_ATTMember