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Other (Income) Expense (Textuals) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
License Cost | $ 1.2 us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentAssetAcquiredOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationWrittenOff | $ 0 us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentAssetAcquiredOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationWrittenOff | $ 0 us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentAssetAcquiredOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationWrittenOff |
Development Income | 1.6 wst_DevelopmentIncome | 2.0 wst_DevelopmentIncome | 6.5 wst_DevelopmentIncome |
Deferred Revenue |  |  |  | 20.0 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Recognition of income related to nonrefundable payment |  | 1.0 us-gaap_RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue |  |
Unearned income, current | 1.5 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent |  |  |
Unearned income, noncurrent | 15.9 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent |  |  |
Increase in contingent consideration liability | 1.1 wst_IncreaseInContingentConsiderationLiability | 1.0 wst_IncreaseInContingentConsiderationLiability | 1.2 wst_IncreaseInContingentConsiderationLiability |
2010 Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total restructuring and related charges, incurred to date | $ 21.9 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1 / us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis = wst_TwoThousandTenPlanMember |  |  |

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