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Other (Income) Expense (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |  |  |
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
Acquisition-related contingencies | 1.1 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 | 1.0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1 | 1.2 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
Foreign exchange and other | 0.9 us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet | (0.5)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet | (1.1)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Restructuring and related charges | 0 wst_RestructuringRelatedChargesTotal | 0 wst_RestructuringRelatedChargesTotal | 2.1 wst_RestructuringRelatedChargesTotal
Impairment charge | 0 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges | 0 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges | 3.4 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges
Other Income Expense | $ 0.2 wst_OtherIncomeExpense | $ 0.5 wst_OtherIncomeExpense | $ (1.3)wst_OtherIncomeExpense

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- Definition The charge against earnings resulting from the write down of long lived assets other than goodwill due to the difference between the carrying value and lower fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the write-off for research and development assets that were acquired in a transaction other than a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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