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Financing Debt - Additional Information - Other (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Outstanding borrowings against federal funds lines-of-credit | $ 901,564us-gaap_LineOfCredit | $ 285,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit |
| Amount available for borrowings | 269,182us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity | |
| Pledged receivables held as collateral | 488,976us-gaap_PledgedAssetsSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivablesPledgedAsCollateralAtFairValue | |
| Letter of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | 2011 Credit Agreement | ||
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| Outstanding borrowings against federal funds lines-of-credit | 5,150us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis = wex_TwoThousandAndElevenCreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |
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| 2014 Credit Agreement | ||
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| Amount available for borrowings | $ 279,536us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = wex_TwoThousandAndFourteenCreditAgreementMember |
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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of finance receivables which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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