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Basis of Presentation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Glossary of Terms in Document
The following is provided to aid the reader and provide a reference point when reviewing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
2011 Credit Agreement
 
Credit agreement entered into on May 23, 2011 among the Company, as borrower, WEX Card Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as specified designated borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, and the other lenders party thereto
2013 Credit Agreement
 
Amended and restated credit agreement entered into on January 18, 2013 by and among the Company and certain of our subsidiaries, as borrowers, and WEX Card Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, as specified designated borrower, with a lending syndicate
2014 Amendment Agreement
 
Amendment and restatement agreement entered into on August 22, 2014, among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent
2014 Credit Agreement
 
Second amended and restated credit agreement entered into on August 22, 2014, by and among the Company and certain of our subsidiaries, as borrowers, and WEX Card Holding Australia
Adjusted Net Income or ANI
 
A non-GAAP metric that adjusts net earnings attributable to WEX Inc. to exclude fair value changes of fuel-price related derivative instruments, the amortization of purchased intangibles, the impact of net foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses, the expense associated with stock-based compensation, acquisition related expenses, the net impact of tax rate changes on the Company’s deferred tax asset and related changes in the tax-receivable agreement, deferred loan costs associated with the extinguishment of debt, certain non-cash asset impairment charges, restructuring charges, gains on the extinguishment of a portion of the tax receivable agreement, regulatory reserves, gains or losses on divestitures and adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests, including adjustments to the redemption value of a non-controlling interest, as well as the related tax impacts of the adjustments

ASU 2014-09
 
Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

ASU 2015-03
 
Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03 Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
ASU 2015-04
 
Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-04 Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer’s Defined Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets
Company
 
WEX Inc. and all entities included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
European fleet business
 
Consists primarily of our European commercial fleet card portfolio acquired by the Company from ExxonMobil on December 1, 2014 ("Esso portfolio in Europe")
Evolution1
 
EB Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries which includes Evolution1, Inc., acquired by the Company on July 16, 2014
FASB
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC
 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
GAAP
 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States
Indenture
 
Indenture dated as of January 30, 2013 among the Company, the guarantors listed therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
NCI
 
Non-controlling interests
Notes
 
$400 million notes with a 4.75% fixed rate, issued on January 30, 2013
NOW deposits
 
Negotiable order of withdrawal deposits
Pacific Pride
 
Pacific Pride Services, LLC, previously a wholly owned subsidiary, sold on July 29, 2014
rapid! PayCard
 
rapid! PayCard, previously a line of business of the Company, sold on January 7, 2015
SaaS
 
Software-as-a-service
SEC
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securitization Subsidiary
 
Southern Cross WEX 2015-1 Trust, a bankruptcy-remote subsidiary consolidated by the Company
UNIK
 
UNIK S.A., the Company's Brazilian subsidiary
WEX
 
WEX Inc.