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Allowance for Losses on Loans - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reversal of provision for loan losses | $ (5,500,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses | $ (4,600,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses |  |
Transfer to establish a reserve for unfunded commitments |  |  | 2,910,000 us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAdjustmentsNet |
Allowance reserve | 1,898,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 8,793,428,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount |  | 8,669,717,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount |
Acquired loans subject to general allowance | 37,136,000 wfsl_AcquiredLoansSubjecttoGeneralAllowance |  |  |
Loans acquired | 0 us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesLoansAcquired |  |  |
Nonaccrual loans by portfolio segment | 98,353,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest | 114,717,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest | 87,431,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest |
Percentage decrease in nonperforming assets | 14.30%wfsl_PercentageIncreaseDecreaseInNonperformingAssets |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, charge-offs, net of recoveries | (841,000)wfsl_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesChargeOffsNetOfRecoveries | (6,017,000)wfsl_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesChargeOffsNetOfRecoveries |  |
Allowance for probable losses | 108,700,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses |  | 112,347,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses | 116,741,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 8,084,922,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |  | 8,316,874,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |
Allowance for probable losses | 108,700,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |  | 112,287,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 119,840,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |  | 134,736,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |
Allowance for probable losses | 0 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |  | 60,000 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = wfsl_LoansIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairmentMember |
Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 164,317,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember | 197,910,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember |  |
Grade as percentage of total gross loans | 1.13%wfsl_GradeAsPercentageOfTotalGrossLoans / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember | 1.37%wfsl_GradeAsPercentageOfTotalGrossLoans / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember |  |
Nonaccrual loans by portfolio segment | $ 98,353,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember |  | $ 87,431,000 us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember |

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- Definition Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(d)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 7 -Subparagraph d -Article 9 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b)(1)(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section L -Subsection 1 + Details
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- Definition Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522 + Details
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