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Acquisition and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 15, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Remaining acquiree ownership percentage | 25.00%wetf_PercentageOfRemainingAcquireeOwnershipInterestToBeAcquiredInFuture |  |  |
Acquisition ownership percentage |  | 88.00%wetf_PercentageOfOwnershipInterestHeldByMajorShareholdersPriorToAcquisition |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | $ 2,344,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | $ 2,015,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
Goodwill |  | 1,676,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 1,676,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 6,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember |  |
Non-Employee Shareholders [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 251,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = wetf_NonEmployeeShareholdersMember |  |
WisdomTree Europe [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquisition ownership percentage | 75.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = wetf_WisdomtreeEuropeEntityMember |  |  |
Time period over percentage change of ownership occur | 4 years |  |  |
Business acquisition consideration transferred | 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = wetf_WisdomtreeEuropeEntityMember |  |  |
Payout description |  | The ultimate payout will be made in cash over two years. |  |
Payout period | 2 years |  |  |
WisdomTree Europe [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Guaranteed minimum payment |  | 1,757,000 wetf_BusinessCombinationMinimumGuaranteedPaymentOnTerminationOfEmployment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = wetf_WisdomtreeEuropeEntityMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember |  |
Boost Shareholders [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shareholders |  | 2 wetf_NumberOfShareholders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wetf_BoostShareholdersMember |  |
Percentage of minority shareholder's |  | 12.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wetf_BoostShareholdersMember |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners |  | 25.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wetf_BoostShareholdersMember |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,676,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wetf_BoostShareholdersMember |  |
Purchase price |  | 1,757,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wetf_BoostShareholdersMember |  |
Boost Shareholders [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ 81,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = wetf_BoostShareholdersMember |  |

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