Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Industry, Segment and Geographic Information (Details 3)

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Industry, Segment and Geographic Information (Details 3)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Top five customers      
Significant Customers      
Number of customers 5wstg_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfCustomers
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= wstg_TopFiveCustomersMember
5wstg_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_TopFiveCustomersMember
5wstg_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_TopFiveCustomersMember
Net sales | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Number of customers 3wstg_ConcentrationRiskNumberOfCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
   
Percentage of concentration risk 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
   
Net sales | SHI | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 17.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_SoftwareHouseInternationalMember
14.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_SoftwareHouseInternationalMember
13.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_SoftwareHouseInternationalMember
Net sales | CDW | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 16.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_CDWCorporationMember
13.80%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_CDWCorporationMember
12.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_CDWCorporationMember
Net sales | Insight Enterprises, Inc. ("Insight") | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_InsightMember
12.20%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_InsightMember
11.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_InsightMember
Net sales | Top five customers      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 52.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_TopFiveCustomersMember
48.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_TopFiveCustomersMember
44.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_TopFiveCustomersMember
Net accounts receivable | SHI | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 15.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_SoftwareHouseInternationalMember
   
Net accounts receivable | CDW | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 17.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_CDWCorporationMember
   
Net accounts receivable | Insight Enterprises, Inc. ("Insight") | Customer concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 7.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= wstg_InsightMember
   
Purchases | Vendor concentration risk      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
Purchases | Vendor concentration risk | Dell/Quest Software      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk   10.20%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis
= wstg_DellQuestSoftwareMember
13.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis
= wstg_DellQuestSoftwareMember
Purchases | Vendor concentration risk | Sophos      
Significant Customers      
Percentage of concentration risk 14.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
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= wstg_SophosSoftwareMember