W&T Offshore, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Changes In Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Common Stock, Regular
Paid cash dividends, per share	$ 0	$ 0.40	$ 0.36
Common Stock, Special
Paid cash dividends, per share			$ 0.42