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

Consolidated Statement of Changes In Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Common Stock, Regular
Paid cash dividends, per share	$ 0.40	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Common Stock, Special
Paid cash dividends, per share		$ 0.42	$ 0.79