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Capital Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 99 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2006
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Aggregate common stock and preferred stock authorized   300,000,000itt_AggregateCapitalStockAuthorized     300,000,000itt_AggregateCapitalStockAuthorized
Common stock, authorized   250,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 250,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized   250,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, par value   $ 1us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   $ 1us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Preferred Stock, authorized   50,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized     50,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred Stock, outstanding   0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding   0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Dividends declared per common share   $ 0.44us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.40us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.364us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared  
Term of repurchase program 3 years        
Share repurchase program $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1        
Shares purchased under share repurchase program   1,100,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 3,100,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares   16,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
Cost of shares repurchased under share repurchase program   50,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue 85,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue   679,300,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
Number of share repurchased under settlement of employee tax withholding obligations   200,000itt_NumberOfSharesRepurchasedUnderSettlementOfEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligations 100,000itt_NumberOfSharesRepurchasedUnderSettlementOfEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligations 100,000itt_NumberOfSharesRepurchasedUnderSettlementOfEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligations  
Shares repurchased aggregate value under settlement of employee tax withholding obligations   10,200,000itt_SharesRepurchasedAggregateValueUnderSettlementOfEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligations 2,700,000itt_SharesRepurchasedAggregateValueUnderSettlementOfEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligations 3,400,000itt_SharesRepurchasedAggregateValueUnderSettlementOfEmployeeTaxWithholdingObligations  
Common Stock held in treasury account   13,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 13,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares   13,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
Common Stock [Member]          
Class of Stock [Line Items]          
Shares purchased under share repurchase program   1,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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3,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
5,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Cost of shares repurchased under share repurchase program   $ 1,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 3,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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$ 5,200,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Issuance of shares from treasury account related to equity compensation arrangements   1,400,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
2,300,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
4,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember