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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Impact on Effective Tax Rate $ 1.6itt_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsImpactonEffectiveTaxRate      
Additional deferred tax liability (21.1)itt_AdditionalDeferredTaxLiabilitiesOnUndistributedEarningsOfCertainForeignSubsidiaries      
Deferred taxes not provided for excess of financial reporting over tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries 508.4itt_DeferredTaxesNotProvidedForExcessOfFinancialReportingOverTaxBasisOfInvestmentsInForeignSubsidiaries      
Cash and Cash Equivalents 584.0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 507.3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 544.5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 689.8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Income Tax Holiday, Aggregate Dollar Amount 3.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount      
Income Tax Holiday, Income Tax Benefits Per Share $ 0.04us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare      
Deferred income tax benefit 71.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (309.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 39.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Net operating loss carryforwards in Luxembourg 182.0itt_AmountOfNetOperatingLossCarryforwardsThatDoNotExpire      
Excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation 10.4us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation 8.7us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation    
The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement The tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.      
Estimated change in unrecognized tax benefits 86.5us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit      
Interest (income) expense related to tax matters 0.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 2.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Expense 0.7us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense      
Interest accrued from income tax examinations 19.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationInterestAccrued 17.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationInterestAccrued    
Distribution Of Segment Retained Earnings Tax Filing Adjustment     7.0itt_DistributionOfSegmentRetainedEarningsTaxFilingAdjustment  
Continuing Operations [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 55.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
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Discontinuing Operations [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate 56.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
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Foreign net operating losses [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Decrease in valuation allowance (11.8)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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= itt_ForeignNetOperatingLossMember
     
Non US Subsidiaries [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 555.2us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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