Postretirement Benefit Plans - Actual Versus Expected Long-Term Returns for Our Domestic Pension Plans (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]
Expected rate of return on plan assets	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Actual rate of return on plan assets	8.60%itt_ActualRateOfReturnOnPlanAssets	14.20%itt_ActualRateOfReturnOnPlanAssets	11.10%itt_ActualRateOfReturnOnPlanAssets

An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 30

-Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6512013

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (k)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920

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