CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 142.4	$ 38.7	$ 184.4	$ 71.9
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net foreign currency translation adjustment	13.1	1.6	(47.8)	(0.9)
Net change in postretirement benefit plans, net of tax impacts of $0.1, $0.2, $0.4 and $0.6, respectively	0.6	0.7	1.1	1.3
Other comprehensive income (loss)	13.7	2.3	(46.7)	0.4
Comprehensive income	156.1	41.0	137.7	72.3
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.1	0.4	0.0	1.4
Comprehensive income attributable to ITT Corporation	156.0	40.6	137.7	70.9
Reclassification adjustments (see Note 14):
Amortization of prior service benefit, net of tax expense of $(0.9), $(0.5), $(1.8) and $(1.0), respectively	(1.6)	(0.8)	(3.2)	(1.7)
Amortization of net actuarial loss, net of tax benefits of $1.0, $0.7, $2.2 and $1.6, respectively	2.2	1.5	4.3	3.0
Net change in postretirement benefit plans, net of tax impacts of $0.1, $0.2, $0.4 and $0.6, respectively	$ 0.6	$ 0.7	$ 1.1	$ 1.3