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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Apr. 30, 2011
Clearwater Growth Fund | Clearwater Growth Fund
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.90%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.92%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 94
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 293
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 509
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,131
Annual Return 2001 rr_AnnualReturn2001 (13.20%)
Annual Return 2002 rr_AnnualReturn2002 (22.30%)
Annual Return 2003 rr_AnnualReturn2003 29.50%
Annual Return 2004 rr_AnnualReturn2004 11.60%
Annual Return 2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 5.90%
Annual Return 2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 14.80%
Annual Return 2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 5.40%
Annual Return 2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (37.50%)
Annual Return 2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 27.90%
Annual Return 2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 14.40%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 16.30%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Dec. 31, 2008
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (22.20%)
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 14.37%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.03%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.33%
Clearwater Growth Fund | Clearwater Growth Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 13.78%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.71%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.02%
Clearwater Growth Fund | Clearwater Growth Fund | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 9.34%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 1.65%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.03%
Clearwater Growth Fund
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement [Text Block] cik0000811161_SupplementTextBlock

CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST

CLEARWATER GROWTH FUND
CLEARWATER SMALL CAP FUND
CLEARWATER TAX-EXEMPT FUND
CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL FUND

SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS ("PROSPECTUS")
DATED APRIL 30, 2011

 

The date of this Supplement is June 1, 2011.

On May 14, 2011, a special meeting of shareholders of the Clearwater Investment Trust was held where the following proposals were approved by the shareholders:

(1)           the election of members of the Board of Trustees;
(2) the approval of a new subadvisory agreement with Fiduciary Counselling, Inc.; and
(3) the approval of an amendment to the advisory agreement for the Clearwater Growth Fund to increase the management fee

 

In addition, Clearwater Management Company, the Trust's investment adviser, has approved changes to the voluntary management fee waivers for Clearwater International Fund and Clearwater Small Cap Fund.

 

The election of members of the Board of Trustees is effective May 14, 2011. The new subadvisory agreement with Fiduciary Counselling, Inc., the amendment to the advisory agreement for the Clearwater Growth Fund to increase the management fee, and the changes to voluntary fee waivers are effective June 1, 2011.

 

Accordingly, the Prospectus is amended as follows.

 

1.             The Summary Section for the Clearwater Growth Fund is replaced by the following:
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Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading
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Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 44.00%
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Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading
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Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney Please remember that with any mutual fund investment you may lose money.
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Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The bar chart illustrates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the performance of the Fund's shares for each of the past 10 calendar years.
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance, both before and after taxes, does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading] rr_BarChartHeading
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Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred If you hold your Fund shares through tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, after tax returns are not relevant.
Performance Table Closing [Text Block] rr_PerformanceTableClosingTextBlock
Clearwater Growth Fund | Russell 1000 Index (reflects no deduction for expenses or taxes)
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 16.10%
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 2.59%
10 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 1.83%