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Document Period End Date	dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate	Dec. 31, 2019
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST
Central Index Key	dei_EntityCentralIndexKey	0000811161
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Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Apr. 28, 2020
Document Effective Date	dei_DocumentEffectiveDate	Apr. 29, 2020
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Apr. 29, 2020
Entity Inv Company Type	dei_EntityInvCompanyType	N-1A
Clearwater Core Equity Fund \| Clearwater Core Equity Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	QWVPX
Clearwater Small Companies Fund \| Clearwater Small Companies Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	QWVOX
Clearwater Tax-Exempt Bond Fund \| Clearwater Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	QWVQX
Clearwater International Fund \| Clearwater International Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Trading Symbol	dei_TradingSymbol	QCVAX

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The date the document was made available and submitted, in CCYY-MM-DD format. The date of submission, date of acceptance by the recipient, and the document effective date are all potentially different.

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The date when a document, upon receipt and acceptance, becomes officially effective, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Usually it is a system-assigned date time value, but it may be declared by the submitter in some cases.

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- Definition

The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD.

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- Definition

The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.

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- Definition

A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.

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-Publisher SEC
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-Section 12
-Subsection b-2

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-Publisher SEC
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-Section 313

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- Definition

The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

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- Definition

Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.

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- Definition

The date of the prospectus.

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-Chapter A
-Section 1
-Subsection a
-Paragraph 3

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- References

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