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Capital Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 87 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 27, 2006 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate common stock and preferred stock authorized |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |  | 300,000,000
Common stock, authorized |  |  | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |  | 250,000,000
Common stock, par value |  |  | $ 1 | $ 1.00 |  | $ 1
Preferred Stock, authorized |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  | 50,000,000
Preferred Stock, outstanding |  |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0
Dividends declared per common share |  |  | $ 0.40 | $ 0.364 | $ 1.591 |
Term of repurchase program |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Shares purchased under share repurchase program |  |  | 3,100,000 | 5,100,000 |  | 15,300,000
Cost of shares repurchased under share repurchase program |  |  | 85,200,000 | 113,400,000 |  | 629,300,000
Number of share repurchased under settlement of employee tax withholding obligations |  |  | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Shares repurchased aggregate value under settlement of employee tax withholding obligations |  |  | 2,700,000 | 3,400,000 | 6,600,000 |
Common Stock held in treasury account |  |  | 13,000,000 | 11,900,000 |  | 13,000,000
Stockholders equity note reverse stock split conversion ratio | 0.50 |  |  |  |  |
Xylem [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock of ITT, shares issued | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Exelis [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock of ITT, shares issued | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares purchased under share repurchase program |  |  | 3,200,000 | 5,200,000 | 100,000 |
Cost of shares repurchased under share repurchase program |  |  | $ 3,200,000 | $ 5,200,000 | $ 100,000 |
Issuance of shares from treasury account related to equity compensation arrangements |  |  | 2,300,000 |  |  |

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