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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Segment | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | 4 us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments |  |
Percentage of Revenue attributable to a Single Customer | 9.20%itt_MaximumPercentageOfRevenueForWhichIndividualCustomerAccountsFor | 10.10%itt_MaximumPercentageOfRevenueForWhichIndividualCustomerAccountsFor | 13.40%itt_MaximumPercentageOfRevenueForWhichIndividualCustomerAccountsFor

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- Definition Maximum percentage of revenue for which an Individual customer accounts for. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
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Period Type: | duration