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Postretirement Benefit Plans - Asset Allocation Range (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
U.S. equities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Actual allocation | 36.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_DomesticEquitiesMember | 37.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_DomesticEquitiesMember
Minimum range | 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_DomesticEquitiesMember |
Maximum range | 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_DomesticEquitiesMember |
International equities [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Actual allocation | 29.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_InternationalEquitiesMember | 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_InternationalEquitiesMember
Minimum range | 20.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_InternationalEquitiesMember |
Maximum range | 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = itt_InternationalEquitiesMember |
Fixed income [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Actual allocation | 35.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember | 32.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember
Minimum range | 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember |
Maximum range | 45.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_FixedIncomeFundsMember |
Cash and other [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Actual allocation | 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember | 1.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
Minimum range | 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember |
Maximum range | 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember |

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