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Restructuring Actions - Schedule of Positions Eliminated (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Employees | Dec. 31, 2013 Employees
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |  |
Planned reductions, beginning balance | 107 itt_RestructuringandRelatedCostsNumberofPositionsPlannedtobeEliminated | 10 itt_RestructuringandRelatedCostsNumberofPositionsPlannedtobeEliminated
Additional planned reductions | 441 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated | 275 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedNumberOfPositionsEliminated
Actual reductions | (420)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated | (178)us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
Planned reductions, ending balance | 128 itt_RestructuringandRelatedCostsNumberofPositionsPlannedtobeEliminated | 107 itt_RestructuringandRelatedCostsNumberofPositionsPlannedtobeEliminated

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