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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 13, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, including tax benefit of $4.8, $0.2, and $5.9, respectively | $ (3.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax | $ 0.8 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax | $ 15.9 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax |
Loss due to settlement of a Legacy discontinued operations business | 1.3 itt_LossduetosettlementofaLegacydiscontinuedoperationsbusiness |  |  |
Shape Cutting Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, including tax benefit of $4.8, $0.2, and $5.9, respectively |  |  | 9.6 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itt_ShapeCuttingBusinessMember |
Proceeds from sale of segment |  |  |  | 38.4 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itt_ShapeCuttingBusinessMember
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes |  |  | $ 0.6 us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodBeforeIncomeTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = itt_ShapeCuttingBusinessMember |

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