Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | |
| Reduction in YTD Q3 2010 revenue due to restatement | $ 6.1 | ||
| Impact of Restatement on Earnings Per Share, Diluted | $ 0.11 | ||
| Warranty charge | 13.8 | ||
| Severance Costs | 1.1 | 3.0 | |
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| Recovery Associated With Settlement Of Product Claims | $ 8.6 | ||
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- Definition This tag is used to for specific cases of warranty charges disclosed. This is a subset of the tag itri_WarrantyChangesAndAdjustments, which is defined as "Represents the aggregate Increase or Decrease in the liability during the reporting period for accruals related to preexisting product warranties (including adjustments for changes in estimates)."
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- Definition Expressed in per-share terms, the dollar amount of the impact of a restatement of the results of operations of a prior period on the Diluted Earnings Per Share data given for the prior period or periods. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Resulting effect of restatement to correct an error, before tax effects, on the net income of prior periods for the year in which any adjustments are first made. In statements containing more than one period, discloses the effects for each period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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