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INVESTMENTS (Details) - The fair value of investment (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items] |  |
Reversal of unrealized loss as of October 31,2012 |  | $ (653,684)itus_ReversalOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Investment In Videocon [Member] |  |
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value as of October 31, 2012 | 4,197,341 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember | 4,728,367 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
Reversal of unrealized loss as of October 31,2012 |  | 653,684 itus_ReversalOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
Other than temporary impairment | (62,825)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember | (1,184,710)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
Fair value of Videocon GDRs on date of disposition | (4,134,516)us-gaap_ImpairedAssetsToBeDisposedOfByMethodOtherThanSaleCarryingValueOfAsset / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember |
Fair Value | $ 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember | $ 4,197,341 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis = itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember

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