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Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Measurement period used to determine the long term expected return plan assets 5 years    
Share-based compensation, vesting period 3 years    
LIFO inventory, percentage of total 15.10%us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory 15.30%us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory  
LIFO inventory reserve amount recorded $ 9.3us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve $ 9.2us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve  
Short-term investments 5.4us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 112.9us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments  
Maturities of time deposits, description original maturity exceeding three months at the time of purchase. These investments mature within four months of the balance sheet date and have been presented in other current assets as short-term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet    
Other employee benefit-related assets 93.0itt_InvestmentsInCorporateOwnedLifeInsurance 93.6itt_InvestmentsInCorporateOwnedLifeInsurance  
Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, Change in Value 4.6us-gaap_LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue 3.7us-gaap_LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue 1.3us-gaap_LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue
Deferred Compensation Liability, Current and Noncurrent 14.4us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent 14.9us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent  
Acquisition measurement period 12 months    
Minimum [Member] | Building and improvements [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 5 years    
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 2 years    
Minimum [Member] | Furniture and office equipment [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 3 years    
Minimum [Member] | Other plant, property and equipment [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 5 years    
Minimum [Member] | Software [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Capitalized Software Estimated Useful Life Range 3 years    
Minimum [Member] | Intangible assets with a finite life amortized on a straight-line basis [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Capitalized Software Estimated Useful Life Range 10 years    
Maximum [Member] | Building and improvements [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 40 years    
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 10 years    
Maximum [Member] | Furniture and office equipment [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 7 years    
Maximum [Member] | Other plant, property and equipment [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Plant, property and equipment estimated useful life 40 years    
Maximum [Member] | Software [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Capitalized Software Estimated Useful Life Range 7 years    
Maximum [Member] | Intangible assets with a finite life amortized on a straight-line basis [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Capitalized Software Estimated Useful Life Range 20 years    
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 5.4invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
13.1invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
 
Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 3.3invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 11.9invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
 
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember