Document and Entity Information - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 04, 2016
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	ITT
Entity Registrant Name	ITT Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0000216228
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		90.1