Document and Entity Information In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 23, 2013
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
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		90.3