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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,809,564us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 3,361,246us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 898,172us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Short–term investments in certificates of deposit 2,650,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 2,500,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments   
Accounts receivable 45,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 400,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 175,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 66,499us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 60,577us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 160,646us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets 10,571,063us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 6,321,823us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,233,818us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Investment in Videocon Industries Limited global depository receipts, at fair value (Note 4)       4,197,341us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
Patents, net of accumulated amortization of $314,453 and $395,777 in October 2014 and January 2015 respectively 2,640,334itus_FiniteLivedPatentsNet 2,721,658itus_FiniteLivedPatentsNet   
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $45,654, $48,842 and $2,123 in October 2013, October 2014 and January 2015 respectively 58,995us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 11,875us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 8,379us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total assets 13,270,392us-gaap_Assets 9,055,356us-gaap_Assets 5,439,538us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,401,645us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 1,249,426us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 1,276,470us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Royalties and contingent legal fees payable 265,708itus_RoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable 560,076itus_RoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable 207,743itus_RoyaltiesAndContingentLegalFeesPayable
Derivative liability, at fair value       540,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred revenue, nonrefundable development and license fees       1,187,320us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Total current liabilities 1,667,353us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 1,809,502us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 3,211,533us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Patent acquisition obligation (Note 8) 3,345,467itus_PatentAcquisitionObligation 3,236,281itus_PatentAcquisitionObligation   
Convertible debentures due January 2015, net of discount of $891,402 (Note 6)       548,598us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtNoncurrent
Loan payable by CopyTele International Ltd. to former affiliate, secured by Videocon Industries Limited global depository receipts (Note1)       5,000,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
Total liabilities 5,012,820us-gaap_Liabilities 5,045,783us-gaap_Liabilities 8,760,131us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 8 and 9)         
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency):      
Preferred stock 350,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 350,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue   
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 600,000,000 shares authorized; 219,692,190, 209,276,745 and 219,712,190 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 2,197,122us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2,196,922us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2,092,767us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital 146,727,952us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 146,232,373us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 134,750,048us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Loan receivable from former affiliate(Note 1)       (5,000,000)itus_LoanReceivableFromRelatedPartyInConnectionWithSaleOfCommonStock
Accumulated deficit (141,017,502)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (144,769,722)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (135,163,408)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency) 8,257,572us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 4,009,573us-gaap_StockholdersEquity (3,320,593)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficiency) 13,270,392us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 9,055,356us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 5,439,538us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]      
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency):      
Preferred stock 350,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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350,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Preferred Stock [Member]      
Shareholders’ equity (deficiency):      
Preferred stock         
Total shareholders’ equity (deficiency) $ 350,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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$ 350,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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