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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Fidelity Investment Trust
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Dec. 30, 2015
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund  
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Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity® Europe Fund/Fidelity Advisor® Europe Fund I
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
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The fund seeks growth of capital over the long term.
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fee Table
Expense Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption

Shareholder fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption

Annual Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 87% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 87.00%
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

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Sell All Shares
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of European issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Europe.
  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
  • Allocating investments across different European countries.
  • Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.
Risk [Heading] rr_RiskHeading Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block] rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock
  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.
  • Geographic Concentration in Europe. Because the fund concentrates its investments in Europe, the fund's performance is expected to be closely tied to social, political, and economic conditions within Europe and to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Risk Lose Money [Text] rr_RiskLoseMoney You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text] rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block] rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of Fidelity Europe Fund, a class of shares of the fund, from year to year and compares the performance of this class to the performance of a securities market index over various periods of time. The index description appears in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information for Fidelity Europe Fund, a class of shares of Fidelity Europe Fund.

Performance history will be available at www.advisor.fidelity.com for Class I after Class I has been in operation for one calendar year.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The information illustrates the changes in the performance of Fidelity Europe Fund, a class of shares of the fund, from year to year and compares the performance of this class to the performance of a securities market index over various periods of time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.fidelity.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.
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Year-by-Year Returns*

Calendar Years
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During the periods shown in the chart:ReturnsQuarter ended
Highest Quarter Return23.42%June 30, 2009
Lowest Quarter Return-24.87%September 30, 2011
Year-to-Date Return-0.11%September 30, 2015
Bar Chart, Returns for Class Not Offered in Prospectus [Text] rr_BarChartReturnsForClassNotOfferedInProspectus *The returns shown above are for Fidelity Europe Fund, a class of shares of the fund that is not offered through this prospectus. Class I would have substantially similar annual returns to Fidelity Europe Fund because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Class I's returns would differ from Fidelity Europe Fund's returns to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses.
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Returns*
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown After-tax returns for Fidelity Europe Fund are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares.
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. After-tax returns for Fidelity Europe Fund are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares.

For the periods ended December 31, 2014

*The returns shown above are for Fidelity Europe Fund, a class of shares of the fund that is not offered through this prospectus. Class I would have substantially similar annual returns to Fidelity Europe Fund because the classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Class I's returns would differ from Fidelity Europe Fund's returns to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses.
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund | Fidelity Europe Fund-Institutional Class  
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Redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days (as a % of amount redeemed) rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption 1.00%
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index) rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.78%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.98%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 100
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 312
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 542
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,201
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund | Fidelity Europe Fund-Retail Class  
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2005 rr_AnnualReturn2005 18.17%
2006 rr_AnnualReturn2006 25.18%
2007 rr_AnnualReturn2007 16.41%
2008 rr_AnnualReturn2008 (44.02%)
2009 rr_AnnualReturn2009 31.65%
2010 rr_AnnualReturn2010 8.56%
2011 rr_AnnualReturn2011 (16.76%)
2012 rr_AnnualReturn2012 25.52%
2013 rr_AnnualReturn2013 26.31%
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (7.03%)
Year to Date Return, Label rr_YearToDateReturnLabel Year-to-Date Return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate Sep. 30, 2015
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn (0.11%)
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 23.42%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (24.87%)
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund | Return Before Taxes | Fidelity Europe Fund-Retail Class  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Fidelity® Europe Fund
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return Before Taxes
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (7.03%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.90%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 5.39%
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund | After Taxes on Distributions | Fidelity Europe Fund-Retail Class  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Fidelity® Europe Fund
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (7.44%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.65%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.61%
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales | Fidelity Europe Fund-Retail Class  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Fidelity® Europe Fund
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (3.37%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 4.84%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.55%
10.31 Fidelity Europe Fund I PRO-01 | Fidelity® Europe Fund | MSCI Europe Index(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)  
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Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (5.96%)
Past 5 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 5.54%
Past 10 years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 4.85%