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

Fund/Class:
Fidelity® International Discovery Fund/Fidelity Advisor® International Discovery Fund Z
Objective [Heading] rr_ObjectiveHeading Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block] rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock

The fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
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 60% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate 60.00%
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:

Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption

Sell All Shares
Strategy [Heading] rr_StrategyHeading Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock
  • Normally investing primarily in non-U.S. securities.
  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
  • Allocating investments across different countries and regions.
  • 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.
  • 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 performance of the fund's shares over the past year and compares the performance of the fund's shares 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 is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for more recent performance information.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns The information illustrates the performance of the fund's shares over the past year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index over various periods of time.
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress www.advisor.fidelity.com
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture Past performance 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 Return3.11%June 30, 2014
Lowest Quarter Return-5.89%September 30, 2014
Year-to-Date Return0.18%September 30, 2015
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading Average Annual Returns
Performance Table Narrative rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock

For the periods ended December 31, 2014
10.31 Fidelity International Discovery Fund Z PRO-01 | Fidelity® International Discovery Fund | Fidelity International Discovery Fund-Class Z Equity  
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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 0.08%
Total annual operating expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.86%
1 year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 88
3 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 274
5 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 477
10 years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,061
2014 rr_AnnualReturn2014 (5.45%)
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 0.18%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel Highest Quarter Return
Highest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate Jun. 30, 2014
Highest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn 3.11%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel Lowest Quarter Return
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate Sep. 30, 2014
Lowest Quarterly Return rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn (5.89%)
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Aug. 13, 2013
10.31 Fidelity International Discovery Fund Z PRO-01 | Fidelity® International Discovery Fund | Return Before Taxes | Fidelity International Discovery Fund-Class Z Equity  
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Column rr_AverageAnnualReturnColumnName Fidelity® International Discovery Fund
Label rr_AverageAnnualReturnLabel Class Z
Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (5.45%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 3.47% [1]
10.31 Fidelity International Discovery Fund Z PRO-01 | Fidelity® International Discovery Fund | MSCI EAFE Index(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)  
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Past 1 year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (4.77%)
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 2.99% [1]
[1] From August 13, 2013