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Employee and Non-Employee Director Stock and Benefit Plans (Detail 6) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)      
Employee and Non Employee Director Benefit Plans      
In accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, the maximum annual eligible compensation under the plan, prior to January 1, 2011 $ 260,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeeAmount
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Maximum eligible compensation (as a percent)     4.00%itg_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumEligibleCompensationPercentageUsedToCalculateEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
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= itg_InvestmentTechnologyGroupIncRetirementSavingsPlanMember
Company matching contribution, under the plan (as a percent)     50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch
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= itg_InvestmentTechnologyGroupIncRetirementSavingsPlanMember
Benefit costs 4,300,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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4,600,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= itg_InvestmentTechnologyGroupIncRetirementSavingsPlanMember
5,500,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= itg_InvestmentTechnologyGroupIncRetirementSavingsPlanMember
Directors' Retainer Fee Subplan      
Employee and Non Employee Director Benefit Plans      
Benefit costs 738,000itg_DirectorBenefitPlanCostRecognized
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714,000itg_DirectorBenefitPlanCostRecognized
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
854,000itg_DirectorBenefitPlanCostRecognized
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
Annual retainer fee received by non-employee directors, excluding the lead director and chairman, since 2006 60,000itg_DirectorBenefitPlanAnnualRetainerFeeReceivedSince2006
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
   
Annual retainer fee received by lead director and chairman since August, 2008 $ 160,000itg_DirectorBenefitPlanAnnualRetainerFeeReceivedByLeadDirectorChairmanSinceAugust2008
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
   
Deferred shares or units received 18,716itg_DirectorBenefitPlanDeferredSharesOrUnitsReceived
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
33,010itg_DirectorBenefitPlanDeferredSharesOrUnitsReceived
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
39,571itg_DirectorBenefitPlanDeferredSharesOrUnitsReceived
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember
Deferred shares or units outstanding 200,690itg_DirectorBenefitPlanDeferredSharesOrUnitsOutstanding
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= itg_DirectorsRetainerFeeSubplanMember