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INVESTMENTS (Details) - The fair value of investment

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INVESTMENTS (Details) - The fair value of investment (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]    
Reversal of unrealized loss as of October 31,2012    $ (653,684)itus_ReversalOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Investment In Videocon [Member]    
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]    
Fair Value as of October 31, 2012 4,197,341us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
4,728,367us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
Reversal of unrealized loss as of October 31,2012   653,684itus_ReversalOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
Other than temporary impairment (62,825)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
(1,184,710)us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
Fair value of Videocon GDRs on date of disposition (4,134,516)us-gaap_ImpairedAssetsToBeDisposedOfByMethodOtherThanSaleCarryingValueOfAsset
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
 
Fair Value $ 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember
$ 4,197,341us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= itus_InvestmentInVideoconMember