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Other (Loss) Income, Net (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net $ (27)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense $ 35us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net (51)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_UnrealizedgainlossonderivativesMember
109us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_UnrealizedgainlossonderivativesMember
(Loss) gain on disposition of assets    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net 11us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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5us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 10)    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net (2)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_LossOnDebtExtinguishmentMember
(126)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_LossOnDebtExtinguishmentMember
Tax settlement gain    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net 0us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_SettlementlosswithtaxingauthorityMember
 
Equity earnings from non-consolidated affiliates    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net 14us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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13us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_IncomelossfromnonconsolidatedaffiliatesMember
Foreign currency translation loss    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net (2)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyGainLossMember
(3)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyGainLossMember
Other    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net 3us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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5us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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Gaming Segment [Member]    
Component of Other Income (Loss), Net [Line Items]    
Other (loss) income, net (1)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_GamingSegmentMember
37us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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= iep_GamingSegmentMember
Tax refund as result of Trop AC tax appeal settlement   $ 32iep_TaxrefundasresultofTropACtaxappealsettlement
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