Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,					June 30,				September 30,					December 31,
	2018		2017			2018		2017		2018			2017		2018			2017
	(in millions, except per unit data)
Net sales	$	2,363	$	2,310		$	2,820	$	2,277	$	2,815		$	2,334	$	2,578		$	2,385
Gross margin on net sales	390		326			406		259		457			328		376			135
Total revenues	2,983		2,378			3,423		4,353		2,569			3,406		2,802			2,482
Income (loss) from continuing operations	378		(208		)	421		1,637		(323		)	790		(194		)	138
Income from discontinued operations	45		48			167		88		176			39		1,376			59
Net income (loss)	423		(160		)	588		1,725		(147		)	829		1,182			197
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	286		(142		)	279		172		(273		)	232		247			(101		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Icahn Enterprises	$	137	$	(18	)	$	309	$	1,553	$	126		$	597	$	935		$	298
Basic income (loss) per LP unit:
Continuing operations	$	0.58	$	(0.34	)	$	0.86	$	9.04	$	(0.20	)	$	3.37	$	(2.28	)	$	1.61
Discontinued operations	0.19		0.22			0.84		0.47		0.88			0.16		10.31			0.11
	$	0.77	$	(0.12	)	$	1.70	$	9.51	$	0.68		$	3.53	$	8.03		$	1.72
Diluted income (loss) per LP unit:
Continuing operations	$	0.58	$	(0.34	)	$	0.86	$	9.04	$	(0.20	)	$	3.37	$	(2.28	)	$	1.61
Discontinued operations	0.19		0.22			0.84		0.47		0.88			0.16		10.31			0.11
	$	0.77	$	(0.12	)	$	1.70	$	9.51	$	0.68		$	3.53	$	8.03		$	1.72