Net Income Per LP Unit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Unit [Abstract]

Net income per LP unit

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
	(in millions, except per unit data)
Net (loss) income attributable to Icahn Enterprises from continuing operations	$	(394	)	$	98
Net (loss) income attributable to Icahn Enterprises from continuing operations allocated to limited partners (98.01% allocation)	$	(386	)	$	96
Net income attributable to Icahn Enterprises from discontinued operations allocated to limited partners (98.01% allocation)	$	—		$	33
Basic (loss) income per LP unit:
Continuing operations	$	(2.02	)	$	0.55
Discontinued operations	0.00			0.19
	$	(2.02	)	$	0.74
Basic weighted average LP units outstanding	191			174
Diluted (loss) income per LP unit:
Continuing operations	$	(2.02	)	$	0.55
Discontinued operations	0.00			0.19
	$	(2.02	)	$	0.74
Diluted weighted average LP units outstanding	191			175