Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	18. Subsequent Events Icahn Enterprises LP Unit Distribution On May 5, 2021, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $2.00 per depositary unit, which will be paid on or about June 30, 2021 to depositary unitholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2021. Depositary unitholders will have until June 18, 2021 to make a timely election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. If a unitholder does not make a timely election, it will automatically be deemed to have elected to receive the distribution in additional depositary units. Depositary unitholders who elect to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) additional depositary units will receive units valued at the volume weighted average trading price of the units during the 5 consecutive trading days ending June 25, 2021. Icahn Enterprises will make a cash payment in lieu of issuing fractional depositary units to any unitholders electing to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) depositary units. Debt Issuance In April 2021, we refinanced certain of our senior unsecured notes. Refer to Note 10, “Debt,” for further discussion.

Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

18. Subsequent Events

Icahn Enterprises

LP Unit Distribution

On May 5, 2021, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $2.00 per depositary unit, which will be paid on or about June 30, 2021 to depositary unitholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2021. Depositary unitholders will have until June 18, 2021 to make a timely election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. If a unitholder does not make a timely election, it will automatically be deemed to have elected to receive the distribution in additional depositary units. Depositary unitholders who elect to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) additional depositary units will receive units valued at the volume weighted average trading price of the units during the 5 consecutive trading days ending June 25, 2021. Icahn Enterprises will make a cash payment in lieu of issuing fractional depositary units to any unitholders electing to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) depositary units.

Debt Issuance

In April 2021, we refinanced certain of our senior unsecured notes. Refer to Note 10, “Debt,” for further discussion.