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Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Aggregate Ownership interest of Parent and Holding Company Subsidiaries

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Represents the number of approved therapies.

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The number of product candidate in active clinical development.

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The fair value of investment held in the subsidiary investment funds by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-Publisher FASB
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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Description of Business (Details) $ in Billions	6 Months Ended
Description of Business (Details) $ in Billions	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item product	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Icahn Enterprises Holdings
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in operating subsidiary	99.00%
Icahn Enterprises Holdings \| Icahn Enterprises G.P.
Description of Business [Line Items]
General partner ownership percentage in Icahn Enterprises	1.00%
Icahn Enterprises Holdings \| Mr. Icahn and affiliates
Description of Business [Line Items]
Affiliate ownership interest	85.00%
Icahn Enterprises G.P.
Description of Business [Line Items]
Aggregate general partner ownership interest of parent and operating subsidiary	1.99%
CVR Refining
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in operating subsidiary	37.00%
CVR Energy \| Energy Segment
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in operating subsidiary	71.00%
Viskase \| Private Placement
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in operating subsidiary	90.00%
Investment Funds
Description of Business [Line Items]
Fair value of investment in subsidiary \| $	$ 3.8	$ 4.2
CVR Partners \| CVR Energy
Description of Business [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in operating subsidiary	100.00%
Vivus \| Pharma Segment
Description of Business [Line Items]
Number Of Approved Therapies \| item	2
Number Of Product Candidate In Active Clinical Development \| product	1