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Debt Narrative - Senior Secured Notes and Revolving Credit Facility - Food Packaging (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jan. 30, 2014 | May 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ (162)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ (10)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |
Automotive Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 36 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_AutomotiveSegmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Food Packaging Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt | 1 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 16 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility | 8 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |  |  |  |  |
Food Packaging Segment [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | 1 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember | 1 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |  |  |  |
Food Packaging Segment [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt |  |  |  | 275 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = iep_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |  |
Food Packaging Segment [Member] | Viskase Notes Indenture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 40 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = iep_ViskaseNotesIndentureMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |
Interest rate, long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 9.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = iep_ViskaseNotesIndentureMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember |
Food Packaging Segment [Member] | Viskase Senior Secured Notes due 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = iep_ViskaseSeniorSecuredNotesDue2018Member / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember
Interest rate, long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  | 9.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = iep_ViskaseSeniorSecuredNotesDue2018Member / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember

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