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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
	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	$ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	$ (10)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Automotive Segment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt	36us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_AutomotiveSegmentMember
Food Packaging Segment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt	1us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember
Loss on extinguishment of debt	16us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember
Line of credit facility	8us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember
Food Packaging Segment [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	1us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = iep_FoodPackagingSegmentMember	1us-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				275us-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					40us-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						$ 175us-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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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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