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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | General partner | Limited partners | Parent [Member] | Non-controlling Interests | Icahn Enterprises Holdings [Member] | Icahn Enterprises Holdings [Member] General partner | Icahn Enterprises Holdings [Member] Limited partners | Icahn Enterprises Holdings [Member] Parent [Member] | Icahn Enterprises Holdings [Member] Non-controlling Interests
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Equity at Dec. 31, 2013 | $ 13,309 | $ (216) | $ 6,308 | $ 6,092 | $ 7,217 | $ 13,331 | $ (279) | $ 6,393 | $ 6,114 | $ 7,217
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,200 | 9 | 451 | 460 | 740 | 1,201 | 5 | 456 | 461 | 740
Other comprehensive loss | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0
Partnership distributions | (72) | (1) | (71) | (72) | 0 | (72) | (1) | (71) | (72) | 0
Investment segment contributions | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500
Distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | (493) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (493) | (493) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (493)
Proceeds from subsidiary equity offerings | 140 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 131 | 140 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 131
Changes in subsidiary equity and other | 138 | 3 | 134 | 137 | 1 | 138 | 1 | 136 | 137 | 1
Equity at Jun. 30, 2014 | 14,727 | (205) | 6,836 | 6,631 | 8,096 | 14,750 | (274) | 6,928 | 6,654 | 8,096
Equity at Dec. 31, 2014 | 12,390 | (229) | 5,672 | 5,443 | 6,947 | 12,413 | (285) | 5,751 | 5,466 | 6,947
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 963 | 7 | 366 | 373 | 590 | 964 | 4 | 370 | 374 | 590
Other comprehensive loss | (80) | (1) | (61) | (62) | (18) | (80) | (1) | (61) | (62) | (18)
Partnership distributions | (58) | (1) | (57) | (58) | 0 | (58) | (1) | (57) | (58) | 0
Investment segment contributions | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245
Distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | (115) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (115) | (115) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (115)
Proceeds from subsidiary equity offerings | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31
Acquisitions | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65
Changes in subsidiary equity and other | 1 | 0 | (9) | (9) | 10 | 1 | 0 | (9) | (9) | 10
Equity at Jun. 30, 2015 | $ 13,442 | $ (224) | $ 5,911 | $ 5,687 | $ 7,755 | $ 13,466 | $ (283) | $ 5,994 | $ 5,711 | $ 7,755

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