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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block] | Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited). Quarterly financial data for Icahn Enterprises is presented below:
| For the Three Months Ended
| March 31, |  | June 30, |  | September 30, |  | December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions, except per unit data)
Net sales | $ | 3,565 |  |  | $ | 4,666 |  |  | $ | 3,979 |  |  | $ | 4,867 |  |  | $ | 3,720 |  |  | $ | 4,557 |  |  | $ | 3,340 |  |  | $ | 3,982 |
Gross margin on net sales | 440 |  |  | 524 |  |  | 655 |  |  | 540 |  |  | 496 |  |  | 339 |  |  | 272 |  |  | 184 |
Total revenues | 4,511 |  |  | 4,990 |  |  | 4,984 |  |  | 6,379 |  |  | 3,212 |  |  | 4,422 |  |  | 2,565 |  |  | 3,366 |
Net income (loss) | 422 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 541 |  |  | 1,123 |  |  | (940 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (2,150 | ) |  | (1,102 | )
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests | (261 | ) |  | (106 | ) |  | (329 | ) |  | (634 | ) |  | 500 |  |  | 272 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 624 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Icahn Enterprises | 161 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 212 |  |  | 489 |  |  | (440 | ) |  | (355 | ) |  | (1,127 | ) |  | (478 | )
Basic income (loss) per LP unit(1) | $ | 1.28 |  |  | $ | (0.24 | ) |  | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 4.06 |  |  | $ | (3.40 | ) |  | $ | (2.90 | ) |  | $ | (8.56 | ) |  | $ | (3.84 | )
Diluted income (loss) per LP unit(1) | $ | 1.27 |  |  | $ | (0.24 | ) |  | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 4.06 |  |  | $ | (3.40 | ) |  | $ | (2.90 | ) |  | $ | (8.56 | ) |  | $ | (3.84 | )
(1) | Basic and diluted income (loss) per LP unit is computed separately for each quarter and therefore, the sum of such quarterly per LP unit amounts may differ from the total for the year.

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