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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Icahn Enterprises Holdings | General partner | General partner Icahn Enterprises Holdings | Limited partners | Limited partners Icahn Enterprises Holdings | Total Partners' Equity | Total Partners' Equity Icahn Enterprises Holdings | Non-controlling Interests | Non-controlling Interests Icahn Enterprises Holdings
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Equity at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 10,033 | $ 10,057 | $ (257) | $ (299) | $ 4,244 | $ 4,310 | $ 3,987 | $ 4,011 | $ 6,046 | $ 6,046
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | (1,656) | (1,655) | (18) | (9) | (904) | (912) | (922) | (921) | (734) | (734)
Other comprehensive income | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7
Partnership distributions | (81) | (81) | (2) | (1) | (79) | (80) | (81) | (81) | 0 | 0
Partnership contributions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Investment segment contributions | 505 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 505
Investment segment distributions | (7) | (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (7) | (7)
Dividends and distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | (74) | (74) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (74) | (74)
LP Unit issuance | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0
Changes in subsidiary equity and other | 33 | 33 | (11) | (6) | (523) | (528) | (534) | (534) | 567 | 567
Equity at Sep. 30, 2016 | 8,798 | 8,823 | (287) | (314) | 2,775 | 2,827 | 2,488 | 2,513 | 6,310 | 6,310
Equity at Dec. 31, 2016 | 8,017 | 8,042 | (294) | (317) | 2,448 | 2,496 | 2,154 | 2,179 | 5,863 | 5,863
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 2,394 | 2,395 | 42 | 21 | 2,090 | 2,112 | 2,132 | 2,133 | 262 | 262
Other comprehensive income | 123 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 108 | 110 | 111 | 111 | 12 | 12
Partnership distributions | (61) | (61) | (1) | (1) | (60) | (60) | (61) | (61) | 0 | 0
Partnership contributions | 612 | 612 | 12 | 6 | 600 | 606 | 612 | 612 | 0 | 0
Investment segment contributions | 600 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 600
Dividends and distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | (38) | (38) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (38) | (38)
Cumulative effect adjustment from adoption of accounting principle | (47) | (47) | (1) | 0 | (46) | (47) | (47) | (47) | 0 | 0
Changes in subsidiary equity and other | (402) | (402) | (3) | (1) | (114) | (116) | (117) | (117) | (285) | (285)
Equity at Sep. 30, 2017 | $ 11,198 | $ 11,224 | $ (242) | $ (291) | $ 5,026 | $ 5,101 | $ 4,784 | $ 4,810 | $ 6,414 | $ 6,414

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