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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	(16) Subsequent Events Dividend On April 26, 2017, the board of directors of the Company declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2017 to the Company's stockholders of $0.50 per share, or $43.4 million in the aggregate. The dividend will be paid on May 15, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 8, 2017. IEP will receive $35.6 million in respect of its 82% ownership interest in the Company's shares. Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership Distribution On April 26, 2017, the board of directors of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership's general partner declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2017 to the Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership's unitholders of $0.02 per share, or $2.3 million in the aggregate. The dividend will be paid on May 15, 2017 to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 8, 2017. The Company will receive $0.8 million in respect of its Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership common units.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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