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Percentage fair value of investments in Funds that is attributable to Mr. Icahn

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Mr. Icahn and his affiliates [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment in funds		$ 490	$ 245
Icahn Capital [Member] \| Expense sharing agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses charged by related party		$ (12)	98
Investment Funds [Member] \| Mr. Icahn and his affiliates [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage fair value of investments in Funds that is attributable to Mr. Icahn		69.00%		55.00%
Investment Funds [Member] \| Mr. Icahn and his affiliates [Member] \| Investment in Funds [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, balance		$ 4,100		$ 4,100
ARI [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary		60.70%
ARI [Member] \| ACF [Member] \| Railcar Sales [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related party		$ 1	2
ARI [Member] \| ACF [Member] \| Railcar component sales [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related party		2	3
ARL [Member] \| ACF [Member] \| Railcar Sales [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party		$ 12	5
Railcar Segment [Member] \| ARL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subsidiary units issued as partial consideration for acquisition	685,367
Agreements with ACF [Member] \| ARL [Member] \| ACF [Member] \| Railcar Sales [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party			$ 9