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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2025 | Apr. 08, 2025
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |  |
Maximum original maturity period of highly liquid debt instruments to be considered as cash equivalents | 3 months |
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC |  |
Consolidation and Noncontrolling Interest |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 89.00% |
Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited (PLNL) |  |
Consolidation and Noncontrolling Interest |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 50.00% |
Blue Point Number One, LLC |  |
Consolidation and Noncontrolling Interest |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) |  | 40.00%
Blue Point Number One, LLC | JERA Co, Inc. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |  |
Consolidation and Noncontrolling Interest |  |
Percentage of ownership interest held by outside investors |  | 60.00%

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