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Background and Basis of Presentation (Details) - Manufacturing_complex	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Apr. 08, 2025
Principal assets
Number of nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facilities North America	6
Number of nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facilities Canada	2
Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited (PLNL)
Principal assets
Ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC
Principal assets
Ownership interest (as a percent)	89.00%
Blue Point Number One, LLC
Principal assets
Ownership interest (as a percent)		40.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 28
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-Publisher FASB
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 323
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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