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Civil penalty [Member] \| CWA violations [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
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Civil penalty [Member] \| Oversight cost reimbursement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Payments				1,700,000
Wynnewood Consent Order [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			3,000,000
CVR Energy, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	6,000,000	9,000,000	9,000,000
CRNF [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement								11,000,000
Average Increase in Annual Property Tax Expense					11,000,000	11,000,000	12,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
CRRM [Member]
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Domestic Refineries Entered into Environmental Regulatory Concent Decree, Minimum Percentage of Domestic Refining Capacity			90.00%
Environmental Compliance Costs, Anticipated Cost			48,000,000
CRRM [Member] \| EPA, Second Consent Decree, Clean Air Act [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum			1,000,000
Environmental Compliance Costs, Anticipated Cost			44,000,000
CRRM [Member] \| Pending Litigation [Member] \| Crude Oil Discharge [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation receivable		4,000,000
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Operating Activities		25,000,000
Litigation Settlement, Amount		27,000,000
WRC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental Compliance Costs, Anticipated Cost			88,000,000
WRC [Member] \| ODEQ [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value										950,000
Goldman [Member] \| CVR Energy, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount		22,600,000
Deutsche Bank [Member] \| CVR Energy, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount		22,700,000
Kansas \| CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] \| Settled [Member] \| Crude Oil Discharge [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs											16
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value											4,000,000
Kansas \| CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] \| Pending Litigation and Settled, Aggregate [Member] \| Crude Oil Discharge [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs												3
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value												3,000,000
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value													2,000,000
Coffeyville, Kansas [Member] \| CRRM [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Paid, Value		300,000
Coffeyville, Kansas Refinery and Phillipsburg, Kansas Terminal Facility [Member] \| Kansas \| CRRM and CRT [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental Exit Costs, Costs Accrued to Date		1,000,000	1,000,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies		1,000,000	2,000,000
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Biofuel blending obligation		$ 52,000,000	$ 17,000,000
Vitol agreement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
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Renewal term of agreement		1 year
Petroleum Transportation [Member] \| CRRM [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Term of unconditional purchase obligation for petroleum transportation		20 years