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Operating Units Energy Segment (Details) shares in Millions, ft³ / d in Millions, bbl in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2016 ft² ft³ / d T / d bbl / d miles bbl
CVR Refining, LP [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary |  | 4.00%
CVR Refining, LP [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary |  | 66.00%
CVR Partners, LP [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary |  | 53.00%
CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary |  | 82.00%
Crude oil gathering [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Barrels per day |  | 65,000
Pipeline transportation of oil [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Barrels per day |  | 170,000
Crude oil pipeline length (in miles) | miles |  | 336
Production barrels of oil storage capacity | bbl |  | 6.4
Production barrels of oil combined refinery related storage capacity | bbl |  | 4.5
Nitrogen Fertilizer [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Ton-per-day ammonia unit facility | T / d |  | 1,300
Ton-per-day of Urea and Ammonium Nitrate unit facility | T / d |  | 3,000
Cubic feet of hydrogen per day gasifiation complex | ft³ / d |  | 89
Coffeyville, Kansas [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Area of land (acres) | ft² |  | 440
Coffeyville, Kansas [Member] | Petroleum [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Barrels per day |  | 115,000
Wynnewood, Oklahoma [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Area of land (acres) | ft² |  | 400
Wynnewood, Oklahoma [Member] | Petroleum [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Barrels per day |  | 70,000
Business combination [Member] | East Dubuque [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary units issued as partial consideration for acquisition | shares | 40.2 |
Gross cash portion of consideration paid to acquire business | $ | $ 99 |
Debt | $ | 320 |
Intercompany debt, face amount | $ | $ 320 |

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