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Operating Units Energy Segment (Details) ft³ / d in Millions, bbl in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 ft² ft³ / d bbl / d T / d miles bbl
CVR Refining, LP [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary | 3.90%
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 | 34.00%
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 | bbl / d | 65,000
Pipeline transportation of oil [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Barrels per day | bbl / d | 170,000
Crude oil pipeline length (in miles) | miles | 340
Production barrels of oil storage capacity | bbl | 6.4
Production barrels of oil combined refinery related storage capacity | bbl | 4.5
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 | bbl / d | 115,000
Coffeyville, Kansas [Member] | 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
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 | bbl / d | 70,000
East Dubuque [Member] | Nitrogen Fertilizer [Member] | Energy Segment [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Ton-per-day ammonia unit facility | T / d | 1,025
Ton-per-day of Urea and Ammonium Nitrate unit facility | T / d | 1,100

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