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Share-Based Compensation (Details 4) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units Employees of general partner | Dec. 31, 2011 CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Common units Employees of general partner | Dec. 31, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Dec. 31, 2010 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Dec. 31, 2009 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Apr. 30, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Dec. 31, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units | Apr. 30, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units Board members of general partner | Aug. 31, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units Employees of general partner | Jun. 30, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units Employees of general partner | Dec. 31, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units Employees of general partner and CRNF and employee of CVR Energy | Dec. 31, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Phantom stock units Employees of general partner and CRNF and employee of CVR Energy employee | Jun. 30, 2011 CVR Partners, LP CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan Common units Board members of general partner
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units granted (in shares) |  |  | 9,672 |  |  |  |  |  | 23,448 | 12,815 | 50,659 | 101,097 |  | 2,956
Vesting period (in years) | 3 years | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |  |
Fraction of stock awards vested per year (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |
Fraction of stock awards vested per year (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  | 33.00% |  |
Percentage of time dedicated by employee of CVR Energy to the business of CVR Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Number of Employees of Reporting Entity Receiving Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Compensation expense |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for issuance |  |  |  | 4,799,353 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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