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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
	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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