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Organization and History of the Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	25 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				4 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 segment	May 06, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 IEP	Sep. 30, 2013 CVR Partners, LP	May 27, 2013 CVR Partners, LP	Apr. 13, 2011 CVR Partners, LP Initial Public Offering	May 28, 2013 CVR Partners, LP Secondary Offering	Jan. 21, 2013 CVR Refining, LP	Sep. 12, 2012 CVR Refining, LP	May 19, 2013 CVR Refining, LP	Sep. 30, 2013 CVR Refining, LP	Jan. 30, 2013 CVR Refining, LP Initial Public Offering	Jan. 23, 2013 CVR Refining, LP Initial Public Offering	Jun. 10, 2013 CVR Refining, LP Underwritten Offering	May 20, 2013 CVR Refining, LP Underwritten Offering	May 29, 2013 AEPC Private placement	Sep. 30, 2013 Icahn	Sep. 30, 2013 CVR GP, LLC	Sep. 30, 2013 Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant Minimum
Number of reportable segments	2
Percentage of CVR's indirect ownership in CVR Partners, LP				53.00%
Percentage owned by the public prior to IEP Acquisition		100.00%
Ownership percentage held by controlling stockholder			82.00%
Number of partnership units sold in offering (in shares)						22,080,000	12,000,000					3,600,000	24,000,000	1,209,236	12,000,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share)						$ 16.00	$ 25.15					$ 25.00	$ 25.00	$ 30.75	$ 30.75
Percentage of common units owned by the public				47.00%	30.00%					19.00%	29.00%
Number of partnership units which underwriters can purchase in offering (in shares)							1,800,000
Number of partnership units sold in privately negotiated transaction (in shares)																2,000,000
Percentage of common units owned by limited partner								100.00%									4.00%	100.00%	50.00%
Percentage of common units owned by the CVR Refining Holdings											71.00%
Percentage of common units issued									100.00%
Percentage of holders of the outstanding common units required to vote for removal of the general partner	66.67%

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