The percentage of units of the LLC or LP indirectly owned by the reporting entity.

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The percentage of units of the LLC or LP held by the public.

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Represents the percentage of ownership interest held by the majority shareholder

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Represents the minimum percentage of voting by the holders of outstanding common units required for removal of the general partner.

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The price per unit for units sold in a public offering.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 272

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (b)

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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- Definition

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The number of units sold in a private placement of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.F)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 16

-Subparagraph a, b

-Article 6

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The number of units sold in a public offering of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Organization and History of the Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 segment	Mar. 31, 2014 CVR Partners	May 27, 2013 CVR Partners	May 28, 2013 CVR Partners Secondary Offering	Jan. 21, 2013 CVR Refining, LP	Mar. 31, 2014 CVR Refining, LP	Jan. 23, 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	Mar. 31, 2014 CVR Refining GP, LLC	May 29, 2013 AEPC Private placement	Mar. 31, 2014 Icahn	Mar. 31, 2014 CVR GP, LLC	Mar. 31, 2014 Nitrogen Fertilizer Partnership Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 IEP Energy LLC
Organization, Consolidation, and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	2
Ownership percentage held by controlling stockholder																	82.00%
Percentage of common units owned by the public		47.00%	30.00%			29.00%	19.00%
Number of partnership units sold in offering (in shares)				12,000,000				3,600,000	24,000,000	1,209,236	12,000,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share)				$ 25.15				$ 25.00	$ 25.00	$ 30.75	$ 30.75
Percentage of CVR's indirect ownership in CVR Partners, LP		53.00%
Number of partnership units sold in privately negotiated transaction (in shares)													2,000,000
Percentage of common units owned by limited partner					100.00%							100.00%		4.00%	100.00%	50.00%
Percentage of common units owned by the CVR Refining Holdings						71.00%
Percentage of holders of the outstanding common units required to vote for removal of the general partner	66.67%