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Coffeyville Refinery Incident (Details) (CVR Refining, LP, Coffeyville Refinery Incident, Fire Isomerization Unit, USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jul. 29, 2014 employee | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jul. 29, 2014 employee
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Employees Injured |  |  |  | 4
Number of Employees Fatally Injured | 1 |  |  |
Gross repair and other costs |  | $ 5,500,000 | $ 5,500,000 |
Property Damage Insurance Deductible | 5,000,000.0 |  |  |
Workers Compensation, Accident Deductible | 500,000 |  |  |
Turnaround expense |  | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance receivable |  | $ 500,000 | $ 500,000 |

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