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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 sponsor	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 sponsor	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 EHS	Dec. 31, 2013 EHS	Sep. 30, 2014 EHS CRRM	Sep. 30, 2013 EHS CRRM	Sep. 30, 2014 EHS CRRM	Sep. 30, 2013 EHS CRRM	Dec. 31, 2013 EHS CRRM	Sep. 30, 2014 Affiliate Pension Obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Affiliate Pension Obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 New Vitol Agreement CRRM	Sep. 30, 2014 Mr. Icahn's affiliates	Sep. 08, 2014 Goldman, Sachs & Co. vs CVR	Sep. 08, 2014 Deutsche Bank vs CVR
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Renewal term of agreement														1 year
Number of days for prior notice of nonrenewal														180 days
Settlement amount																$ 22.6	$ 22.7
Environmental accruals					1.2	1.5
Environmental costs recognized capitalized in the period	23.1	35.5	83.3	73.5
Cost of renewable identification numbers							18.5	57.4	82.3	155.0
Biofuel blending obligation recorded in other current liabilities							36.3		36.3		17.4
Affiliate pension obligations
Ownership percentage held by controlling stockholder															82.00%
Minimum ownership interest in CVR Energy by Mr. Icahn's affiliates (as a percent)	80.00%		80.00%
Number of sponsors of pension plans	2		2
Underfunded pension obligation, if ACF and Federal-Mogul plans were voluntarily terminated												$ 442.6	$ 591.8

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