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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 5) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Aug. 31, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2012 issue
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters |  |  |  |  |
Expenses related to environmental, health and safety ("EHS") matters | $ 100,600,000 us-gaap_EnvironmentalCostsRecognizedCapitalizedInPeriod | $ 111,300,000 us-gaap_EnvironmentalCostsRecognizedCapitalizedInPeriod | $ 28,400,000 us-gaap_EnvironmentalCostsRecognizedCapitalizedInPeriod |  |
WRC |  |  |  |  |
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters |  |  |  |  |
Payment of civil penalties |  |  |  | 950,000 cvi_EnvironmentalLossContingenciesCivilPenaltyPaid / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_WRCRefineryMember |
Expected remaining costs under consent order | 3,000,000 cvi_EnvironmentalLossContingenciesExpectedRemainingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_WRCRefineryMember |  |  |  |
EHS |  |  |  |  |
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters |  |  |  |  |
Environmental accruals | 1,100,000 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 1,500,000 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |  |
Environmental accruals included in other current liabilities | 200,000 us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 300,000 us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |  |
Estimated closure and post-closure costs | 900,000 cvi_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesEstimatedClosureAndPostClosureCosts / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 700,000 cvi_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesEstimatedClosureAndPostClosureCosts / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |  |
Number of landfills | 2 cvi_NumberOfLandfills / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 2 cvi_NumberOfLandfills / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |  |
EHS | CRRM |  |  |  |  |
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters |  |  |  |  |
Cost of renewable identification numbers | 127,200,000 cvi_ExpenseIncurredToPurchaseRenewableIdentificationNumbers / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 180,500,000 cvi_ExpenseIncurredToPurchaseRenewableIdentificationNumbers / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 21,000,000 cvi_ExpenseIncurredToPurchaseRenewableIdentificationNumbers / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |
Biofuel blending obligation recorded in other current liabilities | 52,300,000 cvi_BiofuelsBlendingObligationCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember | 17,400,000 cvi_BiofuelsBlendingObligationCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |  |
Marquee issues under the Clean Air Act |  |  |  |  | 4 cvi_MarqueeIssuesUnderTheCleanAirAct / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember
Percentage of refining capacity |  |  |  |  | 90.00%cvi_EnvironmentalLossContingenciesPercentageOfRefiningCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember
Environmental civil penalty |  |  |  |  | 700,000 cvi_EnvironmentalLossContingenciesCivilPenalty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember
Remaining costs associated with Second Consent Decree | 44,000,000 cvi_EnvironmentalLossContingenciesRemainingCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_EnvironmentalHealthAndSafetyMattersMember |  |  |  |
MSAT II | CRRM |  |  |  |  |
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters |  |  |  |  |
Expense incurred to date | 47,600,000 cvi_CapitalExpendituresExpenseIncurredtoDate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleResourcesRefiningAndMarketingLLCMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_MobileSourceAirToxicIIMember |  |  |  |
MSAT II | WRC |  |  |  |  |
Environmental, Health, and Safety ("EHS") Matters |  |  |  |  |
Expense incurred to date | $ 88,300,000 cvi_CapitalExpendituresExpenseIncurredtoDate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_WRCRefineryMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_MobileSourceAirToxicIIMember |  |  |  |

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