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Insurance Claims (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jul. 29, 2014 employee
Coffeyville refinery |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Planned major maintenance activities cost | $ 5.5 cvi_PlannedMajorMaintenanceActivitiesCost / cvi_MajorMaintenanceActivitiesByFacilityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryMember | $ 21.2 cvi_PlannedMajorMaintenanceActivitiesCost / cvi_MajorMaintenanceActivitiesByFacilityAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryMember |
CVR Refining, LP | Coffeyville Refinery Incident, Fire Isomerization Unit |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of employees injured |  |  | 4 cvi_NumberofEmployeesInjured / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_UnusualOrInfrequentItemAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryIncidentFireIsomerizationUnitMember
Number of employees fatally injured |  |  | 1 cvi_NumberOfEmployeesFatallyInjured / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_UnusualOrInfrequentItemAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryIncidentFireIsomerizationUnitMember
Property damage gross repair and other costs | 6.3 cvi_PropertyDamageGrossRepairandOtherCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_UnusualOrInfrequentItemAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryIncidentFireIsomerizationUnitMember |  |
Property damage insurance deductible amount | 5.0 cvi_PropertyDamageInsuranceDeductible / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_UnusualOrInfrequentItemAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryIncidentFireIsomerizationUnitMember |  |
Workers compensation accident deductible | 0.5 cvi_WorkersCompensationAccidentDeductible / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_UnusualOrInfrequentItemAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryIncidentFireIsomerizationUnitMember |  |
CVR Refining, LP | Coffeyville Refinery Incident, Fire Isomerization Unit | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance receivable | $ 1.3 us-gaap_InsuranceSettlementsReceivableCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_UnusualOrInfrequentItemAxis = cvi_CoffeyvilleRefineryIncidentFireIsomerizationUnitMember |  |

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- Definition Represents the costs incurred for planned major maintenance activities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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