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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 51 Months Ended
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Jun. 13, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 railcar | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 13, 2013 railcar
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Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage held by controlling stockholder |  | 82.00%cvi_MajorityShareholderOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_MajorityShareholderMember |  |  |
American Railcar Leasing LLC | CVR Partners, LP |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |
Number of railcars leased |  |  |  |  | 199 cvi_NumberOfRailcarsLeased / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarLeasingLLCMember
Purchase of railcars from ARL | $ 5,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarLeasingLLCMember |  |  |  |
Rent expenses |  |  | 400,000 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionRentExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarLeasingLLCMember | 1,100,000 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionRentExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarLeasingLLCMember |
Purchase of railcars and trucks |  | 1,100,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarLeasingLLCMember |  |  |
Number of used railcars purchased |  | 12 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionNumberofUsedRailcarsPurchased / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarLeasingLLCMember |  |  |
American Railcar Industries, Inc | CVR Partners, LP |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |
Number of Railcars Purchased |  | 50 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionNumberofNewRailcarsPurchased / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarIndustriesIncMember |  |  |
Purchase of railcars and trucks |  | 6,700,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarIndustriesIncMember |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  | 50,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRPartnersLPMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_AmericanRailcarIndustriesIncMember |  |  |
Navistar International Corporation | CVR Refining, LP |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of railcars and trucks |  |  | 800,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_NavistarInternationalCorporationMember |  |
Number of trucks purchased |  |  | 7 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionNumberofTrucksPurchased / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cvi_CVRRefiningLimitedPartnershipMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_NavistarInternationalCorporationMember |  |
Insight Portfolio Group |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions |  |  |  |  |
Payment to related party |  | $ 400,000 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionPayments / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_InsightPortfolioGroupLLCMember | $ 100,000 cvi_RelatedPartyTransactionPayments / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = cvi_InsightPortfolioGroupLLCMember |  |

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