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Share-Based Compensation (Details 3) (CVR Energy Long Term Incentive Plan, Stock Options, USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CVR Energy Long Term Incentive Plan | Stock Options
Stock option activity
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Forfeited (in shares)				0cvi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeitures / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
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Options outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)				0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember	22,900us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember	$ 18.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Granted (in dollars per share)				$ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Exercised (in dollars per share)				$ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Forfeited (in dollars per share)				$ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
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Options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)				$ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember	$ 18.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cvi_CVREnergyLongTermIncentivePlanMember
Options outstanding at the end of the period				0 years	7 years 4 months 6 days

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