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Share-Based Compensation (Details 4) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Liability for unvested restricted share awards $ 38,300,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent $ 45,800,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent  
CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares) 5,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Shares available for issuance 4,820,215us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Vesting period 3 years    
Number of shares considered for determining cash payment for each award upon vesting 1cvi_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesConsideredForDeterminingCashPaymentForEachAwardUponVesting
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CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Tranche One      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting percentage 33.33%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Tranche Two      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting percentage 33.33%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= cvi_CVRPartnersLongTermIncentivePlanMember
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CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Tranche Three      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting percentage 33.33%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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= cvi_CVRPartnersLongTermIncentivePlanMember
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CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Phantom Unit and Common Unit      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vesting period 3 years    
Unrecognized compensation cost 2,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Weighted-average period for amortization of unrecognized compensation cost 1 year 10 months 24 days    
Compensation expense 400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,300,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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2,200,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Cash paid to settle liability-classified awards upon vesting 400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsShareBasedLiabilitiesPaid
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200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsShareBasedLiabilitiesPaid
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300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsShareBasedLiabilitiesPaid
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CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Performance-Based Phantom Unit      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Unrecognized compensation cost 200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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= cvi_CVRPartnersLongTermIncentivePlanMember
   
Weighted-average period for amortization of unrecognized compensation cost 1 year 6 months    
Compensation expense 100,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Liability for unvested restricted share awards 100,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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Period for determination of cash payment value 10cvi_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPeriodforDeterminationofCashPaymentValue
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Personnel Accruals | CVR Partners, LP | CVR Partners' Long-Term Incentive Plan | Phantom Unit and Common Unit      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Liability for unvested restricted share awards $ 200,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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$ 200,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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