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Share-Based Compensation (Details 6) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jan. 16, 2013
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 Refining, LP | CVR Refining Long Term Incentive Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)     11,070,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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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 Refining, LP | CVR Refining 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 Refining, LP | CVR Refining 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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CVR Refining, LP | CVR Refining 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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CVR Refining, LP | CVR Refining Long Term Incentive Plan | Phantom Unit Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Unrecognized compensation cost 6,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Weighted-average period for amortization of unrecognized compensation cost 1 year 10 months 24 days    
Compensation expense 2,400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Cash paid to settle liability-classified awards upon vesting 1,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsShareBasedLiabilitiesPaid
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= cvi_PhantomUnitPlanMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= cvi_CVRRefiningLongTermIncentivePlanMember
   
CVR Refining, LP | CVR Refining Long Term Incentive Plan | Personnel Accruals | Phantom Unit Plan      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Liability for unvested restricted share awards 1,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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= cvi_PhantomUnitPlanMember
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