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

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- Definition

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Number of Employees Injured

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- Definition

Represents the costs incurred for planned major maintenance activities.

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- Definition

Property Damage, Gross Repair and Other Costs

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- Definition

Represents the property insurance deductible amount.

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- Definition

Workers Compensation, Accident Deductible

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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.

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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

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