Represents the environmental civil penalty for the Clean Water Act violations.

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Represents the approximate oversight cost reimbursement the EPA is seeking.

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Represents the amount of reimbursement paid by the entity for oversight cost to resolve the legal matter.

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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The cash inflow from the amounts received by the insured under the terms of an insurance contract settlement. This element pertains only to insurance proceeds related to operating activities. It excludes insurance settlements classified as investing cash flows, for example, insurance settlements related to fixed assets.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 4) (Flood, Crude Oil Discharge and Insurance, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009 plaintiff	May 31, 2008 claimant	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 25, 2010	Jul. 02, 2013	Apr. 19, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Litigation Matters
Number of private claimants				16
Aggregate amount of claims		$ 3.2	$ 3.2	$ 4.4
Number of additional plaintiffs			3
Reimbursement of oversight cost						1.8
Insurance proceeds under primary environmental liability insurance policy					25.0
Litigation settlement	27.1us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
CRRM
Litigation Matters
Environmental civil penalty for CWA violations								0.6
Amount of reimbursement agreed for oversight cost								1.7
Environmental civil penalty for Risk Management Program violations							0.3
Other Assets \| CVR Refining, LP
Litigation Matters
Litigation Receivable					$ 4.0				$ 4.0