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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 7) (Wynnewood refinery incident)	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012 employee
Wynnewood refinery incident
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of employees fatally injured	2cvi_NumberOfEmployeesFatallyInjured / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cvi_WynnewoodRefineryIncidentMember

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- Definition

Represents the number of employees fatally injured.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Namespace Prefix:	cvi_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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- Details

Name:	us-gaap_LossContingenciesLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration