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Long-Term Debt (Details 3)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 lease
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of leases acquired	2cvi_NumberOfLeasesAcquired
Capital Lease related to Excel Pipeline LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining term of leases	175 months
Capital Lease related to Magellan Pipeline Terminals, L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining term of leases	174 months

X

- Definition

Represents the remaining term of the lease.

+ References

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+ Details

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X

- Definition

Represents the number of leases acquired.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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X

- Details

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X

- Details

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X

- Details

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