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Organization and History of the Company (Details 1) bbl in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 15, 2011 bbl / d bbl | Oct. 26, 2007 entity | Dec. 31, 2015 segment | May. 06, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2010
CVR Organization [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 2 |  |
Percentage owned by the public prior to Icahn's acquisition |  |  |  | 100.00% |
GWEC |  |  |  |  |
CVR Organization [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Capacity of refinery acquired by the entity in Wynnewood, Oklahoma (in barrels per day) | bbl / d | 70,000 |  |  |  |
Capacity of refinery owned by acquiree in Wynnewood, Oklahoma (in barrels) | bbl | 2.0 |  |  |  |
Goldman Sachs Funds and Kelso Funds |  |  |  |  |
CVR Organization [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding shares beneficially owned |  |  |  |  | 40.00%
IEP |  |  |  |  |
CVR Organization [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage held by controlling stockholder |  |  | 82.00% |  |
CALLC Pre Split |  |  |  |  |
CVR Organization [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of entities into which the limited liability company was split | entity |  | 2 |  |  |

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