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Organization and History of the Company (Details 3)		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2015 subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) fertilizer_facility
CVR Partners, LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of new subsidiaries | subsidiary	2
Rentech Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of fertilizer facilities | fertilizer_facility			2
Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen | CVR Partners, LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Expected issuance of common units | shares		40,700,000
Expense reimbursement payment		$ 10,000,000
Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen | Rentech Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
CVR Partners common units eligible per Rentech Nitrogen common unit | shares		1.04
Unit price | $ / shares		$ 2.57
Termination fee		$ 31,200,000
Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2021 | Senior Notes | Rentech Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			6.50%
Letter of Credit | Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest calculation period		360 days
Loan term		1 year
Secured Debt | Rentech Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity			$ 50,000,000.0
CRLLC | Letter of Credit | Forecast | CVR Partners, LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 150,000,000.0
LIBOR | Letter of Credit | Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		3.00%

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