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Organization and History of the Company (Details 4) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions											1 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		13 Months Ended	17 Months Ended	25 Months Ended	31 Months Ended
	Jul. 24, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 10, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May. 29, 2013 USD ($) shares	May. 20, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 23, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 22, 2013	Apr. 13, 2011 $ / shares shares	Jul. 23, 2014	May. 19, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015 partnership_interest	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015 partnership_interest	May. 27, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015 partnership_interest
CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Percentage of ownership interest														100.00%
Number of types of partnership interests outstanding \| partnership_interest													2			2		2
Percentage of interest held by public (as percent)											33.00%	19.00%			29.00%	34.00%
Percentage of common units owned by the general partner									100.00%
CVR Refining GP, LLC
CVR Refining, LP
Percentage of common units owned by the general partner																100.00%
CVR Partners, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of types of partnership interests outstanding \| partnership_interest													2			2		2
Percentage of interest held by public (as percent)																	30.00%	47.00%
Ownership interest held by CRLLC or CVR Refining Holdings LLC (as a percent)																		53.00%
Initial Public Offering \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares								24,000,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 25.00
Proceeds from issuance of common limited partners units						$ 90.0	$ 653.6	$ 600.0
Underwriting discounts and commissions							32.5
Payments of stock issuance costs							3.9
Proceeds from IPO to be utilized for pre-funding of certain maintenance and environmental capital expenditures through 2014							160.0
Proceeds utilized for general partnership purposes							101.5
Initial Public Offering \| Wynnewood refinery
CVR Refining, LP
Proceeds from IPO to be utilized for funding the turnaround expenses in acquisitions							54.0
Initial Public Offering \| CRLLC
CVR Refining, LP
Amount distributed to CRLLC							$ 85.1
Initial Public Offering \| CVR Partners, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares										22,080,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares										$ 16.00
Over-Allotment Option \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares						3,600,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 25.00
Underwritten Offering \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares			1,209,236		12,000,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 30.75		$ 30.75
Proceeds from issuance of common limited partners units					$ 394.0
Underwriting discounts and commissions			$ 12.2
Payments of stock issuance costs			$ 0.4
Units redeemed (in shares) \| shares					13,209,236
Second Underwritten Offering \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares	589,100	6,500,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 26.07	$ 26.07
Proceeds from issuance of common limited partners units	$ 14.9	$ 164.1
Underwriting discounts and commissions		5.3
Payments of stock issuance costs		$ 0.5
Units redeemed (in shares) \| shares		6,500,000
IEP \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Ownership interest held by public - IEP (as percent)															4.00%	4.00%
IEP \| Initial Public Offering \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares								4,000,000
CVR Refining Holdings LLC \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Ownership interest held by CRLLC or CVR Refining Holdings LLC (as a percent)											67.00%				71.00%	66.00%
CVR Refining Holdings LLC \| Second Underwritten Offering
CVR Refining, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) \| shares	385,900
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 26.07
Proceeds from issuance of common limited partners units	$ 9.7
AEPC \| Private Placement
CVR Refining, LP
Proceeds from issuance of common limited partners units				$ 61.5
AEPC \| Private Placement \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Units sold in private placement (in shares) \| shares				2,000,000
10.875% Senior Secured Notes, due 2017 \| Initial Public Offering \| CVR Refining, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Proceeds from IPO to be utilized for repurchase of debt								$ 253.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)								10.875%
Minimum \| CVR Partners, LP
CVR Refining, LP
Percentage of common units owned by the general partner													50.00%