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Major Customers and Suppliers (Details) - supplier	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Sales | Customer concentration | Petroleum | Customer A
Major Customers and Suppliers
Concentration risk (as a percent)	14.00%	13.00%	12.00%
Sales | Customer concentration | Nitrogen Fertilizer
Major Customers and Suppliers
Concentration risk (as a percent)	24.00%	27.00%	28.00%
Sales | Customer concentration | Nitrogen Fertilizer | Customer B
Major Customers and Suppliers
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10.00%	17.00%	15.00%
Sales | Customer concentration | Nitrogen Fertilizer | Customer C
Major Customers and Suppliers
Concentration risk (as a percent)	14.00%	10.00%	13.00%
Contracted volume | Supplier concentration | Petroleum
Major Customers and Suppliers
Concentration risk (as a percent)	61.00%	67.00%	69.00%
Number of major suppliers	1	1	1

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