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Acquisition - Schedule of Unit Consideration Fair Value (Details) - CVR Partners, LP - East Dubuque Merger $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
CVR Nitrogen common units outstanding, as of the close of the merger (in units) | 38,985,000
Less: Noncontrolling interest from parent affiliate units (in units) | 400,000
Net units subject to merger consideration (in units) | 38,585,000
Unit consideration per CVR Nitrogen common unit (in units) | 1.04
Number of CVR Partners common units issued for merger consideration (in units) | 40,129,000
Number of CVR Partners common units issued for CVR Nitrogen phantom units issued to non-continuing employees and CVR Nitrogen board members (in units) | 26,000
Total number of CVR Partners units issued (in units) | 40,155,000
Fair value per CVR Partners common unit, as of the close of the merger (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares | $ 8.36
Fair value of common units issued in a business combination | $ | $ 335,693

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