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Organization and History of the Company (Details 2) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	25 Months Ended	34 Months Ended
	May 28, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 13, 2011 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 partnership_interest	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May 27, 2013	Mar. 31, 2016
CVR GP, LLC
CVR Partners, LP
Percentage of common units owned by the general partner			100.00%
CVR Partners, LP
CVR Partners, LP
Percentage of interest held by public (as percent)			66.00%		30.00%	47.00%
Number of types of partnership interests outstanding | partnership_interest			2
Initial Public Offering | CVR Partners, LP
CVR Partners, 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
Secondary Offering | CVR Partners, LP
CVR Partners, LP
Number of units sold in public offering (in shares) | shares	12,000,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 25.15
Proceeds from issuance of common limited partners units	$ 292.6
Underwriting discounts and commissions	$ 9.2
Payments of stock issuance costs				$ 0.5
CRLLC | CVR Partners, LP
CVR Partners, LP
Percentage of interest held by public (as percent)						53.00%

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