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Related Party Transactions - Railcar Lease Agreements and Maintenance (Details) - Railcar Lease Agreement - CVR Partners, LP - American Railcar Leasing LLC $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 railcar	Dec. 31, 2016 railcar
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of railcars to be leased | railcar		115
Term of lease agreement		7 years
Number of railcars leased | railcar			115
Rent expense | $	$ 0.2
Cost of Goods Sold, Maintenance Costs | $	$ 0.2

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Maintenance costs incurred and are directly related to goods produced and sold during the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(a))
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