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Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
(18) Subsequent Events

Dividend

On October 31, 2017, the board of directors of the Company declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of 2017 to the Company's stockholders of $0.50 per share, or $43.4 million in the aggregate. The dividend will be paid on November 17, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 10, 2017. IEP will receive $35.6 million in respect of its 82% ownership interest in the Company's shares.

Refining Partnership Distribution

On October 31, 2017, the board of directors of the Refining Partnership's general partner declared a cash distribution for the third quarter of 2017 to the Refining Partnership's unitholders of $0.94 per common unit, or $138.7 million in aggregate. The cash distribution will be paid on November 17, 2017 to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 10, 2017. The Company will receive $91.5 million in respect of its Refining Partnership common units.



Joint Venture Agreement

On October 31, 2017, subsidiaries of CVR Refining and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ("Plains") formed a 50/50 joint venture, Midway Pipeline LLC ("Midway"), which has acquired the approximately 100-mile, 16-inch Cushing to Broome pipeline system from Plains. The Cushing to Broome pipeline system connects CVR Refining’s Coffeyville, Kansas, refinery to the Cushing, Oklahoma, oil hub. Midway has entered into a contract with Plains pursuant to which Plains will continue its role as operator of the pipeline.  In a separate unrelated transaction, subsidiaries of CVR Refining and Plains entered into an agreement on October 31, 2017, pursuant to which CVR Refining has agreed to acquire the Cushing to Ellis crude oil pipeline system from Plains. The approximately 100-mile, 8- and 10-inch pipeline system helps link CVR Refining’s Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery to Cushing. The acquisition, which remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, is expected to close in the 2017 fourth quarter.  Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.