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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) bbl in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) derivative	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) derivative bbl	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 bbl
Derivative Financial Instruments
Loss on derivatives, net | $	$ (17.0)	$ (1.7)	$ (4.8)	$ (4.8)
CVR Refining, LP | Commodity Derivatives
Derivative Financial Instruments
Number of derivative instruments held | derivative	0		0
Loss on derivatives, net | $	$ 0.0	0.0	$ (0.1)	(0.4)
CVR Refining, LP | Crack Spreads | Not Designated as Hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments
Number of barrels					4.0
CVR Refining, LP | 2-1-1 Crack Spreads | Not Designated as Hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments
Number of barrels			6.4
CVR Refining, LP | Distillate Crack Spreads | Not Designated as Hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments
Number of barrels			4.9
CVR Refining, LP | Gasoline Crack Spreads | Not Designated as Hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments
Number of barrels			4.9
CVR Refining, LP | Commodity Swaps
Derivative Financial Instruments
Loss on derivatives, net | $	$ (17.0)	$ (1.7)	$ (4.7)	$ (4.4)

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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