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Commitments and Contingencies - Coffeyville Second Consent Decree (Details) - EHS - CRRM $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) issue | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Marquee issues under the Clean Air Act | issue | 4 |
Percentage of refining capacity | 95.00% |
Environmental civil penalty | $ 0.7 |
Estimated costs of additional incremental capital expenditures |  | $ 0.7

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