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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	$ 591,328,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross		$ 589,157,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less: Accumulated depreciation	191,030,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment		184,223,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total property, plant and equipment, net	400,298,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet		404,934,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Capitalized interest	0us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized	35,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized
Depreciation and amortization not included in direct operating expenses	6,600,000uan_DepreciationAndAmortizationNotIncludedInDirectOperatingExpenses	6,600,000uan_DepreciationAndAmortizationNotIncludedInDirectOperatingExpenses
Depreciation and amortization not included in cost of products sold expense	200,000uan_DepreciationandAmortizationNotIncludedinCostofProductsSoldExpense	100,000uan_DepreciationandAmortizationNotIncludedinCostofProductsSoldExpense
Land and improvements
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	5,333,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember		5,263,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember
Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	2,830,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember		2,266,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	559,526,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember		559,210,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Automotive equipment
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	497,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_TransportationEquipmentMember		497,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_TransportationEquipmentMember
Furniture and fixtures
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	882,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember		882,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Railcars
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	14,519,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_RailroadTransportationEquipmentMember		14,524,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_RailroadTransportationEquipmentMember
Construction in progress
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Gross property, plant and equipment	$ 7,741,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember		$ 6,515,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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