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Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business - Pending Mergers (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 09, 2015 subsidiary | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) fertilizer_facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of new subsidiaries | subsidiary | 2 |  |
Rentech Nitrogen and Rentech Nitrogen GP |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Legal and other professional fees |  |  | $ 2,300,000
Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of fertilizer facilities | fertilizer_facility |  |  | 2
Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Partner's units acquired | shares |  | 40,700,000 |
Expense reimbursement payment |  | $ 10,000,000 |
Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
CVR Partners common units eligible per Rentech Nitrogen common unit | shares |  | 1.04 |
Unit price | $ / shares |  | $ 2.57 |
Termination fee |  | $ 31,200,000 |
Senior Notes | Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2021 | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, percentage rate |  |  | 6.50%
Letter of Credit | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest calculation period |  |  | 360 days
Letter of Credit | Forecast | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Loan term |  | 1 year |
Letter of Credit | CRLLC | Forecast |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |
Term Loan | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 50,000,000.0
LIBOR | Letter of Credit | Rentech Nitrogen |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 3.00%

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