Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Benefit Plans	(12) Benefit Plans A subsidiary of CVR Energy sponsors and administers a defined contribution 401(k) plan, the CVR Energy 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), in which employees of the general partner, CVR Partners and its subsidiaries may participate. Participants in the Plan may elect to contribute a designated percentage of their eligible compensation in accordance with the Plan, subject to statutory limits. The Partnership provides a matching contribution of 100% of the first 6% of eligible compensation contributed by participants. Participants in the Plan are immediately vested in their individual contributions. The Plan provides for a three-year vesting schedule for the Partnership's matching contributions and contains a provision to count service with predecessor organizations. The Partnership's contributions under the Plan were approximately $0.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

(12) Benefit Plans

A subsidiary of CVR Energy sponsors and administers a defined contribution 401(k) plan, the CVR Energy 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), in which employees of the general partner, CVR Partners and its subsidiaries may participate. Participants in the Plan may elect to contribute a designated percentage of their eligible compensation in accordance with the Plan, subject to statutory limits. The Partnership provides a matching contribution of 100% of the first 6% of eligible compensation contributed by participants. Participants in the Plan are immediately vested in their individual contributions. The Plan provides for a three-year vesting schedule for the Partnership's matching contributions and contains a provision to count service with predecessor organizations. The Partnership's contributions under the Plan were approximately $0.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.