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The number of units or percentage investment of the limited partner interests held by the public.

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Represents the amount of underwriting fees paid in connection with the partners' capital account units offering conducted by the entity.

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The price per unit for units sold in a public offering.

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Represents the aggregate ownership percentage held by related party pursuant to the transaction agreement.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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Costs incurred in connection with the offering and selling of additional partner interest.

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Monetary value of the issuance of new units of limited partnership interest in a public offering, net of offering costs. This is a parenthetical disclosure.

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The number of units sold in a public offering of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended		19 Months Ended	25 Months Ended
	May. 28, 2013	Apr. 13, 2011	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	May. 27, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Percentage of limited partner interest held by the public				47.00%	47.00%
CRLLC
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Limited partner interest (as a percent)				53.00%	53.00%
General partner interest (as a percent)				100.00%	100.00%
CVR Energy, Inc \| Offeror
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Aggregate ownership percentage				82.00%	82.00%
Forecast \| CRLLC
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Limited partner interest (as a percent)			34.00%
General partner interest (as a percent)			100.00%
IPO
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Number of limited partner units sold in public offering (in units)		22,080,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share)		$ 16
Net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering		$ 324.2
Investment spent for profit and growth since IPO		$ 47.0
Percentage of limited partner interest held by the public						30.00%
IPO \| CRLLC
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Limited partner interest (as a percent)						70.00%
General partner interest (as a percent)						100.00%
Secondary Offering
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Offering costs							$ 0.5
Secondary Offering \| CRLLC
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Number of limited partner units sold in public offering (in units)	12,000,000
Offering price per unit (in dollars per share)	$ 25.15
Net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering	$ 292.6
Underwriting discounts and commissions	$ 9.2
CRLLC \| Secondary Offering
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Limited partner interest (as a percent)				53.00%