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Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 manufacturing_facility
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Number of manufacturing facilities	2
Percentage of limited partner interest held by the public	66.00%
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%
IEP Energy LLC | CVR Energy, Inc
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Aggregate ownership percentage	82.00%

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

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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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