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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 railcar	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 lawsuit
CRNF
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Lease expense	$ 1.3		$ 1.2	$ 3.6	$ 3.5
Linde, Inc. | CRNF
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Expenses related to agreement	1.0		0.9	2.9	2.6
HollyFrontier Corporation | CRNF
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Expenses related to agreement	1.1		$ 1.0	$ 3.6	$ 3.3
CVR Refining, LP | Purchase obligation for pet coke
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Period for calculation of the average pet coke price paid to CVR Refining				2 years
Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Expenses related to agreement	$ 2.5			$ 4.3
Affiliates
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Lease arrangement, number of railcars to be leased | railcar		115
Merger Lawsuits
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed | lawsuit						2

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