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Represents the change in the urea and ammonia nitrate netback price, exclusive of transportation cost, used in determining the rate under the related party agreement.

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Related Party Transactions - Coke Supply Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) T $ / T	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of product sold \| $	$ 19,811	$ 14,501	$ 72,241	$ 55,694
Accounts payable, due to affiliates \| $	1,980		1,980		$ 1,940
Coke Supply Agreement \| Petroleum coke
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of product sold \| $	500	$ 1,100	1,700	$ 5,000
Accounts payable, due to affiliates \| $	$ 0		$ 0		$ 300
Coke Supply Agreement \| Petroleum coke \| CRNF \| CRRM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of annual production of pet coke to be delivered			100.00%
Annual production of pet coke \| T			500,000
Period for which average percentage of pet coke is obtained from CRRM's adjacent crude oil refinery			5 years
Pet coke price used to calculate the UAN-based price under the related party agreement (in dollars per ton)			25
UAN-based netback price, exclusive of transportation cost, under the related party agreement (in dollars per ton)			205
Pet coke price adjustment for every $1.00 change in the UAN netback price, exclusive of transportation cost, used to calculate the UAN-based price under the related party agreement (in dollars per ton)			0.5
UAN-based netback price change, exclusive of transportation cost, under the related party agreement (in dollars per ton)			1
Coke Supply Agreement \| Petroleum coke \| Minimum \| CRNF \| CRRM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly production volume of product which allows for the purchasing party the option to purchase any excess at rates stated in the agreement \| T			41,667
Average percentage of pet coke obtained during the last five years from CRRM's adjacent crude oil refinery (over)			70.00%
Pet coke price used to calculate the UAN-based price under the related party agreement (in dollars per ton)			5
Coke Supply Agreement \| Petroleum coke \| Maximum \| CRNF \| CRRM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Pet coke price used to calculate the UAN-based price under the related party agreement (in dollars per ton)			40