v3.20.2

Organization and Nature of Business (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) manufacturing_facility $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) manufacturing_facility $ / shares shares | May 06, 2020 USD ($)
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities | manufacturing_facility | 2 | 2 |
Percentage of limited partner interest held by the public |  | 65.00% |
Unit Repurchase Program, authorized amount |  |  | $ 10,000,000
Common units repurchased on open market (in units) | shares | 890,218 | 890,218 |
Cost, inclusive of transaction costs, of repurchase of outstanding common units | $ 1,000,000.0 | $ 1,000,000.0 |
Average price per common unit (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares | $ 1.07 | $ 1.07 |
Amount remaining in authority under Unit Repurchase Program | $ 9,000,000.0 | $ 9,000,000.0 |
CVR Energy, Inc | IEP Energy LLC |  |  |
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business |  |  |
Aggregate ownership percentage | 71.00% | 71.00% |
CVR Partners | CVR Service |  |  |
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business |  |  |
Limited partner interest |  | 35.00% |
CVR Partners | CVR GP |  |  |
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business |  |  |
General partner interest |  | 100.00% |

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