Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CVR Refining, LP | Current Assets
Derivative Asset [Abstract]
Gross Assets	$ 7,800,000	$ 25,300,000
Gross Amounts Offset	(500,000)	(300,000)
Net Assets Presented	7,300,000	25,000,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	0	0
Net Amount	7,300,000	25,000,000
CVR Refining, LP | Noncurrent Assets
Derivative Asset [Abstract]
Gross Assets	14,600,000	22,300,000
Gross Amounts Offset	(100,000)	0
Net Assets Presented	14,500,000	22,300,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	0	0
Net Amount	14,500,000	22,300,000
CVR Refining, LP | Current Liabilities
Offsetting liabilities
Gross Liabilities	33,000,000
Gross Amounts Offset	(13,400,000)
Net Liabilities Presented	19,600,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	(100,000)
Net Amount	19,500,000
Interest rate swaps | CVR Partners, LP
Offsetting liabilities
Gross Amounts Offset	0	0
Commodity swaps | CVR Refining, LP | Current Assets
Derivative Asset [Abstract]
Gross Assets	7,800,000	25,300,000
Gross Amounts Offset	(500,000)	(300,000)
Net Assets Presented	7,300,000	25,000,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	0	0
Net Amount	7,300,000	25,000,000
Commodity swaps | CVR Refining, LP | Noncurrent Assets
Derivative Asset [Abstract]
Gross Assets	14,600,000	22,300,000
Gross Amounts Offset	(100,000)	0
Net Assets Presented	14,500,000	22,300,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	0	0
Net Amount	14,500,000	22,300,000
Commodity swaps | CVR Refining, LP | Current Liabilities
Offsetting liabilities
Gross Liabilities	32,900,000
Gross Amounts Offset	(13,400,000)
Net Liabilities Presented	19,500,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	0
Net Amount	19,500,000
Other derivative activity | CVR Refining, LP | Current Liabilities
Offsetting liabilities
Gross Liabilities	100,000
Gross Amounts Offset	0
Net Liabilities Presented	100,000
Cash Collateral Not Offset	(100,000)
Net Amount	$ 0