Represents the number of barrels of storage tanks owned by the entity included in the refinery of the acquiree.

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Represents the percentage of ownership interest held by the majority shareholder

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Represents the number of entities into which the limited liability company was split.

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The percentage of ownership held by the public.

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Represents the rated capacity of the refinery owned by the acquiree.

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[Line Items] for Schedule of Organization [Table]

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Organization and History of the Company (Details 1) bbl in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2011 bbl / d bbl	Oct. 26, 2007 entity	Dec. 31, 2015 segment	May. 06, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010
CVR Organization [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			2
Percentage owned by the public prior to Icahn's acquisition				100.00%
GWEC
CVR Organization [Line Items]
Capacity of refinery acquired by the entity in Wynnewood, Oklahoma (in barrels per day) \| bbl / d	70,000
Capacity of refinery owned by acquiree in Wynnewood, Oklahoma (in barrels) \| bbl	2.0
Goldman Sachs Funds and Kelso Funds
CVR Organization [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares beneficially owned					40.00%
IEP
CVR Organization [Line Items]
Ownership percentage held by controlling stockholder			82.00%
CALLC Pre Split
CVR Organization [Line Items]
Number of entities into which the limited liability company was split \| entity		2