Acquisition - Parent Affiliate Units (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Apr. 01, 2016 |
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
Units purchased (in units) | 400,000 | |||
East Dubuque Merger | ||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
Fair value of noncontrolling interest for parent affiliate units | $ 4.6 | |||
CVR Partners, LP | East Dubuque Merger | ||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
Units purchased (in units) | 400,000 | |||
Fair value of noncontrolling interest for parent affiliate units | $ 4.6 | |||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest | $ 5.0 | |||
CVR Nitrogen | ||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
Limited partner interest | 1.00% | |||
CVR Nitrogen | CVR Partners, LP | ||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||
Limited partners ownership percentage | 100.00% |