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Organization and Nature of Business (Details)		12 Months Ended
Organization and Nature of Business (Details)	Nov. 23, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) manufacturing_facility $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 22, 2021 USD ($)	May 06, 2020 USD ($)
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Number of manufacturing facilities \| manufacturing_facility		2
Percentage of limited partner interest held by the public		64.00%
Unit Repurchase Program, authorized amount				$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Common units repurchased on open market (in units) \| shares		24,378	623,177
Cost, inclusive of transaction costs, of repurchase of outstanding common units		$ 500,000	$ 7,100,000
Average price per common unit (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares		$ 21.70	$ 11.35
Reverse unit split, conversion ratio	0.1
Amount remaining in authority under Unit Repurchase Program		$ 12,400,000
CVR Energy \| IEP Energy LLC
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Aggregate ownership percentage		71.00%
CVR Partners \| CVR Services
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
Limited partner interest		36.00%
CVR Partners \| CVR GP
Formation of the Partnership, Organization and Nature of Business
General partner interest		100.00%