Commitments and Contingencies Energy Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended															5 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Energy Segment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 CVR Energy, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CRNF [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 CRNF [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 CRNF [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 CRNF [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 WRC [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2009 Crude Oil, Indirect Supplier [Member] Oklahoma CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Dismissed Without Prejudice [Member] litigation_cases	Jul. 31, 2009 Crude Oil, Indirect Supplier [Member] NEW MEXICO CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Dismissed Without Prejudice [Member] litigation_cases	May 31, 2010 Crude Oil, Indirect Supplier [Member] OKLAHOMA and KANSAS [Member] CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] litigation_cases	Jun. 30, 2010 Crude Oil Discharge [Member] Kansas CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] plaintiffs	Dec. 31, 2012 Crude Oil Discharge [Member] Kansas CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Pending Litigation [Member]	May 31, 2008 Crude Oil Discharge [Member] Kansas CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Settled [Member] plaintiffs	Jun. 30, 2010 Crude Oil Discharge [Member] Kansas CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Pending Litigation and Settled, Aggregate [Member] plaintiffs	Dec. 31, 2012 EPA, Second Consent Decree, Clean Air Act [Member] CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 ODEQ [Member] WRC [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Oct. 25, 2010 U.S. Coast Guard / EPA [Member] Crude Oil Discharge [Member] Kansas CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member] Pending Litigation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Air Emissions Reduction and Water Conservation [Member] EPA, Second Consent Decree, Clean Air Act [Member] CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Professional Fees [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Profession fees, case 2 [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Civil penalty [Member] CWA violations [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Civil penalty [Member] Oversight cost reimbursement [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Wynnewood Consent Order [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Coffeyville, Kansas [Member] CRRM [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Coffeyville, Kansas Refinery and Phillipsburg, Kansas Terminal Facility [Member] Kansas CRRM and CRT [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Member] Energy Segment [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary							82.00%
Lease expense								$ 9,000,000	$ 6,000,000																		$ 1,000,000
Lawsuits Filed Against Company																15	2	2
Average increase in annual property tax expense											11,000,000	12,000,000	11,000,000	11,000,000
Negotiated settlement to resolve Port Refinery environmental matter													11,000,000
Number of claimants / plaintiffs																			1		16	3
Compensatory damages sought																					4,000,000	3,000,000			2,000,000			18,500,000	18,500,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Payments																														600,000	1,700,000
Insurance proceeds under primary environmental liability insurance policy																				25,000,000
Accrued environmental liabilities																																		2,000,000
Estimated closure and post-closure costs included in accred environmental liabilities																																		1,000,000
Capital expenditures to comply with environmental rules				20,000,000						63,000,000					105,000,000								40,000,000			1,000,000
U.S. refineries entered into environmental regulatory concent decree, minimum percentage of U.S. refining capacity										90.00%
Civil penalty, anticipated maximum																							1,000,000
Civil penalty paid																								950,000									300,000
Other income (loss), net	21,000,000	(175,000,000)	(72,000,000)	76,000,000	(185,000,000)	[1]
Environmental expenditures capitalized				111,000,000	21,000,000
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss																																3,000,000
Renewable fuel percentage standard					9.74%
Cost of RINs				181,000,000	14,000,000
Biofuel blending obligation																																			$ 17,000,000	$ 1,000,000

[1] We consolidated CVR effective May 4, 2012.