CVR PARTNERS, LP, 10-K filed on 2/19/2025
Annual Report
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Cover - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Feb. 14, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K    
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Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2024    
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Entity File Number 001-35120    
Entity Registrant Name CVR Partners, LP    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 56-2677689    
Entity Address, Address Line One 2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 500    
Entity Address, City or Town Sugar Land    
Entity Address, State or Province TX    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 77479    
City Area Code 281    
Local Phone Number 207-3200    
Title of 12(b) Security Common units representing limited partner interests    
Trading Symbol UAN    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
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Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
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Entity Public Float     $ 502.4
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   10,569,637  
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Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024    
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Audit Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Audit Information [Abstract]  
Auditor Firm ID 248
Auditor Name GRANT THORNTON LLP
Auditor Location Tulsa, Oklahoma
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 90,857 $ 45,279
Accounts receivable, net 65,216 41,893
Inventories 75,579 69,165
Prepaid expenses 1,257 8,392
Other current assets 632 1,140
Total current assets 233,541 165,869
Property, plant and equipment, net 735,591 761,023
Other long-term assets 49,592 48,440
Total assets 1,018,724 975,332
Current liabilities:    
Deferred revenue 50,788 15,796
Other current liabilities 23,983 20,872
Total current liabilities 111,349 75,473
Long-term liabilities:    
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion 567,974 547,308
Long-term deferred revenue 26,966 33,311
Other long-term liabilities 19,365 16,360
Total long-term liabilities 614,305 596,979
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 11 and Note 2, respectively)
Partners’ capital:    
Common unitholders, 10,569,637 and 10,569,637 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively 293,069 302,879
General partner interest 1 1
Total partners’ capital 293,070 302,880
Total liabilities and partners’ capital 1,018,724 975,332
Nonrelated Party    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 30,365 33,486
Related Party    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $ 6,213 $ 5,319
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - shares
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Common units issued (in units) 10,569,637 10,569,637
Common units outstanding (in units) 10,569,637 10,569,637
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]      
Net sales $ 525,324 $ 681,477 $ 835,584
Operating costs and expenses:      
Cost of materials and other 104,141 134,377 130,913
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 214,222 234,916 270,167
Depreciation and amortization 88,096 79,720 82,137
Cost of sales 406,459 449,013 483,217
Selling, general and administrative expenses 28,414 29,523 32,192
Loss on asset disposal 100 1,533 263
Operating income 90,351 201,408 319,912
Other (expense) income:      
Interest expense, net (29,827) (28,653) (34,065)
Other income (expense), net 453 (33) 1,114
Income before income tax expense 60,977 172,722 286,961
Income tax expense 77 289 160
Net income $ 60,900 $ 172,433 $ 286,801
Basic earnings per common unit (in dollars per unit) $ 5.76 $ 16.31 $ 27.07
Diluted earnings per common unit (in dollars per unit) $ 5.76 $ 16.31 $ 27.07
Weighted-average common units outstanding:      
Basic (in units) 10,570 10,570 10,593
Diluted (in units) 10,570 10,570 10,593
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
General Partner Interest
Common Units
Beginning balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2021     10,681,332
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021 $ 342,198 $ 1 $ 342,197
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity      
Net income 286,801   $ 286,801
Repurchase of common units (in units)     (111,695)
Repurchase of common units (12,398)   $ (12,398)
Cash distributions to common unitholders – Affiliates (75,193)   (75,193)
Cash distributions to common unitholders – Non-affiliates (129,597)   $ (129,597)
Ending balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2022     10,569,637
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022 411,811 1 $ 411,810
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity      
Net income 172,433   172,433
Cash distributions to common unitholders – Affiliates (103,605)   (103,605)
Cash distributions to common unitholders – Non-affiliates (177,759)   $ (177,759)
Ending balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2023     10,569,637
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023 302,880 1 $ 302,879
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity      
Net income 60,900   60,900
Cash distributions to common unitholders – Affiliates (26,037)   (26,037)
Cash distributions to common unitholders – Non-affiliates (44,673)   $ (44,673)
Ending balance (in units) at Dec. 31, 2024     10,569,637
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024 $ 293,070 $ 1 $ 293,069
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 60,900 $ 172,433 $ 286,801
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 88,096 79,720 82,137
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount 696 754 821
Loss on asset disposal 100 1,533 263
Loss on debt extinguishment 0 0 628
Share-based compensation 4,898 8,235 25,264
Other adjustments 76 222 (107)
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (23,323) 27,501 (21,139)
Inventories (5,677) 6,704 (24,807)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 7,643 1,911 (2,278)
Accounts payable (5,599) (23,831) (6,577)
Deferred revenue 28,647 (23,491) (20,502)
Other current liabilities 2,227 (8,412) (14,939)
Other long-term assets and liabilities (8,143) 247 (4,101)
Net cash provided by operating activities 150,541 243,526 301,464
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (37,074) (24,196) (44,668)
Proceeds from the sale of assets 4 0 45
Return of equity method investment 5,178 21,474 0
Net cash used in investing activities (31,892) (2,722) (44,623)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Principal payments on senior secured notes 0 0 (65,000)
Payment of deferred financing costs 0 (500) (829)
Repurchase of common units 0 0 (12,398)
Cash distributions to common unitholders (70,710) (281,364) (204,790)
Other financing activities (2,361) 0 (1)
Net cash used in financing activities (73,071) (281,864) (283,018)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 45,578 (41,060) (26,177)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 45,279 86,339 112,516
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 90,857 45,279 86,339
Related Party      
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Cash distributions to common unitholders (26,037) (103,605) (75,193)
Nonrelated Party      
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Cash distributions to common unitholders $ (44,673) $ (177,759) $ (129,597)
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Organization and Nature of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Nature of Business
(1) Organization and Nature of Business

CVR Partners, LP (“CVR Partners” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed by CVR Energy, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, but excluding the Partnership and its subsidiaries, “CVR Energy”) to own, operate and grow its nitrogen fertilizer business. The Partnership produces nitrogen fertilizer products at two manufacturing facilities, one located in Coffeyville, Kansas operated by our wholly owned subsidiary, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC (“CRNF”) (the “Coffeyville Facility”) and one located in East Dubuque, Illinois operated by our wholly owned subsidiary, East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC (“EDNF”) (the “East Dubuque Facility”, and together with the Coffeyville Facility, the “Facilities”). The Facilities manufacture ammonia and are able to further upgrade such ammonia to other nitrogen fertilizer products, principally urea ammonium nitrate (“UAN”). Nitrogen fertilizer is used by farmers to improve the yield and quality of their crops, primarily corn and wheat. The Partnership’s products are sold on a wholesale basis in the United States of America. As used in these financial statements, references to CVR Partners, the Partnership, “we”, “us”, and “our” may refer to consolidated subsidiaries of CVR Partners or one or both of the facilities, as the context may require.

Interest Holders

As of December 31, 2024, public common unitholders held approximately 61% of the Partnership’s outstanding limited partner interests; CVR Energy, through its subsidiaries, held approximately 37% of the Partnership’s outstanding limited partner interests and 100% of the Partnership’s general partner interest, while Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its other affiliates (“IEP”) held the remaining approximately 2% of the Partnership’s outstanding limited partner interests. As of December 31, 2024, IEP owned approximately 66% of the common stock of CVR Energy. On January 8, 2025, IEP acquired an additional 1% ownership, or 878,212 additional shares of CVR Energy’s common stock at a price of $18.25 per share.

Unit Repurchase Program

On May 6, 2020, the board of directors of our general partner (the “Board”), on behalf of the Partnership, authorized a unit repurchase program, which was increased on February 22, 2021 (the “Unit Repurchase Program”). The Unit Repurchase Program authorized the Partnership to repurchase up to $20 million of the Partnership’s common units. On February 20, 2024, the Board, on behalf of the Partnership, terminated the nominal authority remaining under the Unit Repurchase Program. From authorization through March 2022, CVR Partners repurchased, on a split-adjusted basis, 759,250 common units on the open market in accordance with a repurchase agreement under Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, at a cost of $20.0 million, exclusive of transaction costs, or an average price of $26.33 per common unit. Prior to the termination of the Unit Repurchase Program in 2024 and for the year ended December 31, 2023, CVR Partners did not repurchase any common units.

Management and Operations

The Partnership, including its general partner, is managed by a combination of the Board, the general partner’s executive officers, UAN Services, LLC (as sole member of the general partner), and certain officers of CVR Energy and its subsidiaries, pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, as well as a number of agreements among the Partnership, the General Partner, CVR Energy, and certain of their respective subsidiaries, including a service agreement. See Note 13 (“Related Party Transactions”) for further discussion. Common unitholders have limited voting rights on matters affecting the Partnership and have no right to elect the general partner’s directors or officers, whether on an annual or continuing basis or otherwise.

Subsequent Events

The Partnership evaluated subsequent events, if any, that would require an adjustment to the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements or require disclosure in the notes to the consolidated financial statements through the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. Where applicable, the notes to these consolidated financial statements have been updated to discuss all significant subsequent events which have occurred.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), include the accounts of CVR Partners and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

Certain immaterial reclassifications have been made within the consolidated financial statements for prior periods to conform with current presentation.

Use of Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are reviewed on an ongoing basis, based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates, and actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits, and investments in highly liquid money market accounts with original maturities of three months or less. We maintain cash and cash equivalent balances with a single financial institution, which may at times be in excess of federally insured levels.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable, net primarily consists of customer accounts receivable recorded at the invoiced amounts and generally do not bear interest. Allowances for doubtful accounts are based on historical loss experience, expected credit losses from current economic conditions, and management’s expectations of future economic conditions. The allowance is recorded when the receivable is deemed uncollectible and is booked to bad debt expense. The largest concentration of credit for any one customer was approximately 25% and 40% of the Accounts receivable, net balance at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. There was no bad debt expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Inventories

Inventories consist of fertilizer products and raw materials (primarily pet coke), which are valued at the lower of GAAP First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) cost or net realizable value. We compare the estimated realizable value of inventories to their cost by product. Depending on inventory levels, the per-ton realizable value of our fertilizer products is estimated using pricing on in-transit orders, pricing for open, fixed-price orders that have not shipped, and, if volumes remain unaccounted for, current management pricing estimates for fertilizer products. Management’s estimate for current pricing reflects up-to-date pricing in the market as of the end of each reporting period. Reductions to selling prices for unreimbursed freight costs are included to arrive at net realizable value, as applicable. There were no inventory adjustments recognized during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Inventories also include parts and supplies that are valued at the weighted moving-average cost, which approximates FIFO. The cost of inventories includes inbound freight costs.

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Additions to property, plant and equipment, including capitalized interest and certain costs allocable to construction and property purchases, are recorded at cost. Expenditures for improvements that increase economic benefit or returns and/or extend useful life are capitalized, while expenditures for routine maintenance and repair costs are expensed when incurred
and are reported in Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the various classes of depreciable assets. The lives used in computing depreciation for significant asset classes are as follows:
Asset
Range of Useful
Lives, in Years
Land improvements
10 to 30
Buildings and improvements
3 to 30
Automotive equipment
5 to 30
Machinery and equipment
1 to 30
Right-of-use (“ROU”) finance leases
25
Other
3 to 10

Leasehold improvements and assets held under finance leases are depreciated or amortized utilizing the straight-line method over the shorter of the related contractual lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Equity Method Investments

The Partnership accounts for investments in which it has a noncontrolling interest, yet has significant influence over the entity, using the equity method of accounting, whereby the Partnership records its pro-rata share of earnings, contributions to, and distributions from, as adjustments to the investment balance in Other long-term assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The pro-rata share of earnings is also recorded in Other income (expense), net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Leases

At inception, the Partnership determines whether an arrangement is a lease and, if so, the appropriate lease classification. Operating leases are included as operating lease ROU assets within Other long-term assets and lease liabilities within Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. When applicable, finance leases are included as ROU finance leases within Property, plant and equipment, net, and finance lease liabilities within Other current liabilities and Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with an initial expected term of 12 months or less are considered short-term and are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Partnership recognizes operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term within Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) and Cost of materials and other and finance lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term within Depreciation and amortization and Interest expense, net.

ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of minimum lease payments over the lease term using an incremental borrowing rate with a maturity similar to the lease term. The lease term is modified to reflect options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain we will exercise such option. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise, in which case the depreciation policy in the “Property, Plant and Equipment, net” section above is applicable. The periodic lease payments are treated as payments of the lease obligation and interest is recorded as interest expense. A lease modification is assessed to conclude whether it is a separate new contract or a modified contract. If it is a modified contract, the Partnership reconsiders the lease classification and remeasures the lease.

Deferred Financing Costs

Lender and other third-party costs associated with debt issuances are deferred and amortized to Interest expense, net using the effective-interest method over the term of the debt and, depending on maturity, are included within Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations and Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion. Deferred financing costs related to line-of-credit arrangements are amortized using the straight-line method through the maturity date of the facility and, depending on maturity, are included within Other current assets and Other long-term liabilities.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets (excluding intangible assets with indefinite lives and deferred tax assets) are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future net cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds their fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Partnership records an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) at fair value for the estimated cost to retire a tangible long-lived asset at the time the liability is incurred, which is generally when the asset is purchased, constructed, or leased. The liability is recorded when there is a legal or contractual obligation to incur costs to retire the asset and only when a reasonable estimate of the fair value can be made.

Certain of the Partnership’s assets can be used for extended or indeterminate periods of time with proper maintenance and upgrades, which the Partnership intends, and has a historical practice of, to maintain and upgrade as technological advances are made available. As a result, the Partnership believes these assets have indeterminate lives for purposes of estimating AROs. A liability is recognized when sufficient information exists to estimate a date or range of potential settlement dates needed to employ a present value technique to estimate fair value.

Loss Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, CVR Partners may become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings, and governmental investigations, including environmental, regulatory, and other matters. The outcome of these matters cannot always be predicted accurately, but the Partnership accrues liabilities for these matters if the Partnership has determined that it is probable a loss will be incurred and the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accrued amounts, if any, are reflected in Other current liabilities or Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets depending on when the Partnership expects to expend such amounts and are adjusted as additional information becomes available upon a change in circumstance, as applicable. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there are no matters or contingencies that require recognition or disclosure.

Environmental, Health & Safety (“EH&S”) Matters

The Partnership is subject to various stringent federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety rules and regulations. Liabilities related to future remediation costs of past environmental contamination of properties are recognized when the related costs are considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. Estimates of these costs are based upon currently available facts, internal and third-party assessments of contamination, available remediation technology, site-specific costs, and currently enacted laws and regulations. In reporting environmental liabilities, no offset is made for potential recoveries. Loss contingency accruals, including those for environmental remediation, are subject to periodic management review and revision as further information develops or circumstances change and such accruals can take into account the legal liability of other parties. Environmental expenditures for capital assets are capitalized at the time of the expenditure when such costs provide future economic benefits. Accrued amounts, if any, are reflected in Other current liabilities or Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets depending on when the Partnership expects to expend such amounts. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, no liabilities have been recognized for environmental remediation matters, as no matters have been identified that are considered to be probable and estimable.

Revenue Recognition

The Partnership’s revenue is generated from contracts with customers and is recognized at a point in time when performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of the products or services to a customer. The transfer of control occurs upon delivery of the product, as the customer accepts the product, has title and significant risks and rewards of ownership of the product, physical possession of the product has been transferred, and we have the right to payment.
The transaction prices of the Partnership’s contracts are either fixed or based on market indices, and any uncertainty related to the variable consideration when determining the transaction price is resolved on the pricing date or the date when the product is delivered. The payment terms depend on the product and type of contract, but generally require customers to pay within 30 days or less, and do not contain significant financing components.

Any pass-through finished goods delivery costs reimbursed by customers are reported in Net sales, while an offsetting expense is included in Cost of materials and other. Non-monetary product exchanges which are entered into in the normal course of business are included on a net cost basis in Cost of materials and other on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Qualifying excise and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are recorded as a reduction of the transaction price.

Certain sales contracts require customer prepayment prior to product delivery to guarantee a price and supply of nitrogen fertilizer. Deferred revenue is recorded at the point in time in which a prepaid contract is legally enforceable and the associated right to consideration is unconditional prior to transferring product to the customer. An associated receivable is recorded for uncollected prepaid contract amounts.

Cost Classifications

Cost of materials and other consists primarily of freight and distribution expenses, feedstock expenses, purchased ammonia, and purchased hydrogen. Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) consist primarily of energy and other utility costs, direct costs of labor, property taxes, facility-related maintenance services, including turnaround expenses, and environmental and safety compliance costs, as well as catalyst and chemical costs. Each of these financial statement line items are also impacted by changes in inventory balances, as they include inventory production costs. Direct operating expenses also include allocated share-based compensation from CVR Energy and its subsidiaries. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of legal expenses, treasury, accounting, marketing, human resources, information technology, and maintaining the corporate and administrative offices in Texas and Kansas.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“Topic 820”), the Partnership utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, liabilities, or a group of assets or liabilities, such as a business.

Topic 820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Partnership’s own assumptions in determining the fair value)

Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and operating and finance lease obligations which are carried at cost and approximate their estimated fair value. The Partnership may enter into forward contracts with fixed or indexed delivery prices to purchase portions of its natural gas requirements. These natural gas contracts are not treated as derivatives as they qualify for the normal purchase and normal sale exclusions. Accordingly, the fair value of these contracts are not recorded at the end of each reporting period.

Turnaround Expenses

Turnarounds represent major maintenance activities that require the shutdown of significant parts of a facility to perform necessary inspections, cleanings, repairs, and replacements of assets. Costs incurred for routine repairs and maintenance or unplanned outages at our Facilities are expensed as incurred. Planned turnaround activities vary in frequency dependent on our Facilities, but generally occur every three years.
The Partnership follows the direct-expense method of accounting for turnaround activities. Costs associated with these turnaround activities are included in Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Partnership incurred turnaround expenses of $0.5 million, $1.8 million, and $33.4 million, respectively.

Share-Based Compensation

The Partnership accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Currently, all of the Partnership’s share-based compensation awards are liability-classified and are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period based on the applicable closing unit price. Compensation expense will fluctuate based on changes in the applicable unit price value and expense reversals resulting from employee terminations prior to award vesting. The Partnership recognizes forfeitures as they occur. Any previously recognized compensation expense is reversed in the period of forfeiture, and the corresponding liability is extinguished. There were no dilutive awards outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Income Taxes

The Partnership is not a taxable entity for federal income tax purposes or states that follow the federal income tax treatment of partnerships. Instead, for purposes of these income taxes, each partner of the Partnership is required to take into account its share of items of income, gain, loss and deduction in computing its federal and state income tax liabilities, regardless of whether cash distributions are made to such partner by the Partnership. We are subject to income taxes in certain states that do not follow the federal tax treatment of partnerships. These taxes are accounted for utilizing the asset and liability approach. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the anticipated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the amounts recorded in the accounting books and their respective tax basis. Deferred amounts are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the year those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Allocation of Costs

CVR Energy and its subsidiaries provide a variety of services to the Partnership, including employee benefits provided through CVR Energy’s benefit plans, administrative services provided by CVR Energy’s employees and management, insurance, and office space leased by CVR Energy. As such, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include costs that have been incurred by CVR Energy on behalf of the Partnership, which are then billed or allocated to the Partnership and are classified on our Consolidated Statements of Operations as either Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) or as Selling, general and administrative expenses.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adoption of Segment Reporting Standard

In November 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which includes requirements for more robust disclosures of significant segment expenses and information used in assessing segment performance on an annual and interim basis. The guidance also requires that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the guidance and all existing segment disclosures under the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 280, Segment Reporting. This standard is effective for the Partnership’s annual period beginning January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning January 1, 2025 and should be applied retrospectively to all comparative periods. Effective with this Report, the Partnership adopted this ASU. Refer to Note 12 (“Business Segments”) for the required segment disclosures.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Implemented
In December 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires enhanced income tax disclosures that reflect how operations and related tax risks, as well as how tax planning and operational opportunities, affect the tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. This standard is effective for the Partnership’s annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2025 with early adoption permitted. While the Partnership does not expect adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements, it currently expects additional disclosures will be included for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2025 and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2026. The Partnership does not intend to early adopt this ASU.
In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disclosure of specific information about costs and expenses within relevant expense captions on the face of the income statement, qualitative descriptions for expense captions not specifically disaggregated quantitatively, and the total amount and definition of selling expenses for interim and annual reporting periods. This standard is effective for the Partnership’s annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2027 and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2028 and should be applied retrospectively to all comparative periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Partnership is currently evaluating the effects of adopting this new accounting guidance.
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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories
(3) Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:
 December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Finished goods$17,066 $15,015 
Raw materials2,755 2,472 
Parts, supplies and other55,758 51,678 
Total inventories$75,579 $69,165 
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Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
(4) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Machinery and equipment$1,435,691 $1,446,728 
ROU finance lease25,076 — 
Buildings and improvements18,188 18,193 
Automotive equipment16,279 16,208 
Land and improvements14,959 14,959 
Construction in progress30,623 19,075 
Other2,939 2,758 
1,543,755 1,517,921 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(808,164)(756,898)
Total property, plant and equipment, net$735,591 $761,023 

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, depreciation and amortization expenses related to property, plant, and equipment were $87.1 million, $78.9 million, and $81.3 million, respectively, which includes $14.1 million, $0.7 million, and $12.7 million, respectively, of additional depreciation expense, as a result of the Partnership updating the estimated useful lives of certain assets due to planned asset retirements, including granular urea production area. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, capitalized interest was $1.0 million, $0.5 million, and $0.8 million, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Partnership had not identified the existence of an impairment indicator for our long-lived asset groups as outlined under the FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment.
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Equity Method Investment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investment
(5) Equity Method Investment

As part of a series of agreements entered into with unaffiliated parties in January 2023 with the objective to monetize certain tax credits under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“45Q Transaction”), the Partnership received a 50% interest in CVR-CapturePoint Parent, LLC (“CVRP JV”) in connection with a modification to a carbon oxide contract (“CO Contract”) with a customer. The Partnership applied the variable interest entity (“VIE”) model under FASB ASC Topic
810, Consolidation, to its variable interest in CVRP JV and determined that CVRP JV is a VIE. While the Partnership concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of CVRP JV, it does have significant influence over CVRP JV’s operating and financial policies and, therefore, applied the equity method of accounting for its investment in CVRP JV.

The Partnership valued the equity interest received using a combination of the market approach and the discounted cash flow methodology with key inputs including the discount rate, contractual and expected future cash flows, and market multiples. The fair value of the consideration received, which was a non-recurring Level 3 measurement as defined by FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, was estimated to be $46.0 million in January 2023 based on the use of the Partnership’s own assumptions described above.

The Partnership deferred the recognition of the noncash consideration received at inception and has been recognizing the associated revenue proportionally as the performance obligations associated with the CO Contract are satisfied. Refer to Note 9 (“Revenue”) for further discussion. The Partnership has elected to record its share of the earnings or loss of CVRP JV one quarter in arrears. Distributions received from CVRP JV reduce the Partnership’s equity method investment and are recorded in the period they are received. The investment in CVRP JV is presented within Other long-term assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(in thousands)CVRP JV
Balance at inception$46,000 
Cash contributions13 
Cash distributions (21,485)
Equity loss(10)
Balance at December 31, 202324,518 
Cash contributions14 
Cash distributions (1)
(5,193)
Equity loss(11)
Balance at December 31, 2024$19,328 
(1)Includes a $2.2 million distribution to the Partnership for CVRP JV exceeding certain carbon oxide capture and sequestration milestones during 2023.
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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases
(6) Leases

Lease Overview

We lease railcars and certain facilities to support the Partnership’s operations. Most of our leases include one or more renewal options to extend the lease term, which can be exercised at our sole discretion. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased asset. Additionally, certain of our lease agreements include rental payments, which are adjusted periodically for factors such as inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Furthermore, we do not have any material lessor or sub-leasing arrangements.
Balance Sheet Summary as of December 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table summarizes the ROU asset and lease liability balances for the Partnership’s operating and finance leases at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
(in thousands)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
ROU asset, net
Equipment, real estate and other$1,794 $24,995 $2,007 $— 
Railcars16,357  12,032 — 
Lease liability
Equipment, real estate and other$231 $21,003 $268 $— 
Railcars16,168  12,032 — 

Lease Expense Summary for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, we recognized lease expense comprised of the following components:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Operating lease expense$5,542 $4,664 $4,230 
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of ROU asset81 — 34 
Interest expense on lease liability231 — — 
Short-term lease expense2,789 3,022 2,839 

Lease Terms and Discount Rates

The following outlines the remaining lease terms and discount rates used in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities of the Partnership’s operating leases at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term4.5 years14.6 years4.0 years0.0 years
Weighted-average discount rate7.3 %11.3 %6.5 %— %
Maturities of Lease Liabilities

The following summarizes the remaining minimum operating lease payments through maturity of the Partnership’s lease liabilities at December 31, 2024:
(in thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
Year Ending December 31,
2025$4,996 $3,145 
20264,525 3,157 
20274,241 3,157 
20282,186 3,157 
20291,367 3,157 
Thereafter2,027 28,824 
Total lease payments 19,342 44,597 
Less: imputed interest(2,943)(23,594)
Total lease liability$16,399 $21,003 
Leases
(6) Leases

Lease Overview

We lease railcars and certain facilities to support the Partnership’s operations. Most of our leases include one or more renewal options to extend the lease term, which can be exercised at our sole discretion. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased asset. Additionally, certain of our lease agreements include rental payments, which are adjusted periodically for factors such as inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Furthermore, we do not have any material lessor or sub-leasing arrangements.
Balance Sheet Summary as of December 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table summarizes the ROU asset and lease liability balances for the Partnership’s operating and finance leases at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
(in thousands)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
ROU asset, net
Equipment, real estate and other$1,794 $24,995 $2,007 $— 
Railcars16,357  12,032 — 
Lease liability
Equipment, real estate and other$231 $21,003 $268 $— 
Railcars16,168  12,032 — 

Lease Expense Summary for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, we recognized lease expense comprised of the following components:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Operating lease expense$5,542 $4,664 $4,230 
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of ROU asset81 — 34 
Interest expense on lease liability231 — — 
Short-term lease expense2,789 3,022 2,839 

Lease Terms and Discount Rates

The following outlines the remaining lease terms and discount rates used in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities of the Partnership’s operating leases at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term4.5 years14.6 years4.0 years0.0 years
Weighted-average discount rate7.3 %11.3 %6.5 %— %
Maturities of Lease Liabilities

The following summarizes the remaining minimum operating lease payments through maturity of the Partnership’s lease liabilities at December 31, 2024:
(in thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
Year Ending December 31,
2025$4,996 $3,145 
20264,525 3,157 
20274,241 3,157 
20282,186 3,157 
20291,367 3,157 
Thereafter2,027 28,824 
Total lease payments 19,342 44,597 
Less: imputed interest(2,943)(23,594)
Total lease liability$16,399 $21,003 
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Other Current Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Other Current Liabilities
(7) Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Personnel accruals$9,693 $8,404 
Operating lease liabilities4,041 3,176 
Accrued interest2,531 1,404 
Share-based compensation1,339 1,195 
Sales incentives1,338 1,585 
Accrued taxes other than income taxes1,332 1,825 
Current portion of finance lease obligations877 — 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities2,832 3,283 
Total other current liabilities$23,983 $20,872 
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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
(8) Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028 (1)
$550,000 $550,000 
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion
20,126 — 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(2,152)(2,692)
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion
567,974 547,308 
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations877 — 
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion$568,851 $547,308 
(1)The estimated fair value of the 2028 Notes, defined below, was approximately $533.5 million and $513.1 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fair value estimate is a Level 2 measurement, as defined by FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, as it was determined by quotations obtained from a broker-dealer who makes a market in these and similar securities.
Credit Agreements
(in thousands)Total Available Borrowing CapacityAmount Borrowed as of December 31, 2024Outstanding Letters of CreditAvailable Capacity as of December 31, 2024Maturity Date
ABL Credit Facility
$38,923 $ $ $38,923 September 26, 2028

6.125% Senior Secured Notes due June 2028

On June 23, 2021, CVR Partners and CVR Nitrogen Finance Corporation (“Finance Co.” and collectively with CVR Partners, the “Issuers”), completed a private offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due June 2028 (the “2028 Notes”). Interest on the 2028 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 each year, commencing on December 15, 2021. The 2028 Notes mature on June 15, 2028, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by the Issuers. The 2028 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all the existing domestic subsidiaries of CVR Partners, excluding Finance Co.

We may, at our option, at any time and from time to time prior to June 15, 2024, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or part of the 2028 Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest. On or after June 15, 2024, we may, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or part of the 2028 Notes at the redemption prices set forth below, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the respective notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date.
12-month period beginning June 15,Percentage
2024103.063%
2025101.531%
2026 and thereafter100.000%

The 2028 Notes contain customary covenants for a financing of this type that, among other things, restricts CVR Partners’ ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to: (i) sell assets; (ii) pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase the Partnership’s units or redeem or repurchase its subordinated debt; (iii) make investments; (iv) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified stock; (v) create or incur certain liens; (vi) enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from CVR Partners’ restricted subsidiaries to CVR Partners; (vii) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of CVR Partners’ assets; (viii) engage in transactions with affiliates; and (ix) create unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2028 Notes contains a permitted investment activity carveout that allows for the transfer of certain carbon capture assets to a joint venture for the purpose of monetizing potential tax credits. In addition, the indenture contains customary events of default, the occurrence of which would result in or permit the trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the 2028 Notes to cause the acceleration of the 2028 Notes, in addition to the pursuit of other available remedies.

ABL Credit Agreement

On September 26, 2023, CVR Partners and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement (the “ABL Amendment”) with Wells Fargo Bank National Association, a national banking association, as the administrative agent, collateral agent, and lender. The ABL Amendment amended that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2021 (as amended, the “ABL Credit Facility”), by and among the credit parties thereto and Wells Fargo, as administrative agent, collateral agent and a lender, to, among other things, (i) increase the aggregate principal amount available under the credit facility by an additional $15.0 million to a total of $50.0 million in the aggregate, with an incremental facility for another $15.0 million in the aggregate subject to additional lender commitments and certain other conditions, and (ii) extend the maturity date by an additional four years to September 26, 2028. The ABL Credit Facility provides for loans and letters of credit, subject to meeting certain borrowing base conditions, with sub-limits of $3.5 million for swingline loans and $10.0 million for letters of credit. The proceeds of the loans may be used for general corporate purposes of the Partnership and its subsidiaries. The foregoing description of the ABL Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by its terms, which is furnished as an exhibit to this Report.

Loans under the Partnership’s ABL Credit Facility bear interest at an annual rate equal to, at the option of the borrowers, (i) (a) 1.615% plus the daily simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or (b) 0.615% plus a base rate, if our quarterly excess availability is greater than or equal to 75%, (ii) (a) 1.865% plus SOFR or (b) 0.865% plus a base rate, if our quarterly
excess availability is greater than or equal to 50% but less than 75%, or (iii) (a) 2.115% plus SOFR or (b) 1.115% plus a base rate, otherwise. The borrowers must also pay a commitment fee on the unutilized commitments and also pay customary letter of credit fees.

The ABL Credit Facility contains customary covenants for a financing of this type and requires the Partnership in certain circumstances to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio test and contains other restrictive covenants that limit the ability of the Partnership and its subsidiaries ability to, among other things, incur liens, engage in a consolidation, merger, purchase or sale of assets, pay dividends, incur indebtedness, make advances, investments and loans, enter into affiliate transactions, issue certain equity interests, create subsidiaries and unrestricted subsidiaries, and create certain restrictions on the ability to make distributions, loans, and asset transfers among the Partnership or its subsidiaries.

Covenant Compliance

The Partnership and its subsidiaries were in compliance with all covenants under their respective debt instruments as of December 31, 2024.
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Revenue
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue
(9) Revenue

The following table presents the Partnership’s revenue, disaggregated by major products:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Ammonia$129,952 $161,004 $199,523 
UAN 312,008 431,451 556,519 
Urea products30,449 28,730 33,506 
Other revenue (1)
52,915 60,292 46,036 
Total revenue
$525,324 $681,477 $835,584 
(1)Includes sales made in connection with the 45Q Transaction and the noncash consideration received, which is recognized as the performance obligation associated with the CO Contract is satisfied over its term through April 2030. Revenue from the CO Contract is recognized over time based on carbon oxide volumes measured at delivery.

Remaining Performance Obligations

We have spot and term contracts with customers and the transaction prices are either fixed or based on market indices (variable consideration). We do not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts that have terms of one year or less and for contracts where the variable consideration was entirely allocated to an unsatisfied performance obligation.

As of December 31, 2024, the Partnership had approximately $7.7 million of remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of more than one year. The Partnership expects to recognize $4.2 million of these performance obligations as revenue by the end of 2025, an additional $3.2 million in 2026, and the remaining balance thereafter.

Contract Balances

During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Partnership recognized revenue of $15.7 million and $46.4 million, respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balances as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Major Customers

CVR Partners had one customer who comprised 14% of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2024. CVR Partners had two customers that accounted for 10% or more of net sales at approximately 13% and 12% for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 16% and 14% for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation
(10) Share-Based Compensation

CVR Partners issues long-term cash phantom unit awards (“Share-Based Awards”) in connection with (and not under) the CVR Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan (“CVR Partners LTIP”), which represent the right to receive, upon vesting, a cash payment equal to (i) the average fair market value of one unit of CVR Partners’ common units, calculated in accordance with the award agreement, plus (ii) the per unit value of all distributions declared and paid on CVR Partners common units from the grant date through the vesting date, subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement.

The Share-Based Awards are graded-vesting awards, which vest over three years with one-third of the award vesting each year provided the grantee remains employed by the Partnership and its subsidiaries on the applicable vesting date. Compensation expense is recognized ratably, based on service provided to the Partnership and its subsidiaries, with the amount recognized fluctuating as a result of the Share-Based Awards being remeasured to fair value at the end of each reporting period due to their liability-award classification.

A summary of the Share-Based Award activity during the year ended December 31, 2024 is presented below:
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Units (1)
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Non-vested at December 31, 202397,870 $74.95 $6,410 
Granted60,661 76.45 
Vested(41,633)77.86 
Forfeited(7,811)74.63 
Non-vested at December 31, 2024109,087 $74.70 $8,286 
(1)Units reflected above are phantom units awarded by the Partnership and do not include any incentive units granted by CVR Energy for which it shares in the expense. As of December 31, 2024, there are no outstanding awards under the CVR Partners LTIP, and the outstanding Share-Based Awards have only been issued in connection with, not under, the CVR Partners LTIP. The CVR Partners LTIP expired by its terms in 2021.

Unrecognized compensation expense associated with the Share-Based Awards at December 31, 2024 was approximately $6.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. Compensation expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 related to these awards was $4.6 million, $6.4 million, and $25.7 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Partnership had a liability of $1.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for cash settled non-vested Share-Based Awards and associated distribution equivalent rights, and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, paid $3.3 million, $12.6 million, and $17.7 million, respectively, to settle Share-Based Awards upon vesting.

Incentive Unit Awards — CVR Energy

CVR Energy grants awards of incentive units and dividend equivalent rights to certain of its officers and employees and those of its subsidiaries, including officers of the Partnership’s subsidiaries, who provide shared services for CVR Energy and its subsidiaries. Costs related to these incentive unit awards are allocated to the Partnership based on time spent on Partnership business. Total compensation expense allocated to the Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 related to the incentive units was $1.4 million, $3.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

The Partnership had no separate liabilities related to these incentive unit awards as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, as the allocation of compensation expense for incentive unit awards is part of the amount charged to the Partnership under the Corporate Master Service Agreement (“Corporate MSA”). For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Partnership had no reimbursements related to its allocated portion of CVR Energy’s incentive unit awards payments. See Note 13 (“Related Party Transactions”) for further discussion of the Corporate MSA.
Performance Unit Awards

A performance award agreement effective November 1, 2017, as amended on December 22, 2021 between CVR Energy and our Executive Chairman (the “PU Award”) represents our Executive Chairman’s right to receive upon vesting, a cash payment equal to $10.0 million if the average closing price of CVR Energy’s common stock over the 30-day trading period from January 6, 2025 through February 20, 2025 is equal to or greater than $60 per share (subject to any equitable adjustments required to account for splits, dividends, combinations, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, and the like). The Performance Cycle (as such term is defined in the PU Award) ended on December 31, 2024, and the measurement period thereunder will expire on February 20, 2025, after which the PU Award will no longer be in effect. At this time, it is not probable that the condition under the PU Award will be achieved or that any amounts will be paid thereunder. No compensation costs related to the PU Award were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Other Benefit Plans

CVR Energy sponsors and administers two defined contribution 401(k) plans, the CVR Energy 401(k) Plan and the CVR Energy 401(k) Plan for Represented Employees (collectively, the “Plans”), in which employees of the general partner, CVR Partners and its subsidiaries may participate. Participants in the Plans may elect to contribute a designated percentage of their eligible compensation in accordance with the Plans, subject to statutory limits. CVR Partners provides a matching contribution of 100% of the first 6% of eligible compensation contributed by participants. Participants in both Plans are immediately vested in their individual contributions. The Plans provide for a three-year vesting schedule for the Partnership’s matching contributions and contain a provision to count service with predecessor organizations. The Partnership had contributions under the Plans of $2.5 million, $2.4 million, and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments
(11) Commitments

Unconditional Purchase Obligations

The minimum required payments for unconditional purchase obligations, as defined in ASC 440, Commitments, related to ancillary production supplies are as follows:
(in thousands)
Unconditional
Purchase 
Obligations
Year Ending December 31,
2025$3,940 
20263,940 
20273,940 
20283,940 
20293,940 
Thereafter37,761 
$57,461 

Expenses associated with these obligations are included in Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization), and, for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, totaled $3.9 million, $3.7 million, and $3.8 million, respectively.
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Business Segments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
(12) Business Segments

CVR Partners has one operating and reportable segment: Nitrogen Fertilizer. The Partnership derives revenue by producing and marketing nitrogen fertilizer products within the United States, which are used by farmers to improve the yield and quality of their crops. The segment determination is based on the management approach, reflecting the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the Partnership’s Chief Executive Officer, to evaluate performance and make strategic decisions.
The CODM evaluates the performance of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income, which is reported in the consolidated statement of operations. The CODM uses net income to assess the income generated by the nitrogen fertilizer segment and to decide whether to reinvest profits into the Partnership or pay distributions. Net income is also used to analyze performance against the budget and the Partnership’s competitors.

While segment assets are not reported to, or used by, the CODM to allocate resources or to assess performance of the segment, total assets are disclosed in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents the operating results and capital expenditures information for the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Net sales$525,324 $681,477 $835,584 
Less:
Feedstocks55,427 76,831 92,306 
Distribution costs49,898 52,036 42,362 
Other costs of materials (1)
(1,184)5,510 (3,755)
Cost of materials and other104,141 134,377 130,913 
Less:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and turnaround expenses)213,736 233,138 236,759 
Turnaround expenses486 1,778 33,408 
Depreciation and amortization88,096 79,720 82,137 
Selling, general and administrative expenses28,414 29,523 32,192 
Interest expense34,044 34,317 35,586 
Interest income(4,217)(5,664)(1,521)
Other segment items (2)
(276)1,855 (691)
Net income$60,900 $172,433 $286,801 
Capital expenditures$37,063 $29,081 $41,446 
(1)Other costs of materials includes inventory cost adjustments and lease expense.
(2)Other segment items includes (gain) loss on asset disposal, other (income) expense, and income tax expense.
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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
(13) Related Party Transactions

Limited Partnership Agreement

The Partnership’s general partner manages the Partnership’s operations and activities as specified in CVR Partners’ limited partnership agreement. The General Partner is managed by its board of directors. The partnership agreement provides that the Partnership will reimburse the General Partner for all direct and indirect expenses it incurs or payments it makes on behalf of the Partnership, including salary, bonus, incentive compensation, and other amounts paid to any person to perform services for the Partnership or for its general partner in connection with operating the Partnership.

Omnibus Agreement

We are party to an omnibus agreement with CVR Energy and our general partner, pursuant to which we have agreed that CVR Energy will have a preferential right to acquire any assets or group of assets that do not constitute assets used in a fertilizer restricted business. In determining whether to exercise any preferential right under the omnibus agreement, CVR Energy will be permitted to act in its sole discretion, without any fiduciary obligation to us or the unitholders whatsoever. These obligations will continue so long as CVR Energy owns at least 50% of our general partner. There was no activity reported under this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
Coffeyville MSA

Under the Coffeyville MSA, CRNF and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of CVR Energy (“CVR Energy Subsidiary”) are party to various services, including cross easements, hydrogen purchase and sale, raw water and facilities sharing, pet coke supply, feedstock and shared services, and a lease. The Coffeyville MSA provides for monthly payments for all goods and services supplied under the Coffeyville MSA and is in effect until terminated in writing, in whole or in part, by either party, or until terminated automatically in the event a party falls out of common control with the other party.

Corporate MSA

Under the Corporate MSA, the General Partner and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, as “service recipients” thereunder, obtain certain management and other administrative and professional services from CVR Services. The Corporate MSA provides for payment by each service recipient, including the General Partner and the Partnership and its subsidiaries, of a monthly fee for goods and services supplied thereunder, subject to an annual true up, as well as pass-through of any direct costs incurred on behalf of a service recipient without markup. Any party may terminate the Corporate MSA upon at least 90 days’ notice.

Environmental Agreement

CRNF and certain of CVR Energy’s subsidiaries are parties to an environmental agreement which provides for certain indemnification and access rights in connection with environmental matters affecting CVR Energy’s Coffeyville refinery and the Coffeyville Facility. To the extent that liability arises from environmental contamination that is caused by the Coffeyville refinery but is also commingled with environmental contamination caused by CRNF, the Coffeyville refinery may elect, in its sole discretion and at its own cost and expense, to perform government mandated environmental activities relating to such liability, subject to certain conditions and provided that it does not waive any rights to indemnification or compensation otherwise provided for in the agreement. No liability under this agreement was recorded as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Terminal and Operating Agreement

CRNF entered into a lease and operating agreement with an affiliated CVR Energy subsidiary, under which it leases the premises located at Phillipsburg, Kansas to be utilized as a UAN terminal. The initial term of the agreement will expire in May 2032, provided, however, CRNF may terminate the lease at any time during the initial term by providing 180 days prior written notice. In addition, this agreement will automatically renew for successive five-year terms, provided that CRNF may terminate the agreement during any renewal term with at least 180 days written notice. Under the terms of this agreement, CRNF will pay $1.00 per year for rent, $4.00 per ton of UAN placed into the terminal, and $4.00 per ton of UAN taken out of the terminal.
Related Party Activity

Activity associated with the Partnership’s related party arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 is summarized below:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Sales to related parties: (1)
CVR Energy subsidiary$1,395 $$312 
CVRP JV2,690 3,613 — 
Expenses from related parties: (2)
CVR Energy subsidiary13,890 21,336 24,149 
CVR Services27,227 28,505 32,278 
December 31,
20242023
Due to related parties (3)
$6,213 $5,319 
(1)Sales to related parties, included in Net sales in our consolidated financial statements, consist of (a) sales of feedstocks and services under the Coffeyville MSA and (b) CO sales to CVRP JV and its subsidiaries.
(2)Expenses from related parties, included in Cost of materials and other, Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization), and Selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated financial statements, consist primarily of pet coke and hydrogen purchased under the Coffeyville MSA and management and other professional services under the Corporate MSA.
(3)Consists primarily of amounts payable to CVR Energy subsidiaries under the Coffeyville MSA and Corporate MSA.

Distributions to CVR Partners’ Unitholders

The Board has a policy for the Partnership to distribute all available cash, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, generated on a quarterly basis. Cash distributions are made to the common unitholders of record on the applicable record date, generally within 60 days after the end of each quarter. Available Cash for Distribution for each quarter is determined by the Board following the end of such quarter.

Distributions, if any, including the payment, amount, and timing thereof, and the Board’s distribution policy, including the definition of Available Cash for Distribution, are subject to change at the discretion of the Board. The following tables present quarterly distributions paid by the Partnership to CVR Partners’ unitholders, including amounts paid to CVR Energy, during 2024, 2023, and 2022 (amounts presented in table below may not add to totals presented due to rounding):
Quarterly Distributions Paid (in thousands)
Related PeriodDate PaidQuarterly Distributions
Per Common Unit
Public UnitholdersCVR EnergyTotal
2023 - 4th Quarter
March 11, 2024$1.68 $11,218 $6,539 $17,757 
2024 - 1st Quarter
May 20, 20241.92 12,821 7,472 20,293 
2024 - 2nd Quarter
August 19, 20241.90 12,688 7,395 20,082 
2024 - 3rd Quarter
November 18, 20241.19 7,946 4,632 12,578 
Total 2024 quarterly distributions
$6.69 $44,673 $26,037 $70,710 
2022 - 4th Quarter
March 13, 2023$10.50 $70,115 $40,866 $110,981 
2023 - 1st Quarter
May 22, 202310.43 69,647 40,594 110,241 
2023 - 2nd Quarter
August 21, 20234.14 27,646 16,113 43,759 
2023 - 3rd Quarter
November 20, 20231.55 10,350 6,033 16,383 
Total 2023 quarterly distributions
$26.62 $177,759 $103,605 $281,364 
Quarterly Distributions Paid (in thousands)
Related PeriodDate PaidQuarterly Distributions
Per Common Unit
Public UnitholdersCVR EnergyTotal
2021 - 4th Quarter
March 14, 2022$5.24 $35,576 $20,394 $55,970 
2022 - 1st Quarter
May 23, 20222.26 15,091 8,796 23,887 
2022 - 2nd Quarter
August 22, 202210.05 67,109 39,115 106,225 
2022 - 3rd Quarter
November 21, 20221.77 11,819 6,889 18,708 
Total 2022 quarterly distributions
$19.32 $129,597 $75,193 $204,790 

For the fourth quarter of 2024, the Partnership, upon approval by the Board on February 18, 2025, declared a distribution of $1.75 per common unit, or $18.5 million, which is payable March 10, 2025 to unitholders of record as of March 3, 2025. Of this amount, CVR Energy and IEP will receive approximately $6.8 million and $0.3 million, respectively, with the remaining amount payable to public unitholders.
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
(14) Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Cash flows related to income taxes, interest, leases, and capital expenditures included in accounts payable are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds$84 $281 $110 
Cash paid for interest34,135 34,083 35,164 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases4,981 3,786 3,474 
Operating cash flows from finance leases213 — — 
Financing cash flows from finance leases2,361 — — 
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable(11)4,885 (3,222)
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities8,143 — 6,598 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new or modified finance lease liabilities25,307 — — 
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Net income $ 60,900 $ 172,433 $ 286,801
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Award Timing Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Award Timing Disclosures [Line Items]  
Award Timing MNPI Disclosure
In recent years, we have not granted stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments with option-like features to our employees. We therefore (i) do not grant, and have not granted, such instruments in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information, (ii) we do not time, and have not timed, the release of material nonpublic information based on grant dates of such instruments or for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation and (iii) we do not take, and have not taken, material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of such instruments. As options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments with option-like features have not been an element of employee compensation in recent years, we do not have a formal policy with respect to the timing of grants thereof, and we did not grant options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments with option-like features in 2024.
Award Timing Method
In recent years, we have not granted stock options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments with option-like features to our employees. We therefore (i) do not grant, and have not granted, such instruments in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information, (ii) we do not time, and have not timed, the release of material nonpublic information based on grant dates of such instruments or for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation and (iii) we do not take, and have not taken, material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of such instruments. As options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments with option-like features have not been an element of employee compensation in recent years, we do not have a formal policy with respect to the timing of grants thereof, and we did not grant options, stock appreciation rights or similar instruments with option-like features in 2024.
Award Timing Predetermined false
Award Timing MNPI Considered false
Award Timing, How MNPI Considered We therefore (i) do not grant, and have not granted, such instruments in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information, (ii) we do not time, and have not timed, the release of material nonpublic information based on grant dates of such instruments or for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation and (iii) we do not take, and have not taken, material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of such instruments.
MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value false
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Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
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Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]  
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted true
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Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Line Items]  
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block]
The Partnership has implemented processes to assess, identify and manage material risks resulting from cybersecurity incidents. Our Cybersecurity program and processes are based upon the International Standards Organization (“ISO”) guidance on information security. The Partnership’s processes used to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks are integrated into the Partnership’s broader risk management system and processes, including through the risk management activities of the Board and its Audit Committee, our Enterprise Risk Management Committee (“ERM Committee”), and our internal audit and information technology functions. Refer to Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors—We are subject to cybersecurity risks and may experience cyber incidents resulting in disruption or harm to our businesses” of this Report for further discussion of our processes for managing cybersecurity risks.

Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Matters

The Board considers oversight of CVR Partners’ risks and risk management activities, including those related to cybersecurity risk, to be a responsibility of the entire Board. The Board also delegates certain risk oversight responsibilities to certain of its committees, and oversight of the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk is delegated by the Board to its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee receives regular reports, typically on a quarterly basis, from management regarding information technology, cybersecurity risk, AI use and governance, and efforts to prevent and mitigate such risks. The Audit Committee subsequently reports on these activities to the full Board, which equips the Board and its committees to fulfill their risk oversight role.

The Board and Audit Committee are supported in their oversight capacity by the Partnership’s ERM Committee, and internal audit and information technology functions. On a quarterly basis, the ERM Committee evaluates past, existing, and future risks to the Partnership; the likelihood, severity, and velocity of such risks; and the controls and mitigation tools implemented to address such risk. Several members of the ERM Committee have functional responsibility for the Partnership’s information technology and cybersecurity risk monitoring activities and provide expertise to the ERM Committee in those areas.
Similarly, the Partnership’s internal audit function periodically performs audit engagements focused on information technology processes and cybersecurity risks. These audits have provided the Partnership and its Board with assessments of the effectiveness and efficiency of our information technology and cyber threat management processes with the goal of safeguarding Partnership assets and information.

Management of Cybersecurity Matters

At the management level, the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk management activities are led by our Chief Executive Officer and his executive team and is integrated into the day-to-day activities of the Partnership’s information technology function and Chief Information Officer, who operates under the supervision of our Chief Financial Officer, and reports regularly to the Audit Committee on cybersecurity risks, typically on a quarterly basis. The Partnership’s information technology function has a dedicated cybersecurity team comprised of employees with, on average, nearly 20 years of experience and expertise in cybersecurity, and includes individuals with degrees in Computer Studies and cybersecurity-related certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Specialist (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC), and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Management utilizes certain tools and controls to detect, monitor, prevent, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity threats to our systems, networks, applications, and data. Management also conducts annual cybersecurity training and periodic phishing tests, which provide contemporaneous feedback and instruction to our employees and seek to strengthen the Partnership’s defenses against cyber threats. Management also monitors AI usage and has implemented a framework that tracks use and is governed by CVR Energy’s Artificial Intelligence Policy and includes a review and approval process for adopting use of AI tools. Such governance activities are designed to mitigate the risks presented by AI. Lastly, management maintains information security incident response processes to guide response and mitigate impact in the event of a cybersecurity incident. A third-party cybersecurity service provider is on retainer to assist the Partnership should a cybersecurity incident occur.

Engagement of Third Parties

The ERM Committee, internal audit function, information technology function and various other groups each occasionally engage third-party service providers to assist in their management of cybersecurity risk, including but not limited to cybersecurity vendors, assessors, consultants, auditors, and other third parties. The information technology function maintains processes to oversee and identify cyber risks associated with the Partnership’s use of third-party service providers who may have access to sensitive Partnership data and systems.

Material Impact on Partnership

During 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Partnership did not experience any cybersecurity threats or incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Partnership, including its business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Text Block]
The Partnership has implemented processes to assess, identify and manage material risks resulting from cybersecurity incidents. Our Cybersecurity program and processes are based upon the International Standards Organization (“ISO”) guidance on information security. The Partnership’s processes used to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks are integrated into the Partnership’s broader risk management system and processes, including through the risk management activities of the Board and its Audit Committee, our Enterprise Risk Management Committee (“ERM Committee”), and our internal audit and information technology functions. Refer to Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors—We are subject to cybersecurity risks and may experience cyber incidents resulting in disruption or harm to our businesses” of this Report for further discussion of our processes for managing cybersecurity risks.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Third Party Oversight and Identification Processes [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Materially Affected or Reasonably Likely to Materially Affect Registrant [Flag] false
Cybersecurity Risk Board of Directors Oversight [Text Block]
The Board considers oversight of CVR Partners’ risks and risk management activities, including those related to cybersecurity risk, to be a responsibility of the entire Board. The Board also delegates certain risk oversight responsibilities to certain of its committees, and oversight of the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk is delegated by the Board to its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee receives regular reports, typically on a quarterly basis, from management regarding information technology, cybersecurity risk, AI use and governance, and efforts to prevent and mitigate such risks. The Audit Committee subsequently reports on these activities to the full Board, which equips the Board and its committees to fulfill their risk oversight role.

The Board and Audit Committee are supported in their oversight capacity by the Partnership’s ERM Committee, and internal audit and information technology functions. On a quarterly basis, the ERM Committee evaluates past, existing, and future risks to the Partnership; the likelihood, severity, and velocity of such risks; and the controls and mitigation tools implemented to address such risk. Several members of the ERM Committee have functional responsibility for the Partnership’s information technology and cybersecurity risk monitoring activities and provide expertise to the ERM Committee in those areas.
Similarly, the Partnership’s internal audit function periodically performs audit engagements focused on information technology processes and cybersecurity risks. These audits have provided the Partnership and its Board with assessments of the effectiveness and efficiency of our information technology and cyber threat management processes with the goal of safeguarding Partnership assets and information.
Cybersecurity Risk Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block] The Board also delegates certain risk oversight responsibilities to certain of its committees, and oversight of the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk is delegated by the Board to its Audit Committee.
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block] At the management level, the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk management activities are led by our Chief Executive Officer and his executive team and is integrated into the day-to-day activities of the Partnership’s information technology function and Chief Information Officer, who operates under the supervision of our Chief Financial Officer, and reports regularly to the Audit Committee on cybersecurity risks, typically on a quarterly basis.
Cybersecurity Risk Role of Management [Text Block]
Management of Cybersecurity Matters

At the management level, the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk management activities are led by our Chief Executive Officer and his executive team and is integrated into the day-to-day activities of the Partnership’s information technology function and Chief Information Officer, who operates under the supervision of our Chief Financial Officer, and reports regularly to the Audit Committee on cybersecurity risks, typically on a quarterly basis. The Partnership’s information technology function has a dedicated cybersecurity team comprised of employees with, on average, nearly 20 years of experience and expertise in cybersecurity, and includes individuals with degrees in Computer Studies and cybersecurity-related certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Specialist (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC), and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
Management utilizes certain tools and controls to detect, monitor, prevent, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity threats to our systems, networks, applications, and data. Management also conducts annual cybersecurity training and periodic phishing tests, which provide contemporaneous feedback and instruction to our employees and seek to strengthen the Partnership’s defenses against cyber threats. Management also monitors AI usage and has implemented a framework that tracks use and is governed by CVR Energy’s Artificial Intelligence Policy and includes a review and approval process for adopting use of AI tools. Such governance activities are designed to mitigate the risks presented by AI. Lastly, management maintains information security incident response processes to guide response and mitigate impact in the event of a cybersecurity incident. A third-party cybersecurity service provider is on retainer to assist the Partnership should a cybersecurity incident occur.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Flag] true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Text Block] At the management level, the Partnership’s cybersecurity risk management activities are led by our Chief Executive Officer and his executive team and is integrated into the day-to-day activities of the Partnership’s information technology function and Chief Information Officer, who operates under the supervision of our Chief Financial Officer, and reports regularly to the Audit Committee on cybersecurity risks, typically on a quarterly basis.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Expertise of Management Responsible [Text Block] The Partnership’s information technology function has a dedicated cybersecurity team comprised of employees with, on average, nearly 20 years of experience and expertise in cybersecurity, and includes individuals with degrees in Computer Studies and cybersecurity-related certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Specialist (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC), and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Management or Committees Responsible [Text Block] The Audit Committee receives regular reports, typically on a quarterly basis, from management regarding information technology, cybersecurity risk, AI use and governance, and efforts to prevent and mitigate such risks. The Audit Committee subsequently reports on these activities to the full Board, which equips the Board and its committees to fulfill their risk oversight role.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible Report to Board [Flag] true
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events

The Partnership evaluated subsequent events, if any, that would require an adjustment to the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements or require disclosure in the notes to the consolidated financial statements through the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. Where applicable, the notes to these consolidated financial statements have been updated to discuss all significant subsequent events which have occurred.
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), include the accounts of CVR Partners and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Reclassifications
Reclassifications
Certain immaterial reclassifications have been made within the consolidated financial statements for prior periods to conform with current presentation.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are reviewed on an ongoing basis, based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates, and actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits, and investments in highly liquid money market accounts with original maturities of three months or less. We maintain cash and cash equivalent balances with a single financial institution, which may at times be in excess of federally insured levels.
Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net primarily consists of customer accounts receivable recorded at the invoiced amounts and generally do not bear interest. Allowances for doubtful accounts are based on historical loss experience, expected credit losses from current economic conditions, and management’s expectations of future economic conditions. The allowance is recorded when the receivable is deemed uncollectible and is booked to bad debt expense.
Inventories
Inventories

Inventories consist of fertilizer products and raw materials (primarily pet coke), which are valued at the lower of GAAP First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) cost or net realizable value. We compare the estimated realizable value of inventories to their cost by product. Depending on inventory levels, the per-ton realizable value of our fertilizer products is estimated using pricing on in-transit orders, pricing for open, fixed-price orders that have not shipped, and, if volumes remain unaccounted for, current management pricing estimates for fertilizer products. Management’s estimate for current pricing reflects up-to-date pricing in the market as of the end of each reporting period. Reductions to selling prices for unreimbursed freight costs are included to arrive at net realizable value, as applicable. There were no inventory adjustments recognized during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Inventories also include parts and supplies that are valued at the weighted moving-average cost, which approximates FIFO. The cost of inventories includes inbound freight costs.
Property, Plant and Equipment, net Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Additions to property, plant and equipment, including capitalized interest and certain costs allocable to construction and property purchases, are recorded at cost. Expenditures for improvements that increase economic benefit or returns and/or extend useful life are capitalized, while expenditures for routine maintenance and repair costs are expensed when incurred
and are reported in Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the various classes of depreciable assets. The lives used in computing depreciation for significant asset classes are as follows:
Asset
Range of Useful
Lives, in Years
Land improvements
10 to 30
Buildings and improvements
3 to 30
Automotive equipment
5 to 30
Machinery and equipment
1 to 30
Right-of-use (“ROU”) finance leases
25
Other
3 to 10

Leasehold improvements and assets held under finance leases are depreciated or amortized utilizing the straight-line method over the shorter of the related contractual lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.
Equity Method Investments
Equity Method Investments

The Partnership accounts for investments in which it has a noncontrolling interest, yet has significant influence over the entity, using the equity method of accounting, whereby the Partnership records its pro-rata share of earnings, contributions to, and distributions from, as adjustments to the investment balance in Other long-term assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The pro-rata share of earnings is also recorded in Other income (expense), net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Leases
Leases

At inception, the Partnership determines whether an arrangement is a lease and, if so, the appropriate lease classification. Operating leases are included as operating lease ROU assets within Other long-term assets and lease liabilities within Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. When applicable, finance leases are included as ROU finance leases within Property, plant and equipment, net, and finance lease liabilities within Other current liabilities and Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with an initial expected term of 12 months or less are considered short-term and are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Partnership recognizes operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term within Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) and Cost of materials and other and finance lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term within Depreciation and amortization and Interest expense, net.

ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of minimum lease payments over the lease term using an incremental borrowing rate with a maturity similar to the lease term. The lease term is modified to reflect options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain we will exercise such option. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements is limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise, in which case the depreciation policy in the “Property, Plant and Equipment, net” section above is applicable. The periodic lease payments are treated as payments of the lease obligation and interest is recorded as interest expense. A lease modification is assessed to conclude whether it is a separate new contract or a modified contract. If it is a modified contract, the Partnership reconsiders the lease classification and remeasures the lease.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred Financing Costs

Lender and other third-party costs associated with debt issuances are deferred and amortized to Interest expense, net using the effective-interest method over the term of the debt and, depending on maturity, are included within Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations and Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion. Deferred financing costs related to line-of-credit arrangements are amortized using the straight-line method through the maturity date of the facility and, depending on maturity, are included within Other current assets and Other long-term liabilities.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets (excluding intangible assets with indefinite lives and deferred tax assets) are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated undiscounted future net cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds their fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell.
Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset Retirement Obligations

The Partnership records an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) at fair value for the estimated cost to retire a tangible long-lived asset at the time the liability is incurred, which is generally when the asset is purchased, constructed, or leased. The liability is recorded when there is a legal or contractual obligation to incur costs to retire the asset and only when a reasonable estimate of the fair value can be made.

Certain of the Partnership’s assets can be used for extended or indeterminate periods of time with proper maintenance and upgrades, which the Partnership intends, and has a historical practice of, to maintain and upgrade as technological advances are made available. As a result, the Partnership believes these assets have indeterminate lives for purposes of estimating AROs. A liability is recognized when sufficient information exists to estimate a date or range of potential settlement dates needed to employ a present value technique to estimate fair value.
Loss Contingencies
Loss Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, CVR Partners may become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings, and governmental investigations, including environmental, regulatory, and other matters. The outcome of these matters cannot always be predicted accurately, but the Partnership accrues liabilities for these matters if the Partnership has determined that it is probable a loss will be incurred and the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accrued amounts, if any, are reflected in Other current liabilities or Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets depending on when the Partnership expects to expend such amounts and are adjusted as additional information becomes available upon a change in circumstance, as applicable.
Environmental, Health & Safety ("EH&S") Matters
Environmental, Health & Safety (“EH&S”) Matters
The Partnership is subject to various stringent federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety rules and regulations. Liabilities related to future remediation costs of past environmental contamination of properties are recognized when the related costs are considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. Estimates of these costs are based upon currently available facts, internal and third-party assessments of contamination, available remediation technology, site-specific costs, and currently enacted laws and regulations. In reporting environmental liabilities, no offset is made for potential recoveries. Loss contingency accruals, including those for environmental remediation, are subject to periodic management review and revision as further information develops or circumstances change and such accruals can take into account the legal liability of other parties. Environmental expenditures for capital assets are capitalized at the time of the expenditure when such costs provide future economic benefits. Accrued amounts, if any, are reflected in Other current liabilities or Other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets depending on when the Partnership expects to expend such amounts.
Revenue Recognition and Cost Classifications
Revenue Recognition

The Partnership’s revenue is generated from contracts with customers and is recognized at a point in time when performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of the products or services to a customer. The transfer of control occurs upon delivery of the product, as the customer accepts the product, has title and significant risks and rewards of ownership of the product, physical possession of the product has been transferred, and we have the right to payment.
The transaction prices of the Partnership’s contracts are either fixed or based on market indices, and any uncertainty related to the variable consideration when determining the transaction price is resolved on the pricing date or the date when the product is delivered. The payment terms depend on the product and type of contract, but generally require customers to pay within 30 days or less, and do not contain significant financing components.

Any pass-through finished goods delivery costs reimbursed by customers are reported in Net sales, while an offsetting expense is included in Cost of materials and other. Non-monetary product exchanges which are entered into in the normal course of business are included on a net cost basis in Cost of materials and other on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Qualifying excise and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are recorded as a reduction of the transaction price.

Certain sales contracts require customer prepayment prior to product delivery to guarantee a price and supply of nitrogen fertilizer. Deferred revenue is recorded at the point in time in which a prepaid contract is legally enforceable and the associated right to consideration is unconditional prior to transferring product to the customer. An associated receivable is recorded for uncollected prepaid contract amounts.

Cost Classifications
Cost of materials and other consists primarily of freight and distribution expenses, feedstock expenses, purchased ammonia, and purchased hydrogen. Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) consist primarily of energy and other utility costs, direct costs of labor, property taxes, facility-related maintenance services, including turnaround expenses, and environmental and safety compliance costs, as well as catalyst and chemical costs. Each of these financial statement line items are also impacted by changes in inventory balances, as they include inventory production costs. Direct operating expenses also include allocated share-based compensation from CVR Energy and its subsidiaries. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of legal expenses, treasury, accounting, marketing, human resources, information technology, and maintaining the corporate and administrative offices in Texas and Kansas.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“Topic 820”), the Partnership utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, liabilities, or a group of assets or liabilities, such as a business.

Topic 820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities)
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Partnership’s own assumptions in determining the fair value)
Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and operating and finance lease obligations which are carried at cost and approximate their estimated fair value.
Turnaround Expenses
Turnaround Expenses

Turnarounds represent major maintenance activities that require the shutdown of significant parts of a facility to perform necessary inspections, cleanings, repairs, and replacements of assets. Costs incurred for routine repairs and maintenance or unplanned outages at our Facilities are expensed as incurred. Planned turnaround activities vary in frequency dependent on our Facilities, but generally occur every three years.
The Partnership follows the direct-expense method of accounting for turnaround activities. Costs associated with these turnaround activities are included in Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-Based Compensation
The Partnership accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Currently, all of the Partnership’s share-based compensation awards are liability-classified and are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period based on the applicable closing unit price. Compensation expense will fluctuate based on changes in the applicable unit price value and expense reversals resulting from employee terminations prior to award vesting. The Partnership recognizes forfeitures as they occur. Any previously recognized compensation expense is reversed in the period of forfeiture, and the corresponding liability is extinguished.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Partnership is not a taxable entity for federal income tax purposes or states that follow the federal income tax treatment of partnerships. Instead, for purposes of these income taxes, each partner of the Partnership is required to take into account its share of items of income, gain, loss and deduction in computing its federal and state income tax liabilities, regardless of whether cash distributions are made to such partner by the Partnership. We are subject to income taxes in certain states that do not follow the federal tax treatment of partnerships. These taxes are accounted for utilizing the asset and liability approach. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the anticipated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the amounts recorded in the accounting books and their respective tax basis. Deferred amounts are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the year those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
Allocation of Costs
Allocation of Costs

CVR Energy and its subsidiaries provide a variety of services to the Partnership, including employee benefits provided through CVR Energy’s benefit plans, administrative services provided by CVR Energy’s employees and management, insurance, and office space leased by CVR Energy. As such, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include costs that have been incurred by CVR Energy on behalf of the Partnership, which are then billed or allocated to the Partnership and are classified on our Consolidated Statements of Operations as either Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) or as Selling, general and administrative expenses.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adoption of Segment Reporting Standard and Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Implemented
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adoption of Segment Reporting Standard

In November 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which includes requirements for more robust disclosures of significant segment expenses and information used in assessing segment performance on an annual and interim basis. The guidance also requires that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the guidance and all existing segment disclosures under the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 280, Segment Reporting. This standard is effective for the Partnership’s annual period beginning January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning January 1, 2025 and should be applied retrospectively to all comparative periods. Effective with this Report, the Partnership adopted this ASU. Refer to Note 12 (“Business Segments”) for the required segment disclosures.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Implemented
In December 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires enhanced income tax disclosures that reflect how operations and related tax risks, as well as how tax planning and operational opportunities, affect the tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. This standard is effective for the Partnership’s annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2025 with early adoption permitted. While the Partnership does not expect adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements, it currently expects additional disclosures will be included for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2025 and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2026. The Partnership does not intend to early adopt this ASU.
In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disclosure of specific information about costs and expenses within relevant expense captions on the face of the income statement, qualitative descriptions for expense captions not specifically disaggregated quantitatively, and the total amount and definition of selling expenses for interim and annual reporting periods. This standard is effective for the Partnership’s annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2027 and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2028 and should be applied retrospectively to all comparative periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Partnership is currently evaluating the effects of adopting this new accounting guidance.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net The lives used in computing depreciation for significant asset classes are as follows:
Asset
Range of Useful
Lives, in Years
Land improvements
10 to 30
Buildings and improvements
3 to 30
Automotive equipment
5 to 30
Machinery and equipment
1 to 30
Right-of-use (“ROU”) finance leases
25
Other
3 to 10
Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Machinery and equipment$1,435,691 $1,446,728 
ROU finance lease25,076 — 
Buildings and improvements18,188 18,193 
Automotive equipment16,279 16,208 
Land and improvements14,959 14,959 
Construction in progress30,623 19,075 
Other2,939 2,758 
1,543,755 1,517,921 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(808,164)(756,898)
Total property, plant and equipment, net$735,591 $761,023 
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Inventories (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
 December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Finished goods$17,066 $15,015 
Raw materials2,755 2,472 
Parts, supplies and other55,758 51,678 
Total inventories$75,579 $69,165 
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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net The lives used in computing depreciation for significant asset classes are as follows:
Asset
Range of Useful
Lives, in Years
Land improvements
10 to 30
Buildings and improvements
3 to 30
Automotive equipment
5 to 30
Machinery and equipment
1 to 30
Right-of-use (“ROU”) finance leases
25
Other
3 to 10
Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Machinery and equipment$1,435,691 $1,446,728 
ROU finance lease25,076 — 
Buildings and improvements18,188 18,193 
Automotive equipment16,279 16,208 
Land and improvements14,959 14,959 
Construction in progress30,623 19,075 
Other2,939 2,758 
1,543,755 1,517,921 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(808,164)(756,898)
Total property, plant and equipment, net$735,591 $761,023 
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Equity Method Investment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
(in thousands)CVRP JV
Balance at inception$46,000 
Cash contributions13 
Cash distributions (21,485)
Equity loss(10)
Balance at December 31, 202324,518 
Cash contributions14 
Cash distributions (1)
(5,193)
Equity loss(11)
Balance at December 31, 2024$19,328 
(1)Includes a $2.2 million distribution to the Partnership for CVRP JV exceeding certain carbon oxide capture and sequestration milestones during 2023.
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Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Schedule of Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability Balances for Operating and Finance Leases
The following table summarizes the ROU asset and lease liability balances for the Partnership’s operating and finance leases at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
(in thousands)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
ROU asset, net
Equipment, real estate and other$1,794 $24,995 $2,007 $— 
Railcars16,357  12,032 — 
Lease liability
Equipment, real estate and other$231 $21,003 $268 $— 
Railcars16,168  12,032 — 
Schedule of Lease Expense, Terms, and Discount Rates
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, we recognized lease expense comprised of the following components:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Operating lease expense$5,542 $4,664 $4,230 
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of ROU asset81 — 34 
Interest expense on lease liability231 — — 
Short-term lease expense2,789 3,022 2,839 
The following outlines the remaining lease terms and discount rates used in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities of the Partnership’s operating leases at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term4.5 years14.6 years4.0 years0.0 years
Weighted-average discount rate7.3 %11.3 %6.5 %— %
Schedule of Remaining Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases
The following summarizes the remaining minimum operating lease payments through maturity of the Partnership’s lease liabilities at December 31, 2024:
(in thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
Year Ending December 31,
2025$4,996 $3,145 
20264,525 3,157 
20274,241 3,157 
20282,186 3,157 
20291,367 3,157 
Thereafter2,027 28,824 
Total lease payments 19,342 44,597 
Less: imputed interest(2,943)(23,594)
Total lease liability$16,399 $21,003 
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Other Current Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Personnel accruals$9,693 $8,404 
Operating lease liabilities4,041 3,176 
Accrued interest2,531 1,404 
Share-based compensation1,339 1,195 
Sales incentives1,338 1,585 
Accrued taxes other than income taxes1,332 1,825 
Current portion of finance lease obligations877 — 
Other accrued expenses and liabilities2,832 3,283 
Total other current liabilities$23,983 $20,872 
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Long-Term Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion consisted of the following:
December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028 (1)
$550,000 $550,000 
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion
20,126 — 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(2,152)(2,692)
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion
567,974 547,308 
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations877 — 
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion$568,851 $547,308 
(1)The estimated fair value of the 2028 Notes, defined below, was approximately $533.5 million and $513.1 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fair value estimate is a Level 2 measurement, as defined by FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, as it was determined by quotations obtained from a broker-dealer who makes a market in these and similar securities.
Credit Agreements
(in thousands)Total Available Borrowing CapacityAmount Borrowed as of December 31, 2024Outstanding Letters of CreditAvailable Capacity as of December 31, 2024Maturity Date
ABL Credit Facility
$38,923 $ $ $38,923 September 26, 2028
Schedule of Debt Instrument Redemption On or after June 15, 2024, we may, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or part of the 2028 Notes at the redemption prices set forth below, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the respective notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date.
12-month period beginning June 15,Percentage
2024103.063%
2025101.531%
2026 and thereafter100.000%
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Revenue (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents the Partnership’s revenue, disaggregated by major products:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Ammonia$129,952 $161,004 $199,523 
UAN 312,008 431,451 556,519 
Urea products30,449 28,730 33,506 
Other revenue (1)
52,915 60,292 46,036 
Total revenue
$525,324 $681,477 $835,584 
(1)Includes sales made in connection with the 45Q Transaction and the noncash consideration received, which is recognized as the performance obligation associated with the CO Contract is satisfied over its term through April 2030. Revenue from the CO Contract is recognized over time based on carbon oxide volumes measured at delivery.
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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of the Phantom Unit Award Activity
A summary of the Share-Based Award activity during the year ended December 31, 2024 is presented below:
(in thousands, except per unit data)
Units (1)
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Non-vested at December 31, 202397,870 $74.95 $6,410 
Granted60,661 76.45 
Vested(41,633)77.86 
Forfeited(7,811)74.63 
Non-vested at December 31, 2024109,087 $74.70 $8,286 
(1)Units reflected above are phantom units awarded by the Partnership and do not include any incentive units granted by CVR Energy for which it shares in the expense. As of December 31, 2024, there are no outstanding awards under the CVR Partners LTIP, and the outstanding Share-Based Awards have only been issued in connection with, not under, the CVR Partners LTIP. The CVR Partners LTIP expired by its terms in 2021.
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Commitments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of minimum required payments for unconditional purchase obligations
The minimum required payments for unconditional purchase obligations, as defined in ASC 440, Commitments, related to ancillary production supplies are as follows:
(in thousands)
Unconditional
Purchase 
Obligations
Year Ending December 31,
2025$3,940 
20263,940 
20273,940 
20283,940 
20293,940 
Thereafter37,761 
$57,461 
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Business Segments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information for Operating Results and Capital Expenditures
The following table presents the operating results and capital expenditures information for the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Net sales$525,324 $681,477 $835,584 
Less:
Feedstocks55,427 76,831 92,306 
Distribution costs49,898 52,036 42,362 
Other costs of materials (1)
(1,184)5,510 (3,755)
Cost of materials and other104,141 134,377 130,913 
Less:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and turnaround expenses)213,736 233,138 236,759 
Turnaround expenses486 1,778 33,408 
Depreciation and amortization88,096 79,720 82,137 
Selling, general and administrative expenses28,414 29,523 32,192 
Interest expense34,044 34,317 35,586 
Interest income(4,217)(5,664)(1,521)
Other segment items (2)
(276)1,855 (691)
Net income$60,900 $172,433 $286,801 
Capital expenditures$37,063 $29,081 $41,446 
(1)Other costs of materials includes inventory cost adjustments and lease expense.
(2)Other segment items includes (gain) loss on asset disposal, other (income) expense, and income tax expense.
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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Schedule of Related Party Transactions
Activity associated with the Partnership’s related party arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 is summarized below:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Sales to related parties: (1)
CVR Energy subsidiary$1,395 $$312 
CVRP JV2,690 3,613 — 
Expenses from related parties: (2)
CVR Energy subsidiary13,890 21,336 24,149 
CVR Services27,227 28,505 32,278 
December 31,
20242023
Due to related parties (3)
$6,213 $5,319 
(1)Sales to related parties, included in Net sales in our consolidated financial statements, consist of (a) sales of feedstocks and services under the Coffeyville MSA and (b) CO sales to CVRP JV and its subsidiaries.
(2)Expenses from related parties, included in Cost of materials and other, Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization), and Selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated financial statements, consist primarily of pet coke and hydrogen purchased under the Coffeyville MSA and management and other professional services under the Corporate MSA.
(3)Consists primarily of amounts payable to CVR Energy subsidiaries under the Coffeyville MSA and Corporate MSA.
Schedule of Distributions Paid The following tables present quarterly distributions paid by the Partnership to CVR Partners’ unitholders, including amounts paid to CVR Energy, during 2024, 2023, and 2022 (amounts presented in table below may not add to totals presented due to rounding):
Quarterly Distributions Paid (in thousands)
Related PeriodDate PaidQuarterly Distributions
Per Common Unit
Public UnitholdersCVR EnergyTotal
2023 - 4th Quarter
March 11, 2024$1.68 $11,218 $6,539 $17,757 
2024 - 1st Quarter
May 20, 20241.92 12,821 7,472 20,293 
2024 - 2nd Quarter
August 19, 20241.90 12,688 7,395 20,082 
2024 - 3rd Quarter
November 18, 20241.19 7,946 4,632 12,578 
Total 2024 quarterly distributions
$6.69 $44,673 $26,037 $70,710 
2022 - 4th Quarter
March 13, 2023$10.50 $70,115 $40,866 $110,981 
2023 - 1st Quarter
May 22, 202310.43 69,647 40,594 110,241 
2023 - 2nd Quarter
August 21, 20234.14 27,646 16,113 43,759 
2023 - 3rd Quarter
November 20, 20231.55 10,350 6,033 16,383 
Total 2023 quarterly distributions
$26.62 $177,759 $103,605 $281,364 
Quarterly Distributions Paid (in thousands)
Related PeriodDate PaidQuarterly Distributions
Per Common Unit
Public UnitholdersCVR EnergyTotal
2021 - 4th Quarter
March 14, 2022$5.24 $35,576 $20,394 $55,970 
2022 - 1st Quarter
May 23, 20222.26 15,091 8,796 23,887 
2022 - 2nd Quarter
August 22, 202210.05 67,109 39,115 106,225 
2022 - 3rd Quarter
November 21, 20221.77 11,819 6,889 18,708 
Total 2022 quarterly distributions
$19.32 $129,597 $75,193 $204,790 
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]  
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information
Cash flows related to income taxes, interest, leases, and capital expenditures included in accounts payable are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202420232022
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds$84 $281 $110 
Cash paid for interest34,135 34,083 35,164 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases4,981 3,786 3,474 
Operating cash flows from finance leases213 — — 
Financing cash flows from finance leases2,361 — — 
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable(11)4,885 (3,222)
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities8,143 — 6,598 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new or modified finance lease liabilities25,307 — — 
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Organization and Nature of Business (Details)
12 Months Ended 23 Months Ended
Jan. 08, 2025
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2024
manufacturing_facility
Mar. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 22, 2021
USD ($)
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Number of manufacturing facilities   2    
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | $       $ 20,000,000
Common units repurchased on open market (in units) | shares     759,250  
Cost, inclusive of transaction costs, of repurchase of outstanding common units | $     $ 20,000,000.0  
Average price per common unit (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares     $ 26.33  
CVR Energy | Subsequent Event        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Common Stock (in shares) | shares 878,212      
Exercise price of warrants or rights (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares $ 18.25      
CVR Partners | Public Common Unitholders        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Limited partner interest   61.00%    
CVR Partners | UAN Services        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Limited partner interest   37.00%    
CVR Partners | CVR GP        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
General partner interest   100.00%    
CVR Partners | Icahn Enterprises L.P. And Affiliates (“IEP”)        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Limited partner interest   2.00%    
CVR Energy | Icahn Enterprises L.P. And Affiliates (“IEP”)        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Limited partner interest   66.00%    
CVR Energy | Icahn Enterprises L.P. And Affiliates (“IEP”) | Subsequent Event        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Additional ownership acquired 1.00%      
Coffeyville, Kansas        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Number of manufacturing facilities   1    
East Dubuque, Illinois        
Schedule of Partners' Capital [Line Items]        
Number of manufacturing facilities   1    
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Accounts Receivable, net (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Bad debt expense $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Accounts receivable | Credit concentration | One Customer      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Largest concentrations of credit for any one customer 25.00% 40.00%  
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Details)
Dec. 31, 2024
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Right-of-use (“ROU”) finance leases (in years) 25 years
Land and improvements | Minimum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 10 years
Land and improvements | Maximum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 30 years
Buildings and improvements | Minimum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 3 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 30 years
Automotive equipment | Minimum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 5 years
Automotive equipment | Maximum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 30 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 1 year
Machinery and equipment | Maximum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 30 years
Other | Minimum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 3 years
Other | Maximum  
Property, Plant, and Equipment  
Useful life (in years) 10 years
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Environmental, Health & Safety (“EH&S”) Matters (Details) - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Liabilities recognized for environmental remediation matters $ 0 $ 0
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Turnaround Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Frequency of planned major maintenance activities 3 years    
Turnaround expenses $ 0.5 $ 1.8 $ 33.4
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Share-Based Compensation (Details) - shares
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Dilutive awards outstanding (in shares) 0 0 0
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Inventories (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]    
Finished goods $ 17,066 $ 15,015
Raw materials 2,755 2,472
Parts, supplies and other 55,758 51,678
Total inventories $ 75,579 $ 69,165
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Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Components of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Total property, plant and equipment, net Total property, plant and equipment, net
ROU finance lease $ 25,076 $ 0
Property, plant, and equipment and ROU finance lease 1,543,755 1,517,921
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (808,164) (756,898)
Total property, plant and equipment, net 735,591 761,023
Machinery and equipment    
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Gross property, plant and equipment 1,435,691 1,446,728
Buildings and improvements    
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Gross property, plant and equipment 18,188 18,193
Automotive equipment    
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Gross property, plant and equipment 16,279 16,208
Land and improvements    
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Gross property, plant and equipment 14,959 14,959
Construction in progress    
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Gross property, plant and equipment 30,623 19,075
Other    
Property, Plant, and Equipment    
Gross property, plant and equipment $ 2,939 $ 2,758
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Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]      
Initial depreciation and amortization expense $ 87.1 $ 78.9 $ 81.3
Additional depreciation expense 14.1 0.7 12.7
Interest costs capitalized $ 1.0 $ 0.5 $ 0.8
v3.25.0.1
Equity Method Investment - Additional Information (Details) - CVRP JV - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Jan. 31, 2023
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Ownership percentage 50.00%  
Equity method investments, fair value   $ 46.0
v3.25.0.1
Equity Method Investment - Schedule of Equity Method Investments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments [Roll Forward]        
Cash distributions $ (5,178)   $ (21,474) $ 0
CVRP JV        
Equity Method Investments [Roll Forward]        
Balance at beginning of period 24,518 $ 46,000    
Cash contributions 14 13    
Cash distributions (5,193) (21,485)    
Equity loss (11) (10)    
Balance at end of period 19,328 $ 24,518 $ 24,518  
Distribution for exceeding milestones $ 2,200      
v3.25.0.1
Leases - Additional Information (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
option
Leases [Abstract]  
Number of options to extend lease term 1
v3.25.0.1
Leases - Schedule of Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability Balances for Operating and Finance Leases (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Operating Leases    
Lease liability $ 16,399  
Finance Leases    
Lease liability 21,003  
Equipment, Real Estate, and Other    
Operating Leases    
ROU asset, net 1,794 $ 2,007
Lease liability 231 268
Finance Leases    
ROU asset, net 24,995 0
Lease liability 21,003 0
Railcars    
Operating Leases    
ROU asset, net 16,357 12,032
Lease liability $ 16,168 $ 12,032
v3.25.0.1
Leases - Schedule of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]      
Operating lease expense $ 5,542 $ 4,664 $ 4,230
Finance lease expense:      
Amortization of ROU asset 81 0 34
Interest expense on lease liability 231 0 0
Short-term lease expense $ 2,789 $ 3,022 $ 2,839
v3.25.0.1
Leases - Schedule of Lease Terms and Discount Rates (Details)
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]    
Operating Leases, Weighted-average remaining lease term 4 years 6 months 4 years
Operating Leases, Weighted-average discount rate 7.30% 6.50%
Finance Leases, Weighted-average remaining lease term 14 years 7 months 6 days 0 years
Finance Leases, Weighted-average discount rate 11.30% 0.00%
v3.25.0.1
Leases - Schedule of Remaining Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases (Details)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Operating Leases  
2025 $ 4,996
2026 4,525
2027 4,241
2028 2,186
2029 1,367
Thereafter 2,027
Total lease payments 19,342
Less: imputed interest (2,943)
Total lease liability 16,399
Finance Leases  
2025 3,145
2026 3,157
2027 3,157
2028 3,157
2029 3,157
Thereafter 28,824
Total lease payments 44,597
Less: imputed interest (23,594)
Lease liability $ 21,003
v3.25.0.1
Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]    
Personnel accruals $ 9,693 $ 8,404
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List] Total other current liabilities Total other current liabilities
Operating lease liabilities $ 4,041 $ 3,176
Accrued interest 2,531 1,404
Share-based compensation 1,339 1,195
Sales incentives 1,338 1,585
Accrued taxes other than income taxes $ 1,332 $ 1,825
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Total other current liabilities Total other current liabilities
Current portion of finance lease obligations $ 877 $ 0
Other accrued expenses and liabilities 2,832 3,283
Total other current liabilities $ 23,983 $ 20,872
v3.25.0.1
Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Components of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion $ 20,126 $ 0
Unamortized debt issuance costs (2,152) (2,692)
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion 567,974 547,308
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations 877 0
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion 568,851 547,308
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028 | Level 2    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Estimated fair value of total long-term debt outstanding $ 533,500 513,100
Senior Notes | 6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, percentage rate 6.125%  
Total long-term debt, net of current portion, before debt issuance costs and discount $ 550,000 $ 550,000
v3.25.0.1
Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Credit Facilities Outstanding (Details) - ABL Credit Facility - Line of Credit - Revolving credit facility - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
Sep. 26, 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Total Available Borrowing Capacity $ 38,923,000 $ 50,000,000
Amount borrowed 0  
Outstanding Letters of Credit 0  
Available capacity $ 38,923,000  
v3.25.0.1
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2023
Jun. 23, 2021
Dec. 31, 2024
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028 | 2024      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Redemption of notes, percentage of par value at which notes were repurchased   100.00%  
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028 | Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, percentage rate     6.125%
Debt instrument face amount   $ 550,000,000  
9.25% Senior Secured Notes due June 2023 | Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Minimum percentage of notes held in order to cause acceleration of notes upon occurrence of events of default     25.00%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Incremental facility, increase limit $ 15,000,000    
Aggregate principal amount of availability (up to) $ 50,000,000   $ 38,923,000
Extended term 4 years    
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Quarterly Excess Availability Greater Than 75% | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate     1.615%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Quarterly Excess Availability Greater Than 75% | Base Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate     0.615%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Quarterly Excess Availability Not Greater Than 50% | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate     2.115%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Quarterly Excess Availability Not Greater Than 50% | Base Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate     1.115%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Quarterly Excess Availability Greater Than 50% But Less Than 75% | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate     1.865%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving credit facility | Quarterly Excess Availability Greater Than 50% But Less Than 75% | Base Rate      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate     0.865%
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Swingline Loan      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount of availability (up to) $ 3,500,000    
ABL Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Letter of Credit      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount of availability (up to) $ 10,000,000    
v3.25.0.1
Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt Instrument Redemption (Details) - 6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
2024  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Percentage 103.063%
2025  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Percentage 101.531%
2026 and thereafter  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Percentage 100.00%
v3.25.0.1
Revenue - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 525,324 $ 681,477 $ 835,584
Ammonia      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Net sales 129,952 161,004 199,523
UAN      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Net sales 312,008 431,451 556,519
Urea products      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Net sales 30,449 28,730 33,506
Other revenue      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 52,915 $ 60,292 $ 46,036
v3.25.0.1
Revenue - Remaining performance obligations (Details)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]  
Remaining performance obligation $ 7.7
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]  
Remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period 1 year
Remaining performance obligation $ 4.2
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01  
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]  
Remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period 1 year
Remaining performance obligation $ 3.2
v3.25.0.1
Revenue - Contract Balances (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]    
Deferred revenue $ 15.7 $ 46.4
v3.25.0.1
Revenue - Sales to Major Customers (Details) - Total Net Sales - Customer concentration
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Customer One      
Major Customers and Suppliers      
Concentration risk     16.00%
Customer One | Petroleum Segment      
Major Customers and Suppliers      
Concentration risk 14.00% 13.00%  
Customer Two      
Major Customers and Suppliers      
Concentration risk     14.00%
Customer Two | Petroleum Segment      
Major Customers and Suppliers      
Concentration risk   12.00%  
v3.25.0.1
Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 22, 2021
USD ($)
tradingDay
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
plan
shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Liabilities for unvested awards related to employees   $ 1,339,000 $ 1,195,000  
Number of plans | plan   2    
Employer match of employee contribution of the first 6% of the participant's contribution   100.00%    
Percentage of eligible compensation, matched by employer   6.00%    
Vesting schedule for employer's matching funds   3 years    
Matching contributions made during the year   $ 2,500,000 2,400,000 $ 2,300,000
Phantom Unit Awards        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Number of shares right to receive cash payment on vesting equal to fair market value is received per award (in shares) | shares   1    
Vesting period   3 years    
Phantom Unit Awards | CVR Partners LTIP        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Unrecognized compensation expense   $ 6,600,000    
Weighted-average period for amortization of unrecognized compensation cost   1 year 9 months 18 days    
Compensation expense (benefit)   $ 4,600,000 6,400,000 25,700,000
Liabilities for unvested awards related to employees   1,800,000 1,500,000  
Amount paid to settle liability-classified awards upon vesting   $ 3,300,000 12,600,000 17,700,000
Phantom Unit Awards | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Award vesting percentage   33.33%    
Phantom Unit Awards | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Award vesting percentage   33.33%    
Phantom Unit Awards | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Award vesting percentage   33.33%    
Incentive Unit Awards | Parent Company        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Compensation expense (benefit)   $ 1,400,000 3,400,000 5,300,000
Liabilities for unvested awards related to employees   0 0  
Share-based liabilities paid   0 0 0
Performance Unit Awards | Performance Unit Award Agreement | Parent Company | Executive Chairman        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Compensation expense (benefit)   $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Maximum cash payment $ 10,000,000.0      
Period for determination of cash payment value | tradingDay 30      
Maximum price per share to trigger maximum cash payment (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 60      
v3.25.0.1
Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Phantom Unit Award Activity (Details) - CVR Partners LTIP - Phantom Unit Awards - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Units    
Non-vested at the beginning of the period (in units) 97,870  
Granted (in units) 60,661  
Vested (in units) (41,633)  
Forfeited (in units) (7,811)  
Non-vested at the end of the period (in units) 109,087  
Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value    
Non-vested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per unit) $ 74.95  
Granted (in dollars per unit) 76.45  
Vested (in dollars per unit) 77.86  
Forfeited (in dollars per unit) 74.63  
Non-vested at the end of the period (in dollars per unit) $ 74.70  
Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 8,286 $ 6,410
Outstanding awards (in shares) 0  
v3.25.0.1
Commitments - Schedule of Minimum Required Payments for Unconditional Purchase Obligations (Details)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Unconditional Purchase  Obligations  
2025 $ 3,940
2026 3,940
2027 3,940
2028 3,940
2029 3,940
Thereafter 37,761
Unconditional Purchase  Obligations $ 57,461
v3.25.0.1
Commitments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]      
Expenses related to agreement $ 3.9 $ 3.7 $ 3.8
v3.25.0.1
Business Segments - Narrative (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Number of operating segments 1
Number of reportable segments 1
v3.25.0.1
Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information for Operating Results and Capital Expenditures (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 525,324 $ 681,477 $ 835,584
Less:      
Cost of materials 104,141 134,377 130,913
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and turnaround expenses) 214,222 234,916 270,167
Turnaround expenses 500 1,800 33,400
Depreciation and amortization 88,096 79,720 82,137
Selling, general and administrative expenses 28,414 29,523 32,192
Interest income (4,217) (5,664) (1,521)
Net income 60,900 172,433 286,801
Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 525,324 681,477 835,584
Less:      
Feedstocks 55,427 76,831 92,306
Distribution costs 49,898 52,036 42,362
Other costs of materials (1,184) 5,510 (3,755)
Cost of materials 104,141 134,377 130,913
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and turnaround expenses) 213,736 233,138 236,759
Turnaround expenses 486 1,778 33,408
Depreciation and amortization 88,096 79,720 82,137
Selling, general and administrative expenses 28,414 29,523 32,192
Interest expense 34,044 34,317 35,586
Other segment items (276) 1,855 (691)
Net income 60,900 172,433 286,801
Capital expenditures $ 37,063 $ 29,081 $ 41,446
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Omnibus Agreement (Details)
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Percent ownership threshold 50.00%
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Corporate MSA (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Corporate MSA  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Prior written notice required to terminate agreement 90 days
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Environmental Agreement (Details) - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
The Coffeyville Facility | Environmental Agreement | Related Party    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Liability recorded under agreement $ 0 $ 0
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Terminal and Operating Agreement (Details) - Terminal and Operating Agreement - The Coffeyville Facility
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / T
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Prior written notice required to terminate initial lease term 180 days
Automatic renewal of agreement, term of each successive renewal 5 years
Prior written notice required to terminate renewal lease term 180 days
Amount required to pay per year for rent | $ $ 1.00
Amount required to pay per ton of UAN placed into the terminal (in dollars per ton) 4.00
Amount required to pay per ton of UAN taken out of the terminal (in dollars per ton) 4.00
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
CVR Energy subsidiary      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Expenses from related parties $ 13,890 $ 21,336 $ 24,149
CVR Services      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Expenses from related parties 27,227 28,505 32,278
Related Party      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Due to related parties 6,213 5,319  
Related Party | CVR Energy subsidiary      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Net sales 1,395 4 312
Related Party | CVRP JV      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Net sales $ 2,690 $ 3,613 $ 0
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Distributions (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 10, 2025
Feb. 18, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Record date duration from end of each quarter     60 days
Subsequent Event      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Distributions declared per common unit (in dollars per unit)   $ 1.75  
Distributions declared   $ 18.5  
Subsequent Event | CVR Energy | Forecast      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Proceeds from distribution $ 6.8    
Subsequent Event | IEP Energy LLC | Forecast      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Proceeds from distribution $ 0.3    
v3.25.0.1
Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Distributions Paid (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Sep. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Sep. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Sep. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2022
Mar. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                              
Quarterly distributions per common unit (in dollars per unit) $ 1.19 $ 1.90 $ 1.92 $ 1.68 $ 1.55 $ 4.14 $ 10.43 $ 10.50 $ 1.77 $ 10.05 $ 2.26 $ 5.24 $ 6.69 $ 26.62 $ 19.32
Quarterly distributions paid $ 12,578 $ 20,082 $ 20,293 $ 17,757 $ 16,383 $ 43,759 $ 110,241 $ 110,981 $ 18,708 $ 106,225 $ 23,887 $ 55,970 $ 70,710 $ 281,364 $ 204,790
CVR Energy                              
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                              
Quarterly distributions paid 4,632 7,395 7,472 6,539 6,033 16,113 40,594 40,866 6,889 39,115 8,796 20,394 26,037 103,605 75,193
Public Unitholders                              
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                              
Quarterly distributions paid $ 7,946 $ 12,688 $ 12,821 $ 11,218 $ 10,350 $ 27,646 $ 69,647 $ 70,115 $ 11,819 $ 67,109 $ 15,091 $ 35,576 $ 44,673 $ 177,759 $ 129,597
v3.25.0.1
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Supplemental disclosures:      
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds $ 84 $ 281 $ 110
Cash paid for interest 34,135 34,083 35,164
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:      
Operating cash flows from operating leases 4,981 3,786 3,474
Operating cash flows from finance leases 213 0 0
Financing cash flows from finance leases 2,361 0 0
Noncash investing and financing activities:      
Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable (11) 4,885 (3,222)
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities 8,143 0 6,598
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new or modified finance lease liabilities $ 25,307 $ 0 $ 0