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Segment Disclosures (Narrative) (Details)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Segment
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Segment reporting information    
Number of business segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments 5us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Ammonia    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of nitrogen   0.82cf_PercentageofNitrogen
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_AmmoniaMember
Number of complexes producing ammonia   7cf_Numberofcomplexesproducingammonia
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_AmmoniaMember
Granular Urea    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of nitrogen   0.46cf_PercentageofNitrogen
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_UreaMember
UAN | Minimum    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of nitrogen   0.28cf_PercentageofNitrogen
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_UANMember
UAN | Maximum    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of nitrogen   0.32cf_PercentageofNitrogen
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_UANMember
Other | AN    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of nitrogen   0.34cf_PercentageofNitrogen
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cf_ANMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_OtherProductsMember
Other | DEF    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of high-purity urea   0.325cf_PercentageofHighPurityUrea
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cf_DEFMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_OtherProductsMember
Percentage of deionized water   0.675cf_PercentageOfDeionizedWater
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cf_DEFMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_OtherProductsMember
Other | Forty Percent Concentration    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of urea concentration within urea liquor   0.40cf_PercentageOfUreaConcentrationWithinUreaLiquor
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cf_FortyPercentConcentrationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_OtherProductsMember
Other | Fifty Percent Concentration    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of urea concentration within urea liquor   0.50cf_PercentageOfUreaConcentrationWithinUreaLiquor
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cf_FiftyPercentConcentrationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_OtherProductsMember
Other | Seventy Percent Concentration    
Segment reporting information    
Percentage of urea concentration within urea liquor   0.70cf_PercentageOfUreaConcentrationWithinUreaLiquor
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cf_SeventyPercentConcentrationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cf_OtherProductsMember