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Property, Plant and Equipment-Net (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment-Net      
Gross property plant and equipment $ 8,036.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 6,343.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,511.0us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 2,241.5us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Net property, plant and equipment 5,525.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 4,101.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,900.5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Construction in progress expenditures incurred but not yet paid 279.0us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid 228.9us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid  
Accrued expansion project costs 244.3cf_AccruedExpansionProjectCosts 203.6cf_AccruedExpansionProjectCosts  
Land      
Property, Plant and Equipment-Net      
Gross property plant and equipment 48.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
37.9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
 
Machinery and equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment-Net      
Gross property plant and equipment 5,268.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
5,046.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
 
Changes in plant turnaround activity      
Balance at the beginning of the period 119.8cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCosts
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
82.1cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCosts
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
54.8cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCosts
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Additions 88.3cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundAdditions
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
78.6cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundAdditions
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
56.6cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundAdditions
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Depreciation (53.9)cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundDepreciation
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
(40.8)cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundDepreciation
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
(29.6)cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundDepreciation
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Effect of exchange rate changes (1.0)cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCostChangesInExchangeRateEffect
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
(0.1)cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCostChangesInExchangeRateEffect
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
0.3cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCostChangesInExchangeRateEffect
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Balance at the end of the period 153.2cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCosts
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
119.8cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCosts
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
82.1cf_CapitalizedPlantTurnaroundCosts
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Buildings and improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment-Net      
Gross property plant and equipment 160.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
159.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
 
Construction in Progress      
Property, Plant and Equipment-Net      
Gross property plant and equipment 2,559.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
[1] 1,099.1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
[1]  
Capacity expansion project      
Property, Plant and Equipment-Net      
Gross property plant and equipment $ 2,000.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cf_CapacityExpansionMember
$ 700.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cf_CapacityExpansionMember
 
[1] As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we had construction in progress that was accrued but unpaid of $279.0 million and $228.9 million, respectively. These amounts included accruals related to our capacity expansion projects of $244.3 million and $203.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.