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Equity Method Investments (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Equity method investments      
Investments in and advances to affiliates $ 853.5us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures   $ 861.5us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Summarized income statement information:      
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates 9.7cf_EquityInEarningsOfOperatingAffiliates 15.8cf_EquityInEarningsOfOperatingAffiliates  
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates—net of taxes 14.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 3.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments  
Operating equity method investments      
Equity method investments      
Investments in and advances to affiliates 376.3us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  377.6us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Summarized income statement information:      
Net sales 75.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
75.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
 
Net earnings 23.0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
24.8us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
 
Equity in earnings of operating affiliates 9.7cf_EquityInEarningsOfOperatingAffiliates
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
15.8cf_EquityInEarningsOfOperatingAffiliates
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
 
Summarized balance sheet information:      
Current assets 91.0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  111.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Noncurrent assets 137.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  130.5us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Total assets 228.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  241.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Current liabilities 25.8us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  39.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Noncurrent liabilities 21.0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  22.0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Equity 181.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  180.3us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Total liabilities and equity 228.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  241.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_OperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Non-operating equity method investments      
Equity method investments      
Investments in and advances to affiliates 477.2us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  483.9us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Summarized income statement information:      
Net sales 470.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
570.3us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
 
Net earnings 35.3us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
22.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
 
Equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates—net of taxes 14.9us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
3.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
 
Summarized balance sheet information:      
Current assets 523.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  499.8us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Noncurrent assets 281.5us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  298.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Total assets 805.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  798.0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Current liabilities 287.9us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  290.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Noncurrent liabilities 174.7us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  186.9us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Equity 342.6us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  320.4us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
Total liabilities and equity $ 805.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember
  $ 798.0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= cf_NonoperatingEquityMethodInvestmentMember