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Debt (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 12, 2014 | Jan. 29, 2013 | Feb. 12, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Actual Gold Production | 50.00%cde_PercentageOfActualGoldProduction |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ 17,498,000 us-gaap_DebtCurrent | $ 2,505,000 us-gaap_DebtCurrent |  |  |  |
Non-current | 460,899,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 306,130,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | 14,800,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |  |  |  |  |
Interest expenses incurred for various debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Paid on Senior Notes due 2021 | 32,741,000 cde_InterestPaidonSeniorNotesdue2021 | 21,853,000 cde_InterestPaidonSeniorNotesdue2021 | 0 cde_InterestPaidonSeniorNotesdue2021 |  |  |
Interest Paid on Convertible Notes due 2028 | 173,000 cde_InterestPaidonConvertibleNotesdue2028 | 466,000 cde_InterestPaidonConvertibleNotesdue2028 | 1,581,000 cde_InterestPaidonConvertibleNotesdue2028 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount | 179,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount | 612,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount | 213,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount |  |  |
Write off revolver costs, interest expense | 3,035,000 cde_Writeoffrevolvercostsinterestexpense | 0 cde_Writeoffrevolvercostsinterestexpense | 2,339,000 cde_Writeoffrevolvercostsinterestexpense |  |  |
Interest Paid on Capital Leases | 972,000 cde_InterestPaidonCapitalLeases | 415,000 cde_InterestPaidonCapitalLeases | 997,000 cde_InterestPaidonCapitalLeases |  |  |
Interest Expense | 0 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | 291,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt | 881,000 us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt |  |  |
Accretion of Franco Nevada royalty obligation | 10,773,000 cde_AccretionOfRoyaltyObligation | 17,641,000 cde_AccretionOfRoyaltyObligation | 19,139,000 cde_AccretionOfRoyaltyObligation |  |  |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1,740,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 2,143,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 1,146,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium |  |  |
Accretion of debt discount | (357,000)cde_AccretionOfDebtDiscount | 576,000 cde_AccretionOfDebtDiscount | 2,536,000 cde_AccretionOfDebtDiscount |  |  |
Capitalized interest | (1,710,000)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | (2,694,000)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | (2,663,000)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized |  |  |
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest | 47,546,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred | 41,303,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred | 26,169,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred |  |  |
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due March 2028 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component | 10,900,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member | 5,334,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member |  |  |  |
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 434,900,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |  |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |
Non-current | 437,454,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember | 300,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | 10,304,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage | 30.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_PalmarejoGoldProductionRoyaltyMember |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current | 13,141,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember | 796,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember |  |  |  |
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Guarantees, Commitments, Ounces of Gold | 315,085 cde_RoyaltyGuaranteesCommitmentsOuncesOfGold / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = cde_PalmarejoGoldProductionRoyaltyMember |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Obligation Paid in Monthly Payments | 4,167 cde_MinimumObligationPaidInMonthlyPayments / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = cde_PalmarejoGoldProductionRoyaltyMember |  |  |  |  |
Annual Inflation Compounding Adjustment | 1.00%cde_AnnualInflationCompoundingAdjustment / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = cde_PalmarejoGoldProductionRoyaltyMember |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Guarantees, Commitments, Ounces of Gold | 400,000 cde_RoyaltyGuaranteesCommitmentsOuncesOfGold / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = cde_PalmarejoGoldProductionRoyaltyMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | 0 us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member |  |  |  | 48,700,000 us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 5,334,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes due Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | 0 us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember | 0 us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |
Line of Credit, Current | 4,481,000 us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember | 0 us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt and capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ 7,683,000 us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember | $ 2,505,000 us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember |  |  |  |

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