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Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Rochester [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Expected Royalty Duration | 3.0 |
Palmarejo [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Expected Royalty Duration | 1.4 |
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member | 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueMarch2028Member
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember | 7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = cde_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember

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