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Derivative Financial Instruments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty In January 2009, the Company's subsidiary, Coeur Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (“Coeur Mexicana”), entered into a gold production royalty agreement with a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation. The royalty covered 50% of the life of mine production from the Palmarejo mine and legacy adjacent properties, excluding production from the properties acquired in the 2015 Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (“Paramount”) acquisition. The royalty transaction included a minimum obligation of 4,167 gold ounces per month and terminated effective as of the date payments on 400,000 gold ounces were made, which occurred in July 2016. The price volatility associated with the minimum royalty obligation was considered an embedded derivative. The Company was required to recognize the change in fair value of the remaining minimum obligation due to changing gold prices. Unrealized gains were recognized in periods when the gold price decreased from the previous period and unrealized losses were recognized in periods when the gold price increases. The fair value of the embedded derivative was reflected net of the Company's current credit adjusted risk free rate, which was 19.9% at December 31, 2015. The fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2015 was a liability of $5.0 million. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, the mark-to-market adjustments were losses of $5.9 million and gains of $17.0 million, and $18.4 million, respectively. Payments on the royalty obligation decreased the carrying amount of the minimum obligation and the derivative liability. Each monthly payment was an amount equal to the greater of the minimum of 4,167 ounces of gold or 50% of actual gold production multiplied by the excess of the monthly average market price of gold above $416 per ounce, subject to a 1% annual inflation adjustment. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 realized losses on settlement of the liabilities were $10.8 million, $13.9 million, and $20.4 million , respectively. The mark-to-market adjustments and realized losses are included in Fair value adjustments, net. Provisional Silver and Gold Sales The Company enters into sales contracts with third-party smelters and refiners which, in some cases, provide for a provisional payment based upon preliminary assays and quoted metal prices. The provisionally priced sales contracts contain an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract for accounting purposes. The host contract is the receivable recorded at the forward price at the time of sale. The embedded derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting and are marked to market through earnings each period until final settlement. Changes in silver and gold prices resulted in provisional pricing mark-to-market losses of $0.3 million, gains of $0.3 million, and losses of $0.1 million in the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. At December 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding provisionally priced sales of 0.4 million ounces of silver and 25,505 ounces of gold at prices of $16.35 and $1,208, respectively. At December 31, 2016, the Company had the following derivative instruments that settle as follows:
In thousands except average prices and notional ounces | 2017 |  | Thereafter
Provisional silver sales | $ | 5,801 |  |  | $ | — |
Average silver price | $ | 16.35 |  |  | $ | — |
Notional ounces | 354,771 |  |  | — |
Provisional gold sales | $ | 30,810 |  |  | $ | — |
Average gold price | $ | 1,208 |  |  | $ | — |
Notional ounces | 25,505 |  |  | — |
Silver and Gold Options During the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 the Company had realized losses of $1.6 million, realized gains of $1.3 million, and realized losses of $0.6 million, respectively, from settled contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $1.5 million. During the years ended December 31, 2016, and 2015, the Company had no unrealized gains or losses related to outstanding options which were included in Fair value adjustments, net. At December 31, 2016, the Company had no outstanding gold and silver options contracts. The following summarizes the classification of the fair value of the derivative instruments:
| December 31, 2016
In thousands | Prepaid expenses and other |  | Accrued liabilities and other |  | Current portion of royalty obligation |  | Non-current portion of royalty obligation
Provisional silver and gold sales contracts | $ | — |  |  | $ | 762 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
| December 31, 2015
In thousands | Prepaid expenses and other |  | Accrued liabilities and other |  | Current portion of royalty obligation |  | Non-current portion of royalty obligation
Palmarejo gold production royalty | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,957 |  |  | $ | — |
Provisional silver and gold sales contracts | 28 |  |  | 536 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 536 |  |  | $ | 4,957 |  |  | $ | — |
The following represent mark-to-market gains (losses) on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 and 2015 (in thousands):
|  | Year ended December 31,
Financial statement line | Derivative | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenue | Provisional silver and gold sales contracts | $ | (254 | ) |  | $ | 296 |  |  | (123 | )
Costs applicable to sales | Foreign exchange contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | 924 |
Fair value adjustments, net | Foreign exchange contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16 | )
Fair value adjustments, net | Palmarejo gold royalty | (5,866 | ) |  | 3,101 |  |  | (2,001 | )
Fair value adjustments, net | Silver and gold options | (1,582 | ) |  | 1,283 |  |  | 1,058 |
|  | $ | (7,702 | ) |  | $ | 4,680 |  |  | $ | (158 | )
Credit Risk The credit risk exposure related to any derivative instrument is limited to the unrealized gains, if any, on outstanding contracts based on current market prices. To reduce counter-party credit exposure, the Company enters into contracts with institutions management deems credit worthy and limits credit exposure to each institution. The Company does not anticipate non-performance by any of its counterparties.

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