Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

At June 30, 2013, CONSOL Energy has provided the following financial guarantees, unconditional purchase obligations and letters of credit to certain third parties, as described by major category in the following table. These amounts represent the maximum potential total of future payments that we could be required to make under these instruments. These amounts have not been reduced for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. Generally, recoveries under reclamation bonds would be limited to the extent of the work performed at the time of the default. No amounts related to these financial guarantees and letters of credit are recorded as liabilities on the financial statements. CONSOL Energy management believes that these guarantees will expire without being funded, and therefore the commitments will not have a material adverse effect on financial condition.



	Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
	Total Amounts Committed		Less Than 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		Beyond 5 Years
Letters of Credit:
Employee-Related	$	190,157	$	95,847	$	94,310	$	—	$	—
Environmental	56,294		54,566		1,728		—		—
Other	83,246		31,015		52,231		—		—
Total Letters of Credit	329,697		181,428		148,269		—		—
Surety Bonds:
Employee-Related	204,884		194,884		10,000		—		—
Environmental	533,725		527,938		5,787		—		—
Other	30,946		30,935		10		—		1
Total Surety Bonds	769,555		753,757		15,797		—		1
Total Commitments	$	1,099,252	$	935,185	$	164,066	$	—	$	1

CONSOL Energy and CNX Gas enter into long-term unconditional purchase obligations to procure major equipment purchases, natural gas firm transportation, gas drilling services and other operating goods and services. These purchase obligations are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2013, the purchase obligations for each of the next five years and beyond were as follows:



Obligations Due	Amount
Less than 1 year	$	258,380
1 - 3 years	164,240
3 - 5 years	131,751
More than 5 years	405,934
Total Purchase Obligations	$	960,305

Costs related to these purchase obligations include:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Major equipment purchases	$	15,116	$	31,989	$	48,542	$	45,175
Firm transportation expense	31,017		15,822		59,542		30,867
Gas drilling obligations	25,904		28,517		54,768		58,093
Other	—		129		—		427
Total costs related to purchase obligations	$	72,037	$	76,457	$	162,852	$	134,562

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of unconditional purchase obligations that are not recognized as a liability on the balance sheet, including the nature and significant terms of an unconditional purchase obligation; the amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the obligation as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the aggregate and, if determinable, for each of the five succeeding fiscal years; the nature of any variable components of the obligation; the amount purchased under the obligation (for example, the take-or-pay or throughput contract) for the reporting period; and may include the amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce the obligation to present value.

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