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Significant Accounting Policy (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block] | The table below sets forth the share-based awards that have been excluded from the computation of the diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:
| For the Years Ended
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Anti-Dilutive Options | 6,208,813 |  |  | 3,621,002 |  |  | 358,731 |
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units | 663,003 |  |  | 1,375,659 |  |  | — |
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units | 2,400,326 |  |  | 113,531 |  |  | — |
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Options | 802,804 |  |  | 802,804 |  |  | — |
| 10,074,946 |  |  | 5,912,996 |  |  | 358,731 |
Schedule of Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share [Text Block] |
| For the Years Ended
| December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations | $ | (535,965 | ) |  | $ | (350,266 | ) |  | $ | 164,947 |
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 8,954 |  |  | 10,410 |  |  | — |
Net (Loss) Income from Continuing Operations attributable to CONSOL Energy Shareholders | $ | (544,919 | ) |  | $ | (360,676 | ) |  | $ | 164,947 |
Loss from Discontinued Operations | $ | (303,183 | ) |  | $ | (14,209 | ) |  | $ | (1,857 | )
Net (Loss) Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Shareholders | $ | (848,102 | ) |  | $ | (374,885 | ) |  | $ | 163,090 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | 229,387,403 |  |  | 229,186,125 |  |  | 229,994,407 |
Effect of dilutive shares | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,585,871 |
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding | 229,387,403 |  |  | 229,186,125 |  |  | 231,580,278 |
(Loss) Earnings Per Share: |  |  |  |  |
Basic (Continuing Operations) | $ | (2.38 | ) |  | $ | (1.57 | ) |  | $ | 0.72 |
Basic (Discontinued Operations) | (1.32 | ) |  | (0.07 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
Total Basic | $ | (3.70 | ) |  | $ | (1.64 | ) |  | $ | 0.71 |
Dilutive (Continuing Operations) | $ | (2.38 | ) |  | $ | (1.57 | ) |  | $ | 0.71 |
Dilutive (Discontinued Operations) | (1.32 | ) |  | (0.07 | ) |  | (0.01 | )
Total Dilutive | $ | (3.70 | ) |  | $ | (1.64 | ) |  | $ | 0.70 |
Schedule of Stock by Class [Table Text Block] | Shares of common stock outstanding were as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance, Beginning of Year | 229,054,236 |  |  | 230,265,463 |  |  | 229,145,736 |
Issuance Related to Stock-Based Compensation (1) | 388,772 |  |  | 1,001,873 |  |  | 1,119,727 |
Retirement of Common Stock (2) | — |  |  | (2,213,100 | ) |  | — |
Balance, End of Year | 229,443,008 |  |  | 229,054,236 |  |  | 230,265,463 |
(1) See Note 17–Stock-Based Compensation for additional information.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by antidilutive securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's stock, including par or stated value per share, number and dollar amount of share subscriptions, shares authorized, shares issued, shares outstanding, number and dollar amount of shares held in an employee trust, dividend per share, total dividends, share conversion features, par value plus additional paid in capital, the value of treasury stock and other information necessary to a fair presentation, and EPS information. Stock by class includes common, convertible, and preferred stocks which are not redeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer. Includes preferred stock with redemption features that are solely within the control of the issuer and mandatorily redeemable stock if redemption is required to occur only upon liquidation or termination of the reporting entity. If more than one issue is outstanding, state the title of each issue and the corresponding dollar amount; dollar amount of any shares subscribed but unissued and the deduction of subscriptions receivable there from; number of shares authorized, issued, and outstanding. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21506-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 480 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011957&loc=d3e177068-122764 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21553-112644 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(d),(e)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6403732&loc=d3e21300-112643 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21521-112644 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.28,29) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21484-112644 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21538-112644 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21488-112644 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 30 -Article 5 + Details
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