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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |
Industry segment results | Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2016 are:
| Marcellus Shale |  | Utica Shale |  | Coalbed Methane |  | Other Gas |  | Total E&P |  | PA Mining Operations |  | Other |  | Adjustments and Eliminations |  | Consolidated |
Sales—Outside | $ | 414,484 |  |  | $ | 163,112 |  |  | $ | 174,323 |  |  | $ | 41,329 |  |  | $ | 793,248 |  |  | $ | 1,065,582 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,858,830 |  |
Gain (Loss) on Commodity Derivative Instruments | 147,282 |  |  | 29,285 |  |  | 52,396 |  |  | (369,984 | ) |  | (141,021 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (141,021 | ) |
Other Outside Sales | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32,038 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,038 |  |
Sales—Purchased Gas | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 43,256 |  |  | 43,256 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 43,256 |  |
Freight—Outside | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46,468 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46,468 |  |
Intersegment Transfers | — |  |  | — |  |  | 424 |  |  | — |  |  | 424 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (424 | ) |  | — |  |
Total Sales and Freight | $ | 561,766 |  |  | $ | 192,397 |  |  | $ | 227,143 |  |  | $ | (285,399 | ) |  | $ | 695,907 |  |  | $ | 1,112,050 |  |  | $ | 32,038 |  |  | $ | (424 | ) |  | $ | 1,839,571 |  |
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax | $ | 72,141 |  |  | $ | 28,390 |  |  | $ | 37,999 |  |  | $ | (517,370 | ) |  | $ | (378,840 | ) |  | $ | 130,708 |  |  | $ | (277,399 | ) |  | $ | (424 | ) |  | $ | (525,955 | ) | (A)
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,235,568 |  |  | $ | 1,982,206 |  |  | $ | 966,124 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 9,183,981 |  | (B)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 417,853 |  |  | $ | 168,195 |  |  | $ | 12,455 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 598,503 |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 165,101 |  |  | $ | 50,809 |  |  | $ | 10,910 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 226,820 |  |
(A) | Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $51,742 and $1,336 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.
(B) | Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $188,376 and $2,588 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.
| Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2015 are:
| Marcellus Shale |  | Utica Shale |  | Coalbed Methane |  | Other Gas |  | Total E&P |  | PA Mining Operations |  | Other |  | Adjustments and Eliminations |  | Consolidated |
Sales—Outside | $ | 379,453 |  |  | $ | 92,223 |  |  | $ | 200,645 |  |  | $ | 54,600 |  |  | $ | 726,921 |  |  | $ | 1,289,036 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,015,957 |  | (C)
Gain on Commodity Derivative Instruments | 100,785 |  |  | 6,430 |  |  | 67,281 |  |  | 218,446 |  |  | 392,942 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 392,942 |  |
Other Outside Sales | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 30,967 |  |  | — |  |  | 30,967 |  |
Sales—Purchased Gas | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,450 |  |  | 14,450 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,450 |  |
Freight—Outside | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20,499 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20,499 |  |
Intersegment Transfers | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,538 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,538 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,538 | ) |  | — |  |
Total Sales and Freight | $ | 480,238 |  |  | $ | 98,653 |  |  | $ | 269,464 |  |  | $ | 287,496 |  |  | $ | 1,135,851 |  |  | $ | 1,309,535 |  |  | $ | 30,967 |  |  | $ | (1,538 | ) |  | $ | 2,474,815 |  |
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax | $ | 56,116 |  |  | $ | (19,428 | ) |  | $ | 59,662 |  |  | $ | (775,207 | ) |  | $ | (678,857 | ) |  | $ | 404,994 |  |  | $ | (200,304 | ) |  | $ | (1,538 | ) |  | $ | (475,705 | ) | (D)
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,892,284 |  |  | $ | 2,076,301 |  |  | $ | 939,497 |  |  | $ | 1,021,820 |  |  | $ | 10,929,902 |  | (E)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 370,374 |  |  | $ | 176,864 |  |  | $ | 19,882 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 567,120 |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 832,446 |  |  | $ | 136,291 |  |  | $ | 14,197 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 982,934 |  |
(C) | Included in the PA Mining Operations segment are sales of $242,020 to Duke Energy, which comprises over 10% of sales.
(D) | Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $46,614 and $8,283 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.
(E) | Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $234,803 and $2,527 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.
| Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2014 are:
| Marcellus Shale |  | Utica Shale |  | Coalbed Methane |  | Other Gas |  | Total E&P |  | PA Mining Operations |  | Other |  | Adjustments and Eliminations |  | Consolidated |
Sales—Outside | $ | 457,679 |  |  | $ | 86,948 |  |  | $ | 340,739 |  |  | $ | 119,558 |  |  | $ | 1,004,924 |  |  | $ | 1,616,874 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,621,798 |  | (F)
Gain on Commodity Derivative Instruments | 14,764 |  |  | 1,247 |  |  | 4,103 |  |  | 3,079 |  |  | 23,193 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,193 |  |
Other Outside Sales | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 276,242 |  |  | — |  |  | 276,242 |  |
Sales—Purchased Gas | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,999 |  |  | 8,999 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,999 |  |
Freight—Outside | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,133 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23,133 |  |
Intersegment Transfers | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,458 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,458 |  |  | — |  |  | 78,229 |  |  | (80,687 | ) |  | — |  |
Total Sales and Freight | $ | 472,443 |  |  | $ | 88,195 |  |  | $ | 347,300 |  |  | $ | 131,636 |  |  | $ | 1,039,574 |  |  | $ | 1,640,007 |  |  | $ | 354,471 |  |  | $ | (80,687 | ) |  | $ | 2,953,365 |  |
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax | $ | 171,902 |  |  | $ | 43,645 |  |  | $ | 108,107 |  |  | $ | (133,940 | ) |  | $ | 189,714 |  |  | $ | 430,968 |  |  | $ | (438,073 | ) |  | $ | (2,458 | ) |  | $ | 180,151 |  | (G)
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,364,185 |  |  | $ | 2,094,041 |  |  | $ | 1,186,874 |  |  | $ | 1,009,546 |  |  | $ | 11,654,646 |  | (H)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 323,600 |  |  | $ | 173,316 |  |  | $ | 35,727 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 532,643 |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,103,656 |  |  | $ | 341,229 |  |  | $ | 14,567 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,459,452 |  |
(F) Included in the Total E&P segment are sales of $295,779 to NJR Energy Services Company, which comprises over 10% of sales. (G) Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $32,217 and $17,574 for Total E&P and Other, respectively. (H) Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $121,721 and $31,237 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax:
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Segment (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes for reportable business segments |  | $ | (248,132 | ) |  | $ | (273,863 | ) |  | $ | 620,682 |
Segment (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes for all other business segments |  | (85,923 | ) |  | 66,713 |  |  | (119,473 | )
Interest expense |  | (191,476 | ) |  | (199,266 | ) |  | (223,333 | )
Eliminations |  | (424 | ) |  | (1,538 | ) |  | (2,458 | )
Loss on debt extinguishment |  | — |  |  | (67,751 | ) |  | (95,267 | )
(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax |  | $ | (525,955 | ) |  | $ | (475,705 | ) |  | $ | 180,151 |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Revenue and Other Income:
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Total Segment Sales and Freight from External Customers |  | $ | 1,980,592 |  |  | $ | 2,081,873 |  |  | $ | 2,930,172 |
(Loss) Gain on Commodity Derivative Instruments |  | (141,021 | ) |  | 392,942 |  |  | 23,193 |
Other Income not Allocated to Segments (Note 4) |  | 167,306 |  |  | 144,351 |  |  | 207,460 |
Gain on Sale of Assets |  | 19,498 |  |  | 74,173 |  |  | 43,198 |
Total Consolidated Revenue and Other Income |  | $ | 2,026,375 |  |  | $ | 2,693,339 |  |  | $ | 3,204,023 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block] | Enterprise-Wide Disclosures: CONSOL Energy's Revenues by geographical location (I):
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
United States |  | $ | 1,799,336 |  |  | $ | 1,822,452 |  |  | $ | 2,713,833 |
Asia |  | 109,312 |  |  | 106,954 |  |  | 66,912 |
Europe |  | 40,704 |  |  | 112,844 |  |  | 121,909 |
South America |  | 25,406 |  |  | 28,060 |  |  | 19,013 |
Canada |  | 5,834 |  |  | 11,563 |  |  | 8,505 |
Total Revenues and Freight from External Customers (J) |  | $ | 1,980,592 |  |  | $ | 2,081,873 |  |  | $ | 2,930,172 |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] | CONSOL Energy's Property, Plant and Equipment by geographical location:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
United States |  | $ | 8,129,415 |  |  | $ | 8,721,682 |
Canada |  | 11,024 |  |  | 11,024 |
Discontinued Operations |  | — |  |  | 936,671 |
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, net |  | $ | 8,140,439 |  |  | $ | 9,669,377 |
Reconciliation of Assets and Liabilities from Segment to Consolidated |
|  | December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Segment assets for total reportable business segments |  | $ | 8,217,774 |  |  | $ | 8,968,585 |
Segment assets for all other business segments |  | 797,830 |  |  | 859,675 |
Items excluded from segment assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and other investments |  | 47,153 |  |  | 65,935 |
Recoverable income taxes |  | 116,851 |  |  | 13,887 |
Deferred tax assets |  | 4,290 |  |  | — |
Discontinued Operations |  | 83 |  |  | 1,021,820 |
Total Consolidated Assets |  | $ | 9,183,981 |  |  | $ | 10,929,902 |

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