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Proceeds from Asset Exchange Agreement

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Leased area representing summation of fractional ownership working interest to whole on which oil and gas wells have not been drilled or completed that would permit production of economic quantities of oil and gas. Excludes area of undrilled acreage held by production under terms of lease.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) a in Thousands							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2020 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) a	May 02, 2018 USD ($) well	Mar. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) a shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock outstanding (in shares) \| shares								220,440,993	186,642,962
Entity shares issued per acquiree share (in shares) \| shares	0.88
Proved undeveloped acreage \| a								43,713
Proceeds from sale of assets								$ 48,322,000	$ 45,160,000	$ 511,767,000
Net gain (loss) on sale								21,224,000	35,563,000	157,015,000
Impairment of other intangibles								0	0	18,650,000
Gain on remeasurement of fair value of previously held equity interest								0	0	623,663,000
CNX Gathering
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in equity method investment						50.00%
Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Impairment of other intangibles								0	$ 0	18,650,000
Ohio Utica Joint Venture Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proved undeveloped acreage \| a		26
Proceeds from sale of assets		$ 381,124,000
Net gain (loss) on sale		$ 130,710,000
Asset Exchange Agreement with HG Energy
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) on sale			$ 286,000
Cash proceeds from Asset Exchange Agreement			$ 7,000,000
Number of wells added to existing commitment \| well			40
Shallow Oil, Gas, and CBM Assets in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) on sale				$ 4,227,000
Cash consideration received in sale of oil and gas assets				89,921,000
Asset retirement obligations assumed				$ 196,514,000
CNXM
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock outstanding (in shares) \| shares	42,107,071
CNXM \| Public Unitholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	46.90%
CNXM \| CNX
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	53.10%
CNXM CNX Midstream GP LLC CNX Resources Holding LLC Merger Agreements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in acquisition \| shares	37,054,223
Cash consideration transferred	$ 384,623,000
Transaction costs								$ 11,271,000
Midstream
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration transferred					$ 305,000,000
Fair value of previously held equity interest					$ 799,033,000	$ 799,033,000
Gain on remeasurement of fair value of previously held equity interest						$ 623,663,000
Midstream \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Impairment of other intangibles							$ 18,650,000			$ 18,650,000