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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax benefit provided on earnings consisted of:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Current:
U.S. Federal
$— $— $(55,799)
U.S. State
6,188 17 12 
6,188 17 (55,787)
Deferred:
U.S. Federal
(40,649)(157,626)(83,080)
U.S. State
(35,409)19,739 (35,220)
(76,058)(137,887)(118,300)
Total Income Tax Benefit$(69,870)$(137,870)$(174,087)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of the net deferred taxes are as follows:
December 31,
20222021
Deferred Tax Assets:
   Gas Derivatives$461,952 $262,658 
Net Operating Loss- Federal
187,154 209,731 
Net Operating Loss - State
82,189 128,592 
Operating Lease Liabilities45,427 14,322 
Federal Tax Credits34,317 33,034 
Section 174 Expenses26,397 — 
Gas Well Closing25,045 25,682 
Interest Limitation14,618 — 
Salary Retirement8,167 11,504 
Foreign Tax Credit7,738 39,404 
Convertible Note Amortization5,080 — 
Equity Compensation4,474 5,838 
Other
8,396 8,613 
Total Deferred Tax Assets
910,954 739,378 
Valuation Allowance
(84,609)(151,798)
Net Deferred Tax Assets
826,345 587,580 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, Plant and Equipment
(850,095)(749,811)
Investment in Partnership
(163,483)(133,287)
   Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets(44,238)(14,985)
   Advance Gas Royalties(286)(1,842)
   Discount on Convertible Notes— (15,864)
Other
(523)(392)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities
(1,058,625)(916,181)
Net Deferred Tax Liability
$(232,280)$(328,601)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following is a reconciliation, stated as a percentage of pretax income, of the United States statutory federal income tax rate to CNX's effective tax rate:
 For the Years Ended December 31,
 202220212020
 AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate$(44,509)21.0 %$(133,668)21.0 %$(126,595)21.0 %
Net Effect of State Income Taxes(5,817)2.8 (36,300)5.7 (32,336)5.5 
Non-Controlling Interest— — — — (11,556)1.9 
Uncertain Tax Positions14,440 (6.8)35,914 (5.6)375 (0.1)
Effect of Equity Compensation2,254 (1.1)2,465 (0.4)4,311 (0.7)
Effect of Change in Valuation Allowance(35,427)16.7 28,704 (4.5)(2,004)0.3 
Deferred Adjustments2,481 (1.2)(4,408)0.7 1,227 (0.2)
Effect of State Rate Changes10,025 (4.7)22,458 (3.5)(1,450)0.2 
Effect of Federal Tax Credits(15,723)7.4 (53,269)8.3 (6,284)1.0 
Other2,406 (1.1)234 — 225 — 
Income Tax Benefit / Effective Rate$(69,870)33.0 %$(137,870)21.7 %$(174,087)28.9 %
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
For the Years Ended
December 31,
20222021
Balance at Beginning of Period$67,805 $31,891 
Increase in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Resulting from Tax Positions Taken During Prior Periods
14,440 38,735 
Reduction in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Because of the Lapse of the Applicable Statute of Limitations— (2,821)
Balance at End of Period$82,245 $67,805