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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) provided on earnings consisted of:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Current:
U.S. Federal
$— $— $— 
U.S. State
4,777 6,188 17 
4,777 6,188 17 
Deferred:
U.S. Federal
455,224 (40,649)(157,626)
U.S. State
42,208 (35,409)19,739 
497,432 (76,058)(137,887)
Total Income Tax Expense (Benefit)$502,209 $(69,870)$(137,870)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of the net deferred taxes are as follows:
December 31,
20232022
Deferred Tax Assets:
Net Operating Loss- Federal
$160,405 $187,154 
Section 174 Expenses92,414 26,397 
Net Operating Loss - State
76,259 82,189 
Federal Tax Credits45,619 34,317 
Interest Limitation36,451 14,618 
Operating Lease Liabilities36,297 45,427 
Gas Well Closing24,652 25,045 
State Deferred Tax Adjustment15,983 — 
   Gas Derivatives14,466 461,952 
Salary Retirement8,488 8,167 
Equity Compensation5,419 4,474 
Convertible Note Amortization3,628 5,080 
Foreign Tax Credit— 7,738 
Other
6,089 8,396 
Total Deferred Tax Assets
526,170 910,954 
Valuation Allowance
(39,264)(84,609)
Net Deferred Tax Assets
486,906 826,345 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, Plant and Equipment
(1,177,773)(850,095)
   Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets(35,321)(44,238)
Investment in Partnerships(2,303)(163,483)
   Advance Gas Royalties(404)(286)
Other
(559)(523)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities
(1,216,360)(1,058,625)
Net Deferred Tax Liability
$(729,454)$(232,280)
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,
 202320222021
 AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate$466,814 21.0 %$(44,509)21.0 %$(133,668)21.0 %
Net Effect of State Income Taxes83,379 3.8 (5,817)2.8 (36,300)5.7 
Uncertain Tax Positions17,673 0.8 14,440 (6.8)35,914 (5.6)
Effect of Equity Compensation1,036 — 2,254 (1.1)2,465 (0.4)
Effect of Change in Valuation Allowance(37,607)(1.7)(35,427)16.7 28,704 (4.5)
Deferred Adjustments(837)— 2,481 (1.2)(4,408)0.7 
Effect of State Rate Changes297 — 10,025 (4.7)22,458 (3.5)
Effect of Federal Tax Credits(28,974)(1.3)(15,723)7.4 (53,269)8.3 
Other428 — 2,406 (1.1)234 — 
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) / Effective Rate$502,209 22.6 %$(69,870)33.0 %$(137,870)21.7 %
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,
20232022
Balance at Beginning of Period$82,245 $67,805 
Increase in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Resulting from Tax Positions Taken During Current Period11,229 — 
Increase in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Resulting from Tax Positions Taken During Prior Periods
6,444 14,440 
Balance at End of Period$99,918 $82,245