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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
Income tax (benefit) expense provided on earnings consisted of:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202420232022
Current:
U.S. Federal
$756 $— $— 
U.S. State
3,245 4,777 6,188 
4,001 4,777 6,188 
Deferred:
U.S. Federal
(27,917)455,224 (40,649)
U.S. State
(5,952)42,208 (35,409)
(33,869)497,432 (76,058)
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense $(29,868)$502,209 $(69,870)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of the net deferred taxes are as follows:

December 31,
20242023
Deferred Tax Assets:
Net Operating Loss- Federal
$137,476 $160,405 
   Gas Derivatives130,834 14,466 
Section 174 Expenses91,342 92,414 
Net Operating Loss - State
70,689 76,259 
Interest Limitation62,271 36,451 
Federal Tax Credits44,457 45,619 
Gas Well Closing33,541 24,652 
Operating Lease Liabilities25,650 36,297 
State Deferred Tax Adjustment15,983 15,983 
Salary Retirement8,037 8,488 
Equity Compensation6,659 5,419 
Convertible Note Amortization2,121 3,628 
Other
2,687 6,089 
Total Deferred Tax Assets
631,747 526,170 
Valuation Allowance
(36,879)(39,264)
Net Deferred Tax Assets
594,868 486,906 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, Plant and Equipment
(1,261,971)(1,177,773)
   Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets(25,071)(35,321)
Investment in Partnerships(2,825)(2,303)
   Advance Gas Royalties(515)(404)
Other
(622)(559)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities
(1,291,004)(1,216,360)
Net Deferred Tax Liability
$(696,136)$(729,454)
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,
 202420232022
 AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate$(25,276)21.0 %$466,814 21.0 %$(44,509)21.0 %
Net Effect of State Income Taxes(4,610)3.8 83,379 3.8 (5,817)2.8 
Uncertain Tax Positions13,309 (11.1)17,673 0.8 14,440 (6.8)
Effect of Equity Compensation(40)— 1,036 — 2,254 (1.1)
Effect of Change in Valuation Allowance(2,385)2.0 (37,607)(1.7)(35,427)16.7 
Deferred Adjustments229 (0.2)(837)— 2,481 (1.2)
Effect of State Rate Changes2,806 (2.3)297 — 10,025 (4.7)
Effect of Federal Tax Credits(14,416)12.0 (28,974)(1.3)(15,723)7.4 
Other515 (0.4)428 — 2,406 (1.1)
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense / Effective Rate$(29,868)24.8 %$502,209 22.6 %$(69,870)33.0 %
Schedule of 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,
20242023
Balance at Beginning of Period$99,918 $82,245 
Increase in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Resulting from Tax Positions Taken During Current Period18,224 11,229 
(Decrease) Increase in Unrecognized Tax Benefits Resulting from Tax Positions Taken During Prior Periods(4,915)6,444 
Balance at End of Period$113,227 $99,918