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Emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases and Fresh Start Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Reorganizations [Abstract] |
Treatment of classified claims and interests [Table Text Block] | The following summarizes the various classes of claimants’ recoveries under the Plan. Undefined capitalized terms used in this section, Treatment of Classified Claims and Interests, are defined in the Plan.
First Lien Lender Claims (Classes 1A - 1D) |  | Paid in full in cash.
Second Lien Notes Claims (Classes 2A - 2D) |  | A combination of (1) $450 million of cash, first lien debt and/or new second lien notes and (2)(a) new common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Reorganized Peabody (Common Stock) and (b) subscription rights in the Rights Offering.
Other Secured Claims (Classes 3A - 3E) |  | At the election of the Debtors, (1) reinstatement, (2) payment in full in cash, (3) receipt of the applicable collateral or (4) such other treatment consistent with section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Other Priority Claims (Classes 4A - 4E) |  | Paid in full in cash.
General Unsecured Claims |  | Class 5A: Against Peabody Energy: a pro rata share of $5 million in cash plus an amount of additional cash (up to $2 million) not otherwise paid to holders of Convenience Claims.
|  | Class 5B: Against the Encumbered Guarantor Debtors: (1) Common Stock and subscription rights in the Rights Offering or (2) at the election of the claim holder, cash from a pool of $75 million in cash to be paid by the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors into a segregated account in accordance with the terms set forth in the Plan.
|  | Class 5C: Against the Gold Fields Debtors: units in the Gold Fields Liquidating Trust.
|  | Class 5D: Against Peabody Holdings (Gibraltar) Limited: no recoveries.
|  | Class 5E: Against the Unencumbered Debtors: cash in the amount of such holder’s allowed claim, less any amounts attributable to late fees, postpetition interest or penalties.
Convenience Claims |  | Class 6A: Against Peabody Energy: up to 72.5% of such claim in cash, provided that total payments to Convenience Claims not exceed $2 million.
|  | Class 6B: Against the Encumbered Guarantor Debtors: up to 72.5% of such claim in cash, provided that total payments to Convenience Claims not exceed $18 million.
United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan Claim (Classes 7A - 7E) |  | $75 million in cash paid over five years. See Note 6. “Discontinued Operations,” for additional details.
Unsecured Subordinated Debentures Claims (Class 8A) |  | (1) Payment of the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the trustee under the 2066 subordinated indenture up to $350,000; and (2) because this class voted in favor of the Plan and in connection with the settlement of certain potential intercreditor disputes as part of the global settlement embodied therein, and because the trustee under the 2066 subordinated indenture did not object to, and affirmatively supported, the Plan, holders of allowed Unsecured Subordinated Debenture Claims received from specified noteholder co-proponents their pro rata share of penny warrants exercisable for 1.0% of the fully diluted Reorganized Peabody common stock from the pool of penny warrants issued to the noteholder co-proponents under the Rights Offering and/or the terms of the Backstop Commitment Agreement (as defined below).
Section 510(b) Claims (Class 10A) |  | No recovery.
Peabody Energy Equity Interests (Class 11A) |  | No recovery, as further described under Cancellation of Prior Common Stock below.
Schedule of impacts of the implementation of the Plan and the application of fresh start reporting | The following balance sheet illustrates the impacts of the implementation of the Plan and the application of fresh start reporting, which results in the opening balance sheet of the Successor company.
As of April 1, 2017 | Predecessor (a) |  | Effect of Plan (b) |  | Fresh Start Adjustments (c) |  | Successor
| (Dollars in millions)
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,068.1 |  |  | $ | (14.4 | ) | (d) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,053.7 |
Restricted cash | 80.7 |  |  | (54.7 | ) | (d) | — |  |  | 26.0 |
Successor Notes issuance proceeds - restricted cash | 1,000.0 |  |  | (1,000.0 | ) | (d) | — |  |  | — |
Accounts receivable, net | 312.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 312.1 |
Inventories | 250.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 70.1 |  | (k) | 320.9 |
Other current assets | 494.5 |  |  | (18.1 | ) | (e) | (333.0 | ) | (l) | 143.4 |
Total current assets | 3,206.2 |  |  | (1,087.2 | ) |  | (262.9 | ) |  | 1,856.1 |
Property, plant, equipment and mine development, net | 8,653.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (3,461.4 | ) | (m) | 5,192.5 |
Investments and other assets | 976.4 |  |  | 3.9 |  | (f) | 238.0 |  | (n) | 1,218.3 |
Total assets | $ | 12,836.5 |  |  | $ | (1,083.3 | ) |  | $ | (3,486.3 | ) |  | $ | 8,266.9 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 18.2 |  |  | $ | 9.5 |  | (g) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 27.7 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 968.0 |  |  | 257.6 |  | (h) | 14.8 |  | (o) | 1,240.4 |
Total current liabilities | 986.2 |  |  | 267.1 |  |  | 14.8 |  |  | 1,268.1 |
Long-term debt, less current portion | 950.5 |  |  | 903.2 |  | (g) | — |  |  | 1,853.7 |
Deferred income taxes | 179.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (177.8 | ) | (p) | 1.4 |
Asset retirement obligations | 707.0 |  |  | — |  |  | (73.9 | ) | (q) | 633.1 |
Accrued postretirement benefit costs | 753.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (6.9 | ) | (r) | 747.0 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 511.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 120.6 |  | (s) | 631.7 |
Total liabilities not subject to compromise | 4,087.9 |  |  | 1,170.3 |  |  | (123.2 | ) |  | 5,135.0 |
Liabilities subject to compromise | 8,416.7 |  |  | (8,416.7 | ) | (i) | — |  |  | — |
Total liabilities | 12,504.6 |  |  | (7,246.4 | ) |  | (123.2 | ) |  | 5,135.0 |
Stockholders’ equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock (Predecessor) | 0.2 |  |  | (0.2 | ) | (j) | — |  |  | — |
Common Stock (Successor) | — |  |  | 0.7 |  | (b) | — |  |  | 0.7 |
Series A Preferred Stock (Successor) | — |  |  | 1,305.4 |  | (b) | — |  |  | 1,305.4 |
Additional paid-in capital (Predecessor) | 2,423.9 |  |  | (2,423.9 | ) | (j) | — |  |  | — |
Additional paid-in capital (Successor) | — |  |  | 1,774.9 |  | (b) | — |  |  | 1,774.9 |
Treasury stock, at cost | (371.9 | ) |  | 371.9 |  | (j) | — |  |  | — |
Accumulated deficit | (1,284.1 | ) |  | 5,134.3 |  | (j) | (3,850.2 | ) | (t) | — |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (448.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 448.5 |  | (t) | — |
Peabody Energy Corporation stockholders’ equity | 319.6 |  |  | 6,163.1 |  |  | (3,401.7 | ) |  | 3,081.0 |
Noncontrolling interests | 12.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 38.6 |  | (u) | 50.9 |
Total stockholders’ equity | 331.9 |  |  | 6,163.1 |  |  | (3,363.1 | ) |  | 3,131.9 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 12,836.5 |  |  | $ | (1,083.3 | ) |  | $ | (3,486.3 | ) |  | $ | 8,266.9 |
(a) | Represents the Predecessor consolidated balance sheet at April 1, 2017.
(b) | Represents amounts recorded for the implementation of the Plan on the Effective Date. This includes the settlement of liabilities subject to compromise through a combination of cash payments, the issuance of new common stock and warrants and the issuance of new debt. The following is the calculation of the total pre-tax gain on the settlement of the liabilities subject to compromise.
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Liabilities subject to compromise |  | $ | 8,416.7 |
Less amounts issued to settle claims: |  |
Successor Common Stock (at par) |  | (0.7 | )
Successor Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |  | (1,305.4 | )
Successor Additional paid-in capital |  | (1,774.9 | )
Issuance of Successor Notes |  | (1,000.0 | )
Issuance of Successor Term Loan |  | (950.0 | )
Cash payments and accruals for claims and professional fees |  | (336.4 | )
Other: |  |
Write-off of Predecessor debt issuance costs, see also (e) below |  | (18.1 | )
Total pre-tax gain on plan effects, see also (j) below |  | $ | 3,031.2 |
At the Effective Date, 70.9 million shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding at a par value of $0.01 per share. Convertible Preferred Stock was recorded at fair value and was based upon the $750.0 million cash raised upon emergence from bankruptcy through the Private Placement Agreement, plus a premium to account for the fair value of the Convertible Preferred Stocks’ conversion and dividend features. Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock was convertible, at the holder’s election or upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, into shares of Common Stock at a 35% discount relative to the initial per share purchase price of $25.00 and provided for three years of guaranteed paid-in-kind dividends, payable semiannually, at a rate of 8.5% per annum. The 46.2 million shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock issued under the Plan and an additional 13.1 million shares of Common Stock attributable to such Convertible Preferred Stocks’ guaranteed paid-in-kind dividend feature constituted approximately 42% ownership of the Plan Equity Value (as defined in the Plan) of $3,105.0 million in the reorganized Company, and thus had a fair value of $1,305.4 million. Successor Additional paid-in capital was recorded at the Plan Equity Value less the amounts recorded for par value of the Common Stock, the fair value of the Convertible Preferred Stock, and certain fees incurred associated with the Registration Rights Agreement.
(c) | Represents the fresh start reporting adjustments required to record the assets and liabilities of the Company at fair value.
(d) | The following table reflects the sources and uses of cash and restricted cash at emergence:
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Sources: |  |
Private placement and rights offering |  | $ | 1,500.0 |
Net proceeds from Senior Secured Term Loan |  | 912.7 |
Escrowed interest from Successor Notes offering |  | 8.0 |
Net impact on collateral requirements |  | 11.6 |
Uses: |  |
Payments to secured lenders |  | (3,489.2 | )
Professional fees |  | (8.3 | )
Securitization facility deferred financing costs |  | (3.9 | )
Total cash outflow at emergence |  | $ | (1,069.1 | )
(e) | Primarily represents the write off of deferred financing costs associated with the cancellation and discharge of Predecessor revolving debt obligations.
(f) | Represents the payment of deferred financing costs associated with the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(g) | Represents a $950.0 million Senior Secured Term Loan, net of an original issue discount and deferred financing costs of $37.3 million, as contemplated by the Plan. Under the Plan, the Company also issued $1.0 billion of Successor Notes, net of $49.5 million of deferred financing costs. The Successor Notes and the related proceeds held in escrow were included on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017. The debt instruments issued in accordance with the Plan, and the subsequent amendments, are further described in Note 14. “Long-term Debt.”
(h) | Represents an accrual to account for amounts paid subsequent to the Effective Date for professional fees and certain unsecured claims and settlements set forth in the Plan.
(i) | Liabilities subject to compromise included secured and unsecured liabilities incurred prior to the Petition Date. These liabilities represented the amounts expected to be allowed on known or potential claims to be resolved through the Chapter 11 Cases and remained subject to future adjustments based on negotiated settlements with claimants, actions of the Bankruptcy Court, rejection of executory contracts, proofs of claims or other events. Additionally, liabilities subject to compromise also included certain items that were assumed under the Plan, and as such, were subsequently reclassified to liabilities not subject to compromise. Generally, actions to enforce or otherwise effect payment of prepetition liabilities were subject to the injunction provisions set forth in the Plan. Liabilities subject to compromise consisted of the following immediately prior to emergence:
|  | Predecessor
|  | April 1, 2017
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Debt (1) |  | $ | 8,077.4 |
Interest payable |  | 172.6 |
Environmental liabilities |  | 61.9 |
Trade payables |  | 55.2 |
Postretirement benefit obligations (2) |  | 23.0 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 26.6 |
Liabilities subject to compromise |  | $ | 8,416.7 |
(1) | Includes $7,768.3 million of first lien, second lien and unsecured debt, $257.3 million of derivative contract terminations, and $51.8 million of liabilities secured by prepetition letters of credit at April 1, 2017.
(2) | Includes liabilities for unfunded non-qualified pension plans, all the participants of which are former employees.
(j) | Reflects the impacts of the reorganization adjustments:
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Total pre-tax gain on plan effects, see also (b) above |  | $ | 3,031.2 |
Cancellation of Predecessor Common Stock |  | 0.2 |
Cancellation of Predecessor Additional paid-in capital |  | 2,423.9 |
Cancellation of Predecessor Treasury stock |  | (371.9 | )
Successor debt issuance costs and other items, see also (f) and (g) above |  | 50.9 |
Net impact on accumulated deficit |  | $ | 5,134.3 |
(k) | Represents adjustment to increase the book value of coal inventories to their estimated fair value, less costs to sell the inventories.
(l) | Represents adjustments comprising $228.5 million related to assets classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2017 which were reclassified as held-for-use and considered in connection with the valuations described in (m) below, $89.5 million to write off certain existing short-term mine development costs, and $15.0 million of various prepaid assets deemed to have no future utility subsequent to the Effective Date.
(m) | Represents a $3,461.4 million reduction in property, plant and equipment to estimated fair value as discussed below:
|  | Predecessor |  | Fresh Start Adjustments |  | Successor
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Land and coal interests |  | $ | 10,297.7 |  |  | $ | (6,511.8 | ) |  | $ | 3,785.9 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 1,479.3 |  |  | (1,013.2 | ) |  | 466.1 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 2,143.8 |  |  | (1,203.3 | ) |  | 940.5 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (5,266.9 | ) |  | 5,266.9 |  |  | — |
Net impact on accumulated deficit |  | $ | 8,653.9 |  |  | $ | (3,461.4 | ) |  | $ | 5,192.5 |
The fair value of land and coal interests, excluding the asset related to the Company’s asset retirement obligations described below, was established at $3,504.7 million utilizing a DCF model and the market approach. The market approach was used to provide a starting value of the coal mineral reserves without consideration for economic obsolescence. The DCF model was based on assumptions market participants would use in the pricing of these assets as well as projections of revenues and expenditures that would be incurred to mine or maintain these coal reserves through the life of mine. The basis of the DCF analysis was the Company’s prepared projections which included a variety of estimates and assumptions, such as pricing and demand for coal. The Company’s pricing was based on its view of the market taking into account third-party forward pricing curves adjusted for the quality of products sold by the Company. The fair value of land and coal interests also includes $281.2 million corresponding to the asset retirement obligation discussed in item (q) below. The fair value of buildings and improvements and machinery and equipment were set at $466.1 million and $940.5 million, respectively, utilizing both market and cost approaches. The market approach was used to estimate the value of assets where detailed information for the asset was available and an active market was identified with a sufficient number of sales of comparable property that could be independently verified through reliable sources. The cost approach was utilized where there were limitations in the secondary equipment market to derive values from. The first step in the cost approach is the estimation of the cost required to replace the asset via construction or purchasing a new asset with similar utility adjusting for depreciation due to physical deterioration, functional obsolescence due to technology changes and economic obsolescence due to external factors such as regulatory changes. Useful lives were assigned to all assets based on remaining future economic benefit of each asset.
(n) | Primarily to recognize fair value of $314.9 million inherent in certain U.S. coal supply agreements as a result of favorable differences between contract terms and estimated market terms for the same coal products, partially offset by a reduction in the fair value of certain equity method investments. The intangible asset related to coal supply agreements will be amortized on a per ton shipped basis through 2025. See also Note 10. “Intangible Contract Assets and Liabilities.”
(o) | Represents $32.6 million to account for the short-term portion of the value of certain contract-based intangibles primarily consisting of unutilized capacity of certain port and rail take-or-pay contracts, partially offset by $15.7 million related to liabilities classified as held-for-sale at March 31, 2017 which were reclassified as held-for-use and considered in connection with the valuations described in (m) above, and various other fair value adjustments. The intangible liabilities related to port and rail take-or-pay contracts will be amortized ratably over the terms of each contact, which vary in duration through 2043.
(p) | Represents the tax impact of fresh start reporting. See also Note 12. “Income Taxes.”
(q) | Represents the fair value adjustment related to the Company’s asset retirement obligations which was calculated using DCF models based on current mine plans. The credit-adjusted, risk-free interest rates utilized to estimate the Company’s asset retirement obligations were 9.36% for its U.S. reclamation obligations and 4.36% for its Australia reclamation obligations.
(r) | Represents the remeasurement of liabilities associated with the Company’s postretirement benefits obligations as of the Effective Date as the reorganization of the Company pursuant to the Plan represented a remeasurement event under ASC 715 “Compensation - Retirement Benefits.” The relevant discount rate was adjusted to 4.1% from 4.15% used in the Company’s remeasurement process for the year ended December 31, 2016.
(s) | Represents $83.6 million to account for the long-term portion of the value of contract-based intangibles related to unutilized capacity of port and rail take-or-pay contracts as described in (o) above and $58.7 million to account for the fair value inherent in certain U.S. coal supply agreements as a result of unfavorable differences between contract terms and estimated market terms for the same coal products as described in (n) above, partially offset by a remeasurement reduction of $9.2 million of the Company’s pension liabilities in accordance with ASC 715 as described in (r) above, as the relevant discount rate was adjusted to 4.1% from 4.15% used in the Company’s remeasurement process for the year ended December 31, 2016, and certain other valuation adjustments.
(t) | Represents the elimination of remaining equity balances in accordance with fresh start reporting requirements.
(u) | Represents adjustment to increase the book value of noncontrolling interests to fair value based on an estimate of the rights of the noncontrolling interests.
Pre-tax gain on the settlement of the liabilities subject to compromise | The following is the calculation of the total pre-tax gain on the settlement of the liabilities subject to compromise.
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Liabilities subject to compromise |  | $ | 8,416.7 |
Less amounts issued to settle claims: |  |
Successor Common Stock (at par) |  | (0.7 | )
Successor Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |  | (1,305.4 | )
Successor Additional paid-in capital |  | (1,774.9 | )
Issuance of Successor Notes |  | (1,000.0 | )
Issuance of Successor Term Loan |  | (950.0 | )
Cash payments and accruals for claims and professional fees |  | (336.4 | )
Other: |  |
Write-off of Predecessor debt issuance costs, see also (e) below |  | (18.1 | )
Total pre-tax gain on plan effects, see also (j) below |  | $ | 3,031.2 |
Liabilities subject to compromise consisted of the following immediately prior to emergence:
|  | Predecessor
|  | April 1, 2017
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Debt (1) |  | $ | 8,077.4 |
Interest payable |  | 172.6 |
Environmental liabilities |  | 61.9 |
Trade payables |  | 55.2 |
Postretirement benefit obligations (2) |  | 23.0 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 26.6 |
Liabilities subject to compromise |  | $ | 8,416.7 |
(1) | Includes $7,768.3 million of first lien, second lien and unsecured debt, $257.3 million of derivative contract terminations, and $51.8 million of liabilities secured by prepetition letters of credit at April 1, 2017.
(2) | Includes liabilities for unfunded non-qualified pension plans, all the participants of which are former employees.
Schedule of sources and uses of cash and restricted cash at emergence | The following table reflects the sources and uses of cash and restricted cash at emergence:
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Sources: |  |
Private placement and rights offering |  | $ | 1,500.0 |
Net proceeds from Senior Secured Term Loan |  | 912.7 |
Escrowed interest from Successor Notes offering |  | 8.0 |
Net impact on collateral requirements |  | 11.6 |
Uses: |  |
Payments to secured lenders |  | (3,489.2 | )
Professional fees |  | (8.3 | )
Securitization facility deferred financing costs |  | (3.9 | )
Total cash outflow at emergence |  | $ | (1,069.1 | )
Impact of the reorganization adjustments | Reflects the impacts of the reorganization adjustments:
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Total pre-tax gain on plan effects, see also (b) above |  | $ | 3,031.2 |
Cancellation of Predecessor Common Stock |  | 0.2 |
Cancellation of Predecessor Additional paid-in capital |  | 2,423.9 |
Cancellation of Predecessor Treasury stock |  | (371.9 | )
Successor debt issuance costs and other items, see also (f) and (g) above |  | 50.9 |
Net impact on accumulated deficit |  | $ | 5,134.3 |
Adjustments to property, plant and equipment | Represents a $3,461.4 million reduction in property, plant and equipment to estimated fair value as discussed below:
|  | Predecessor |  | Fresh Start Adjustments |  | Successor
|  | (Dollars in millions)
Land and coal interests |  | $ | 10,297.7 |  |  | $ | (6,511.8 | ) |  | $ | 3,785.9 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 1,479.3 |  |  | (1,013.2 | ) |  | 466.1 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 2,143.8 |  |  | (1,203.3 | ) |  | 940.5 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | (5,266.9 | ) |  | 5,266.9 |  |  | — |
Net impact on accumulated deficit |  | $ | 8,653.9 |  |  | $ | (3,461.4 | ) |  | $ | 5,192.5 |
Schedule of Reorganization Items [Table Text Block] | The Company’s reorganization items consisted of the following for the periods presented below:
| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
| Year Ended December 31, 2018 |  |  | January 1 through April 1, 2017 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2016
| (Dollars in millions)
Gain on settlement of claims | $ | (12.8 | ) |  |  | $ | (3,031.2 | ) |  | $ | — |
Fresh start adjustments, net | — |  |  |  | 3,363.1 |  |  | — |
Fresh start income tax adjustments, net | — |  |  |  | 253.9 |  |  | — |
Loss on termination of derivative contracts | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 75.2 |
Professional fees | — |  |  |  | 42.5 |  |  | 88.4 |
Accounts payable settlement gains | — |  |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (1.8 | )
Interest income | — |  |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (1.8 | )
Other | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | (1.0 | )
Reorganization items, net | $ | (12.8 | ) |  |  | $ | 627.2 |  |  | $ | 159.0 |
Cash paid for “Reorganization items, net” | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | 45.8 |  |  | $ | 68.1 |

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