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Long-term Debt - Textuals (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 30 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Nov. 30, 2020 | Oct. 01, 2018 | Aug. 09, 2018 | Sep. 18, 2017 | Apr. 03, 2017 | Feb. 15, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost | $ 59,800,000 |  |  | $ 59,800,000 |  | $ 68,900,000 | $ 59,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ 35,400,000 | $ 38,200,000 |  | 107,200,000 | $ 112,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of Long-term Debt, Long-term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security |  |  |  | $ 23,900,000 | 73,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Successor Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 2.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due March 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.00% |  |  | 6.00% |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments, Amount Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10.00 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments, Principal Amount Used to Calculate Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  | $ 500,000,000.0 | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due March 2022 | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 103.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due March 2022 | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due March 2022 | Effect of Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00%
Senior Notes | 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 6.375% |  |  | 6.375% |  | 6.375% | 6.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments, Amount Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments, Principal Amount Used to Calculate Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  | $ 500,000,000.0 | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025 | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 104.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025 | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 103.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025 | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 101.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025 | Effect of Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.375%
Senior Notes | 6.00% And 6.375% Senior Secured Notes, Successor Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost | $ 49,500,000 |  |  | 49,500,000 |  |  | $ 49,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ 18,100,000 | 19,100,000 |  | $ 54,200,000 | 54,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.00% And 6.375% Senior Secured Notes, Successor Notes | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, capital stock, percent | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.00% And 6.375% Senior Secured Notes, Successor Notes | Export |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, non-voting capital stock, percent | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, voting capital stock, percent | 65.00% |  |  | 65.00% |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 6.00% And 6.375% Senior Secured Notes, Successor Notes | Peabody Investments (Gibraltar) Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, non-voting capital stock, percent | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral, voting capital stock, percent | 65.00% |  |  | 65.00% |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Successor Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments Basket |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 650,000,000.0 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments Basket, Annual Limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000.0 |  |  |
Aggregate consent payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,800,000 |  |  |
Other Expenses |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 5,600,000 | 5,100,000 |  | 17,000,000.0 | 18,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Restricted Payments Basket |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000.0 |  |
Original issue discount and deferred finance costs | $ 37,300,000 |  |  | $ 37,300,000 |  |  | $ 37,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Principal Prepayment, Percent of Principal Amount if Repaid Before October 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |
Mandatory principal prepayment, percent of excess cash flow | 75.00% |  |  | 75.00% |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatory principal prepayment, if required, period payable, threshold | 100 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess proceeds from sales of assets, threshold ($10 million or greater) | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  | $ 46,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 556,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment for Debt Extinguishment or Debt Prepayment Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | 546,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted payments threshold | $ 450,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 450,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 450,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000.0 |  |
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 2.00 to 1.00 Greater Than 1.50 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatory principal prepayment, percent of excess cash flow | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 2.00 to 1.00 Greater Than 1.50 to 1.00 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 2.00 |  |  | 2.00 |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 2.00 to 1.00 Greater Than 1.50 to 1.00 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 1.50 |  |  | 1.50 |  |  | 1.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 1.50 to 1.00 Greater Than 1.00 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatory principal prepayment, percent of excess cash flow | 25.00% |  |  | 25.00% |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 1.50 to 1.00 Greater Than 1.00 to 1.00 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 1.50 |  |  | 1.50 |  |  | 1.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 1.50 to 1.00 Greater Than 1.00 to 1.00 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal to 1.00 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatory principal prepayment, percent of excess cash flow | 0.00% |  |  | 0.00% |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ration Less Or Equal 2.00 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 2.00 |  |  | 2.00 |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Total Leverage Ratio Less or Equal 1.25 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 1.25 |  |  | 1.25 |  |  | 1.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payment and stock purchase payment threshold | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Successor Credit Agreement | Effect of Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 950,000,000.0 |
Term Loan | Senior Secured Term Loan due 2025, net of original issue discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 950,000,000.0 |
Long-term debt | $ 393,000,000.0 |  |  | 393,000,000.0 |  | $ 395,900,000 | 393,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | 2017 Revolver | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000.0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2017 Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost | 5,700,000 |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  | 4,700,000 |  |
Interest expense | 1,400,000 | $ 1,300,000 |  | 4,500,000 | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 565,000,000.0 |  |  | 565,000,000.0 |  |  | 565,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |
2019 Revolver commitments, matures 2023 | 540,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 540,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 540,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrestricted Cash Netting Limit | $ 800,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Base Interest Rate | 3.375% |  |  | 3.375% |  |  | 3.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility, Fee on Unused Borrowings | 0.50% |  |  | 0.50% |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Letters of Credit, Maximum | $ 66,400,000 |  |  | $ 66,400,000 |  |  | $ 66,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2017 Revolver | Total Leverage Ration Less Or Equal 2.00 to 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Leverage Ratio | 2.00 |  |  | 2.00 |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | 2017 Revolver | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast | Revolving Credit Facility | 2017 Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 Revolver commitments, matures 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 540,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 Revolver commitments, matures 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |

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