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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) installment $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Director
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 0.7	$ 0.4
RSUs
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Share based payment award, grants in period (in shares) \| shares	352,646
Fair value grant (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 8.97
Number of annual installment in which stock option exercisable (in installments) \| installment	3
Period from grant date for annual installment (in years)	1 year
PSUs \| Minimum
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Percent of original award granted	25.00%
PSUs \| Maximum
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Percent of original award granted	200.00%
Restricted Stock Units Settled in Cash
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Share based payment award, grants in period (in shares) \| shares	216,547
Fair value grant (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 9.24
Number of annual installment in which stock option exercisable (in installments) \| installment	3
Period from grant date for annual installment (in years)	1 year
Award liability	$ 2.2		$ 2.4
Cash incentive award \| Suncoke LTCIP
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments [Line Items]
Award liability	7.7		$ 8.7
Grant date fair value of award	$ 2.2
Percent of award allocation	50.00%
Measurement period	3 years