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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets    
Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 15.5us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent $ 5.8us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Stockholders' equity    
Treasury Stock, shares 11,200,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 14,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
Preferred Stock [Member]    
Stockholders' equity    
Preferred Stock, par value per share $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
$ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Preferred Stock, shares authorized 10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Preferred Stock, shares issued 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]    
Stockholders' equity    
Preferred Stock, shares authorized 800,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_PerpetualPreferredStockMember
800,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_PerpetualPreferredStockMember
Preferred Stock, shares issued 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_PerpetualPreferredStockMember
0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_PerpetualPreferredStockMember
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_PerpetualPreferredStockMember
0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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= btu_PerpetualPreferredStockMember
Series Common Stock [Member]    
Stockholders' equity    
Common Stock, par value per share $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
$ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
Common Stock, shares authorized 40,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
40,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
Common Stock, shares issued 0us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
Common Stock, shares outstanding 0us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= btu_SeriesCommonStockMember
Common Stock [Member]    
Stockholders' equity    
Common Stock, par value per share $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common Stock, shares authorized 800,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
800,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common Stock, shares issued 289,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
285,700,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common Stock, shares outstanding 277,800,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
271,400,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember