Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Commitments Unconditional Purchase Obligations As of March 31, 2024, purchase commitments for capital expenditures were $100.0 million, all of which is obligated within the next two years, with $92.9 million obligated within the next 12 months. There were no other material changes to the Company’s commitments from the information provided in Note 21. “Commitments and Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Contingencies From time to time, the Company or its subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business or related to indemnities or historical operations. The Company believes it has recorded adequate reserves for these liabilities. The Company discusses its significant legal proceedings below, including ongoing proceedings and those that impacted the Company’s consolidated results of operations for the periods presented. Litigation and Matters Relating to Continuing Operations Metropolitan Mine Stormwater Discharge. Significantly high rainfall in New South Wales, including unprecedented rain totals at the Metropolitan Mine site resulted in stormwater being discharged from the mine site on several occasions in 2021 and 2022. On September 6, 2023, the Environment Protection Authority commenced a prosecution for five breaches of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 relating to the stormwater discharges. On March 15, 2024, the Company pled guilty to two of the charges related to water pollution, and two charges related to a failure to adequately maintain plant and equipment were consolidated into one charge to which the Company also pled guilty. No plea has been entered for the remaining charge that has been held over to a sentencing hearing to be scheduled later in the year. Penalties will be determined at that sentencing hearing. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded an immaterial provision to establish a current liability that the Company believes is probable and reasonably estimable. Oregon Climate Change Lawsuit. On July 20, 2023, Peabody Energy was served with a summons issued on behalf of Multnomah County, Oregon. The complaint seeks damages from the Company and other major energy producers for allegedly causing an “extreme heat event” in Multnomah County in late June and early July 2021. The causes of action, pursuant to Oregon state law, include a failure to warn, false or misleading advertisement and public nuisance. The Company will defend the claim and will continue to assert all applicable defenses available in regards to these claims. Other At times, the Company becomes a party to other disputes, including those related to contract miner performance, claims, lawsuits, arbitration proceedings, regulatory investigations and administrative procedures in the ordinary course of business in the U.S., Australia and other countries where the Company does business. Based on current information, the Company believes that such other pending or threatened proceedings are likely to be resolved without a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company reassesses the probability and estimability of contingent losses as new information becomes available.