Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

CONSOL Energy consists of two principal business divisions: Exploration and Production (E&P) and Pennsylvania (PA) Mining Operations. The principal activity of the E&P division, which includes four reportable segments, is to produce pipeline quality natural gas for sale primarily to gas wholesalers. The E&P division's reportable segments are Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Coalbed Methane, and Other Gas. The Other Gas segment is primarily related to shallow oil and gas production and the Chattanooga Shale in Tennessee, neither of which are significant to the Company. It also includes the Company's purchased gas activities, unrealized gain or loss on commodity derivative instruments, exploration and production related other costs, other corporate expenses, selling, general and administrative activities, as well as various other activities assigned to the E&P division but not allocated to each individual segment. The principal activities of the PA Mining Operations division are mining, preparation and marketing of thermal coal, sold primarily to power generators. It also includes selling, general and administrative activities, as well as various other activities assigned to the PA Mining Operations division.

CONSOL Energy’s Other division includes expenses from various corporate and diversified business activities that are not allocated to the E&P or PA Mining Operations divisions. The diversified business activities include coal terminal operations, closed and idle mine activities, water operations, selling, general and administrative activities, as well as various other non-operated activities, none of which are individually significant to the Company. In previous periods, this division included activity from the sales of industrial supplies (this subsidiary was sold in December 2014).

Prior to the sale of the Buchanan Mine on March 31, 2016 and the Fola and Miller Creek Complexes on August 1, 2016 (see Note 2 - Discontinued Operations), CONSOL Energy had a Coal division. The Coal division had three reportable segments; PA Operations, Virginia (VA) Operations and Other Coal. The VA Operations segment included the Buchanan Mine and the Other Coal segment was primarily comprised of the assets and operations of the Fola and Miller Creek Complexes, as well as coal terminal operations, closed and idle mine activities, selling, general and administrative activities and various other non-operated activities. PA Operations now constitutes its own division and reportable segment and the remaining activity in the Other Coal segment became part of CONSOL Energy's diversified business activities in the Other division. Prior periods have been reclassified to align with current period presentation.

In the preparation of the following information, intersegment sales have been recorded at amounts approximating market. Operating profit for each segment is based on sales less identifiable operating and non-operating expenses. Assets are reflected at the division level for E&P and are not allocated between each individual E&P segment. These assets are not allocated to each individual segment due to the diverse asset base controlled by CONSOL Energy, whereby each individual asset may service more than one segment within the division. An allocation of such asset base would not be meaningful or representative on a segment by segment basis.

Reconciliation Of Assets And Liabilities From Segment To Consolidated [Text Block]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Amounts:

Revenue and Other Income:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015		2014
Total Segment Sales and Freight from External Customers	$	1,980,592		$	2,081,873	$	2,930,172
(Loss) Gain on Commodity Derivative Instruments	(141,021		)	392,942		23,193
Other Income not Allocated to Segments (Note 4)	167,306			144,351		207,460
Gain on Sale of Assets	19,498			74,173		43,198
Total Consolidated Revenue and Other Income	$	2,026,375		$	2,693,339	$	3,204,023

(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Segment (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes for reportable business segments	$	(248,132	)	$	(273,863	)	$	620,682
Segment (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes for all other business segments	(85,923		)	66,713			(119,473		)
Interest expense	(191,476		)	(199,266		)	(223,333		)
Eliminations	(424		)	(1,538		)	(2,458		)
Loss on debt extinguishment	—			(67,751		)	(95,267		)
(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax	$	(525,955	)	$	(475,705	)	$	180,151

Total Assets:

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Segment assets for total reportable business segments	$	8,217,774	$	8,968,585
Segment assets for all other business segments	797,830		859,675
Items excluded from segment assets:
Cash and other investments	47,153		65,935
Recoverable income taxes	116,851		13,887
Deferred tax assets	4,290		—
Discontinued Operations	83		1,021,820
Total Consolidated Assets	$	9,183,981	$	10,929,902

Enterprise-Wide Disclosures:

CONSOL Energy's Revenues by geographical location (I):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
United States	$	1,799,336	$	1,822,452	$	2,713,833
Asia	109,312		106,954		66,912
Europe	40,704		112,844		121,909
South America	25,406		28,060		19,013
Canada	5,834		11,563		8,505
Total Revenues and Freight from External Customers (J)	$	1,980,592	$	2,081,873	$	2,930,172

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(I) CONSOL Energy attributes revenue to individual countries based on the location of the customer.

(J) CONSOL Energy has contractual relationships with certain U.S. based customers who distribute coal to international markets. The table above reflects the ultimate destination of CONSOL Energy coal.

CONSOL Energy's Property, Plant and Equipment by geographical location:

	December 31,
	2016		2015
United States	$	8,129,415	$	8,721,682
Canada	11,024		11,024
Discontinued Operations	—		936,671
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, net	$	8,140,439	$	9,669,377

Segment Information

Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2016 are:

	Marcellus Shale		Utica Shale		Coalbed Methane		Other Gas			Total E&P			PA Mining Operations		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated
Sales—Outside	$	414,484	$	163,112	$	174,323	$	41,329		$	793,248		$	1,065,582	$	—		$	—		$	1,858,830
Gain (Loss) on Commodity Derivative Instruments	147,282		29,285		52,396		(369,984		)	(141,021		)	—		—			—			(141,021		)
Other Outside Sales	—		—		—		—			—			—		32,038			—			32,038
Sales—Purchased Gas	—		—		—		43,256			43,256			—		—			—			43,256
Freight—Outside	—		—		—		—			—			46,468		—			—			46,468
Intersegment Transfers	—		—		424		—			424			—		—			(424		)	—
Total Sales and Freight	$	561,766	$	192,397	$	227,143	$	(285,399	)	$	695,907		$	1,112,050	$	32,038		$	(424	)	$	1,839,571
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax	$	72,141	$	28,390	$	37,999	$	(517,370	)	$	(378,840	)	$	130,708	$	(277,399	)	$	(424	)	$	(525,955	)	(A)
Segment Assets										$	6,235,568		$	1,982,206	$	966,124		$	83		$	9,183,981		(B)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										$	417,853		$	168,195	$	12,455		$	—		$	598,503
Capital Expenditures										$	165,101		$	50,809	$	10,910		$	—		$	226,820

(A) Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $51,742 and $1,336 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.

(B) Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $188,376 and $2,588 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.

Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2015 are:

	Marcellus Shale		Utica Shale			Coalbed Methane		Other Gas			Total E&P			PA Mining Operations		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated
Sales—Outside	$	379,453	$	92,223		$	200,645	$	54,600		$	726,921		$	1,289,036	$	—		$	—		$	2,015,957		(C)
Gain on Commodity Derivative Instruments	100,785		6,430			67,281		218,446			392,942			—		—			—			392,942
Other Outside Sales	—		—			—		—			—			—		30,967			—			30,967
Sales—Purchased Gas	—		—			—		14,450			14,450			—		—			—			14,450
Freight—Outside	—		—			—		—			—			20,499		—			—			20,499
Intersegment Transfers	—		—			1,538		—			1,538			—		—			(1,538		)	—
Total Sales and Freight	$	480,238	$	98,653		$	269,464	$	287,496		$	1,135,851		$	1,309,535	$	30,967		$	(1,538	)	$	2,474,815
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax	$	56,116	$	(19,428	)	$	59,662	$	(775,207	)	$	(678,857	)	$	404,994	$	(200,304	)	$	(1,538	)	$	(475,705	)	(D)
Segment Assets											$	6,892,284		$	2,076,301	$	939,497		$	1,021,820		$	10,929,902		(E)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization											$	370,374		$	176,864	$	19,882		$	—		$	567,120
Capital Expenditures											$	832,446		$	136,291	$	14,197		$	—		$	982,934

(C) Included in the PA Mining Operations segment are sales of $242,020 to Duke Energy, which comprises over 10% of sales.

(D) Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $46,614 and $8,283 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.

(E) Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $234,803 and $2,527 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.

Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2014 are:

	Marcellus Shale		Utica Shale		Coalbed Methane		Other Gas			Total E&P		PA Mining Operations		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations			Consolidated
Sales—Outside	$	457,679	$	86,948	$	340,739	$	119,558		$	1,004,924	$	1,616,874	$	—		$	—		$	2,621,798	(F)
Gain on Commodity Derivative Instruments	14,764		1,247		4,103		3,079			23,193		—		—			—			23,193
Other Outside Sales	—		—		—		—			—		—		276,242			—			276,242
Sales—Purchased Gas	—		—		—		8,999			8,999		—		—			—			8,999
Freight—Outside	—		—		—		—			—		23,133		—			—			23,133
Intersegment Transfers	—		—		2,458		—			2,458		—		78,229			(80,687		)	—
Total Sales and Freight	$	472,443	$	88,195	$	347,300	$	131,636		$	1,039,574	$	1,640,007	$	354,471		$	(80,687	)	$	2,953,365
Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax	$	171,902	$	43,645	$	108,107	$	(133,940	)	$	189,714	$	430,968	$	(438,073	)	$	(2,458	)	$	180,151	(G)
Segment Assets										$	7,364,185	$	2,094,041	$	1,186,874		$	1,009,546		$	11,654,646	(H)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										$	323,600	$	173,316	$	35,727		$	—		$	532,643
Capital Expenditures										$	1,103,656	$	341,229	$	14,567		$	—		$	1,459,452

(F) Included in the Total E&P segment are sales of $295,779 to NJR Energy Services Company, which comprises over 10% of sales.

(G)    Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $32,217 and $17,574 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.

(H) Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $121,721 and $31,237 for Total E&P and Other, respectively.