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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Long-term Debt, Other Disclosures [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt LONG-TERM DEBT:
December 31,
20212020
Senior Notes due March 2027 at 7.25% (Principal of $700,000 plus Unamortized Premium of $5,609 and $6,686, respectively)
$705,609 $706,686 
Senior Notes due January 2029 at 6.00%, Issued at Par Value
500,000 500,000 
CNX Midstream Partners LP Senior Notes due April 2030 at 4.75% (Principal of $400,000 less Unamortized Discount of $4,808 at December 31, 2021)*
395,192 — 
Convertible Senior Notes due May 2026 at 2.25% (Principal of $345,000 less Unamortized Discount and Issuance Costs of $91,284 and $107,735, respectively)
253,716 237,265 
CNX Revolving Credit Facility192,000 160,800 
CNX Midstream Partners LP Revolving Credit Facility* 185,000 291,000 
CNX Midstream Partners LP Senior Notes due March 2026 at 6.50% (Principal of $400,000 less Unamortized Discount of $3,875 at December 31, 2020)
— 396,125 
Cardinal States Gathering Company Credit Facility maturing in March 2028 (Principal of $114,985 less Unamortized Discount of $1,126 at December 31, 2020)
— 113,859 
CSG Holdings II LLC Credit Facility maturing in March 2027 (Principal of $45,559 less Unamortized Discount of $441 at December 31, 2020)
— 45,118 
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs17,396 26,852 
2,214,121 2,424,001 
Less: Current Portion— 22,574 
Long-Term Debt$2,214,121 $2,401,427 
*CNX is not a guarantor of CNXM's 4.75% Senior Notes due April 2030 or CNXM's Credit Facility.

CNXM's Credit Facility and the CNXM Senior Notes due March 2026 were not impacted by the Merger (See Note 4 - Acquisitions and Dispositions).

At December 31, 2021, annual undiscounted maturities of CNX and CNXM long-term debt during the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Year ended December 31,Amount
2022$— 
2023— 
2024— 
2025— 
2026722,000 
Thereafter1,600,000 
      Total Long-Term Debt Maturities$2,322,000 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, CNXM completed a private offering of $400,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030 (the “CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030”) less an unamortized bond discount of $5,000. The CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030, along with the related guarantees, were issued pursuant to an indenture dated September 22, 2021. The CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030 accrue interest from September 22, 2021 at a rate of 4.75% per year. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2022. The CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030 mature on April 15, 2030. The CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030 rank equally in right of payment to all of CNXM's existing and future indebtedness and senior to any subordinated indebtedness that CNXM may incur. CNX is not a guarantor of the CNXM Senior Notes due April 2030.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, CNXM purchased and retired $400,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.50% Senior Notes due March 2026. As part of this transaction, a loss of $25,727 was included in Loss (Gain) on Debt Extinguishment in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, CNX’s wholly owned subsidiary Cardinal States Gathering Company LLC (“Cardinal States”) repaid in full the outstanding principal of $107,705 of its non-revolving credit facility and terminated the facility. As part of this transaction, a loss of $5,763 was included in Loss (Gain) on Debt Extinguishment in the Consolidated
Statements of Income.

Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2021, CNX’s wholly owned subsidiary CSG Holdings II LLC (“CSG Holdings”) repaid in full the outstanding principal of $39,726 on its non-revolving credit facility and terminated the facility. As part of this transaction, a loss of $2,247 was included in Loss (Gain) on Debt Extinguishment in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, CNX purchased and retired the remaining $894,307 of its outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due April 2022. As part of this transaction, a gain of $10,101 was included in Loss (Gain) on Debt Extinguishment in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, CNX completed a private offering of $500,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Senior Notes due January 2029 (the “Senior Notes due January 2029”). The Senior Notes due January 2029, along with the related guarantees, were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated November 30, 2020, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee. The Senior Notes due January 2029 accrue interest from November 30, 2020 at a rate of 6.00% per year. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning July 15, 2021. The Senior Notes due January 2029 mature on January 15, 2029, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events. The Senior Notes due January 2029 rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness and senior to any subordinated indebtedness that the Company may incur. The Senior Notes due January 2029 are guaranteed by most of CNX's subsidiaries but does not include CNXM (or its subsidiaries or general partner).

During the year ended December 31, 2020, CNX completed a private offering of $200,000 of 7.25% Senior Notes due March 2027 (the “Senior Notes due March 2027”) plus $7,000 of unamortized bond premium at a price of 103.5% of par with an effective yield of 6.34%. The Senior Notes due March 2027, along with the related guarantees, were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated March 14, 2019. The Senior Notes due March 2027 accrue interest from September 14, 2020 at a rate of 7.25% per year. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 14 and September 14 of each year, beginning March 14, 2021. The Senior Notes due March 2027 mature on March 14, 2027. The Senior Notes due March 2027 rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness and senior to any subordinated indebtedness that the Company may incur. The Senior Notes due March 2027 are guaranteed by most of CNX's subsidiaries but does not include CNXM (or its subsidiaries or general partner).

In April 2020, CNX issued $345,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2.25% convertible senior notes due May 2026 (the “Convertible Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including $45,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase additional Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company. The Convertible Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on November 1, 2020. Proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes totaled $334,650, net of initial purchaser discounts and issuance costs. The Convertible Notes are guaranteed by most of CNX's subsidiaries but does not include CNXM (or its subsidiaries or general partner).

The initial conversion rate is 77.8816 shares of CNX's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $12.84 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events. Based on the closing stock price of CNX common stock of $13.75 on December 31, 2021, the if-converted value of the Convertible Notes exceeded the principal amount by $98,341.

The Convertible Notes will mature on May 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Before February 1, 2026, note holders will have the right to convert their Convertible Notes only upon the occurrence of the following events:

during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after June 30, 2020, if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price for each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
during the five (5) consecutive Business Days immediately after any ten (10) consecutive trading day period (such ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, the “Measurement Period”) if the trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth below, for each trading day of the Measurement Period was less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the last reported sale price per share of common stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day.
if CNX calls any or all of the Convertible Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the
scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate events as set forth in the indenture governing the Convertible Notes.

From and after February 1, 2026, note holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date.

Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s election, in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions provided in the indenture governing the Convertible Notes. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Convertible Notes. In addition, following certain corporate events, as described in the indenture governing the Convertible Notes, that occur prior to the maturity date, the Company will increase the conversion rate, in certain circumstances, for a holder who elects to convert its Convertible Notes in connection with such a corporate event.

The Company will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election. The Company’s current intent is to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash upon conversion.

If certain corporate events that constitute a “Fundamental Change” (as defined in the indenture governing the Convertible Notes) occur, then noteholders may require the Company to repurchase their Convertible Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The definition of Fundamental Change includes certain business combination transactions involving the Company and certain de-listing events with respect to the Company’s common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the conditions allowing holders of the Convertible Notes to exercise their conversion right were not met and as of December 31, 2021, the Convertible Notes were not convertible. The Convertible Notes are therefore classified as long-term debt at December 31, 2021.

In accounting for the transaction, the Convertible Notes were separated into liability and equity components. The carrying amount of the liability component was calculated by measuring the fair value of a similar debt instrument that does not have an associated conversion feature. The fair value was based on market data available for publicly traded, senior, unsecured corporate bonds with similar maturity, which represent Level 2 observable inputs. The carrying amount of the equity component, representing the conversion option, was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the principal value of the Convertible Notes and was recorded in Capital in Excess of Par Value in the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity and is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. The excess of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes over the liability component and the debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense over the contractual term of the Convertible Notes using the effective interest method.

In accounting for the debt issuance costs of $10,350 related to the Convertible Notes, the Company allocated the total amount incurred to the liability and equity components using the same proportions as the proceeds of the Convertible Notes. Issuance costs attributable to the liability component were $7,024 and will be amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the contractual term of the Convertible Notes. Issuance costs attributable to the equity component were $3,326 and were netted with the equity component in Capital in Excess of Par Value in the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity and are not subject to amortization.

The net carrying amount of the liability and equity components of the Convertible Notes was as follows:
December 31,
20212020
Liability Component:
Principal$345,000 $345,000 
Unamortized Discount(85,950)(101,367)
Unamortized Issuance Costs(5,334)(6,368)
Net Carrying Amount$253,716 $237,265 
Equity Component, net of Purchase Discounts and Issuance Costs$78,284 $78,317 
Interest expense related to the Convertible Notes is as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
20212020
Contractual Interest Expense $7,762 $5,175 
Amortization of Debt Discount15,417 9,516 
Amortization of Issuance Costs1,034 655 
Total Interest Expense $24,213 $15,346 

In connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain counterparties (the “Capped Calls”). The Capped Calls each have an initial strike price of $12.84 per share, subject to certain adjustments, which correspond to the initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes. The Capped Calls have an initial cap price of $18.19 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The Capped Calls cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that initially underlie the Convertible Notes, and are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of Convertible Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Convertible Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap, based on the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions. The conditions that cause adjustments to the initial strike price of the Capped Calls mirror the conditions that result in corresponding adjustments for the Convertible Notes. For accounting purposes, the Capped Calls are separate transactions, and not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes. As these transactions meet certain accounting criteria, the Capped Calls are recorded in stockholders’ equity and are not accounted for as derivatives. The cost of $35,673 incurred in connection with the Capped Calls was recorded as a reduction to Capital in Excess of Par Value.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, CNX's wholly-owned subsidiary Cardinal States entered into a $125,000 non-revolving credit facility agreement (the “Cardinal States Facility”). The Cardinal States Facility was set to mature in 2028, and was secured by substantially all of the Cardinal States assets, required a minimum level of hedging of the variable interest rate exposure and was non-recourse to CNX. The Cardinal States Facility was repaid in full and terminated during the year ended December 31, 2021 per above.

Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2020, CNX's wholly-owned subsidiary CSG Holdings entered into a $50,000 non-revolving credit facility agreement (the “CSG Holdings Facility”). The CSG Holdings Facility was set to mature in 2027. The facility was secured by substantially all of the CSG Holding assets, required a minimum level of hedging of the variable interest rate exposure and was non-recourse to CNX. The CSG Holdings Facility was repaid in full and terminated during the year ended December 31, 2021 per above.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, CNX completed a private offering of $500,000 of 7.25% Senior Notes due March 2027. The notes are guaranteed by most of CNX's subsidiaries but do not include CNXM (or its subsidiaries or general partner).

During the year ended December 31, 2019, CNX purchased and retired $400,000 of its outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due April 2022. As part of this transaction, a loss of $7,614 was included in Loss (Gain) on Debt Extinguishment in the Consolidated Statements of Income.