Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2021 has been derived from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

All dollar amounts discussed in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for per unit amounts, and unless otherwise indicated.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CONSOL Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In  March 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-02 - Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). The amendments in this update eliminate the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors in Subtopic 310-40, Receivables—Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The amendments in this update require that an entity disclose current-period gross writeoffs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses—Measured at Amortized Cost. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, but does not expect this update to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In  October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08 - Business Combinations (Topic 805). The amendments in this update apply to all entities that enter into a business combination within the scope of Subtopic 805-10, Business Combinations—Overall. The amendments in this update require that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. The amendments in this update do not affect the accounting for other assets or liabilities that  may arise from revenue contracts with customers in accordance with Topic 606. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after  December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, but does not expect this update to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In  May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04 - Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). The amendments in this update affect all entities that issue freestanding written call options that are classified in equity. Specifically, the amendments affect those entities when a freestanding equity-classified written call option is modified or exchanged and remains equity classified after the modification or exchange. The amendments that relate to the recognition and measurement of EPS for certain modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options affect entities that present EPS in accordance with the guidance in Topic 260, Earnings Per Share. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after  December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance in the three months ended March 31, 2022, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive earnings per share are computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include additional shares from restricted stock units and performance share units, if dilutive. The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units were released, and that the proceeds from such activities, as applicable, were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period. 

The table below sets forth the share-based awards that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units		952,942		61,650
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units		94,904		—
		1,047,846		61,650

The computations for basic and dilutive (loss) earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share data	March 31,
	2022			2021
Numerator:
Net (Loss) Income	$	(4,450	)	$	26,404
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding		34,660,713			34,206,632
Effect of dilutive shares*		—			837,450
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		34,660,713			35,044,082
(Loss) Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	(0.13	)	$	0.77
Dilutive	$	(0.13	)	$	0.75

*During periods in which the Company incurs a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all equity awards is anti-dilutive.

As of March 31, 2022, CONSOL Energy has 500,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, none of which are issued or outstanding.

Reclassification, Comparability Adjustment [Policy Text Block]

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the report classifications of the current period, including the reclassification of the current portion of the Company's commodity derivatives liability, previously included in Other Accrued Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. This reclassification had no effect on previously reported total assets, net income, stockholders' equity or cash flows from operating activities.