Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) oz $ / oz	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Remaining ounces under royalty obligation \| oz	20,994
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$ (8,695,000)	$ (4,884,000)
Derivative instruments Settlement
Price per ounce under agreement	416
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| 2016 [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	17,240,000
Price per ounce under agreement	$ 821
Notional ounces \| oz	20,994
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| Thereafter [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 0
Price per ounce under agreement	$ 0
Notional ounces \| oz	0
Silver concentrate sales agreements [Member] \| 2016 [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 6,736,000
Derivative average price \| $ / oz	15.36
Outstanding Provisionally Priced Sales Consists of Silver \| oz	438,573
Silver concentrate sales agreements [Member] \| Thereafter [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 0
Derivative average price \| $ / oz	0
Notional ounces \| oz	0
Gold concentrates sales agreements [Member] \| 2016 [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 45,868,000
Derivative average price \| $ / oz	1,183
Outstanding Provisionally Priced Sales Consists of Gold \| oz	38,773
Gold concentrates sales agreements [Member] \| Thereafter [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 0
Derivative average price \| $ / oz	0
Notional ounces \| oz	0
Silver put options purchased [Member] \| 2016 [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 4,500,000
Derivative, Weighted Average Strike Price of Put Options \| $ / oz	15.00
Silver put options purchased [Member] \| Thereafter [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 0
Derivative, Weighted Average Strike Price of Put Options \| $ / oz	0.00
Notional ounces \| oz	0
Silver Put Options Sold [Member] \| 2016 [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 4,200,000
Derivative, Weighted Average Strike Price of Put Options \| $ / oz	14.00
Notional ounces \| oz	300,000
Silver Put Options Sold [Member] \| Thereafter [Member]
Derivative instruments Settlement
Derivative, notional amount	$ 0
Derivative, Weighted Average Strike Price of Put Options \| $ / oz	0.00
Notional ounces \| oz	0

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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