Commitments and Contigencies (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) t milestone	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Production to be sold, percent									50.00%
Price per ounce under agreement									$ 800
Aggregate deposit to be received									20,000,000.0
Palmarejo Gold Stream Agreement, Deferred Revenue Unamortized Balance				$ 11,100,000
Revenue liability				11,061,000	$ 12,918,000	$ 14,883,000			$ 19,281,000
Revenue recognized				(1,857,000)	(1,965,000)	(4,398,000)
Silvertip acquisition contingent consideration				25,000,000	25,000,000
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities				18,697,000	0	$ 0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues				122,832,000
Value Added Tax Receivable, Noncurrent	[1]			$ 28,009,000	$ 26,817,000
Palmarejo gold production royalty
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Production to be sold, percent										50.00%
Price per ounce under agreement										$ 800
Aggregate deposit to be received										$ 22,000,000.0
JDS Silver Holdings Ltd.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Silvertip acquisition contingent consideration								$ 50,000,000.0
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Milestones | milestone				2
Contingent consideration, liability								47,705,000
JDS Silver Holdings Ltd. | Permit Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Silvertip acquisition contingent consideration								$ 25,000,000.0
Sustained minim and milling per day (in tones) | t				1,000
Silvertip [Member] | Permit Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, liability				$ 25,000,000.0
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities				18,700,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues				1,000,000.0
Silvertip [Member] | Resource Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration, liability				25,000,000.0
Kensington
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue liability				$ 15,000,000.0			$ 25,000,000.0
Revenue recognized			$ 25,000,000.0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Resource Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues		$ 900,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Silvertip [Member] | Resource Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities		18,800,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues		$ 900,000

[1] Represents VAT that was paid to the Mexican government associated with Coeur Mexicana’s prior royalty agreement with a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation. The Company continues to pursue recovery from the Mexican government (including through ongoing litigation). See Note 21 -- Commitments and Contingencies for additional detail.