Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Aug. 03, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		30,176,990
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000788965
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	HNRG