Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

CONSOL Energy has two principal business divisions: Coal and Gas. The principal activities of the Coal division are mining, preparation and marketing of thermal coal, sold primarily to power generators, and metallurgical coal, sold to metal and coke producers. The Coal division includes four reportable segments. These reportable segments are Thermal, Low Volatile Metallurgical, High Volatile Metallurgical and Other Coal. Each of these reportable segments includes a number of operating segments (mines or type of coal sold). For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Thermal aggregated segment includes the following mines: Bailey, Blacksville #2, Enlow Fork, Fola Complex, Loveridge, McElroy, Miller Creek Complex, Robinson Run and Shoemaker. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Low Volatile Metallurgical aggregated segment includes the Buchanan Mine. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the High Volatile Metallurgical aggregated segment includes: Bailey, Blacksville #2, Enlow Fork, Fola Complex, Loveridge, Miller Creek Complex and Robinson Run coal sales. The Other Coal segment includes our purchased coal activities, idled mine activities, as well as various other activities assigned to the Coal division but not allocated to each individual mine. The principal activity of the Gas division is to produce pipeline quality natural gas for sale primarily to gas wholesalers. The Gas division includes four reportable segments. These reportable segments are Coalbed Methane, Marcellus, Shallow Oil and Gas and Other Gas. The Other Gas segment includes our purchased gas activities as well as various other activities assigned to the Gas division but not allocated to each individual well type. CONSOL Energy’s All Other segment includes terminal services, river and dock services, industrial supply services and other business activities. Intersegment sales have been recorded at amounts approximating market. Operating profit for each segment is based on sales less identifiable operating and non-operating expenses.

Reconciliation Of Assets And Liabilities From Segment To Consolidated [Text Block]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Amounts:

Revenue and Other Income:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Total segment sales and freight from external customers	$	5,963,622	$	5,138,514	$	4,508,689
Other income not allocated to segments (Note 3)	153,620		97,507		113,186
Total Consolidated Revenue and Other Income	$	6,117,242	$	5,236,021	$	4,621,875

Earnings Before Income Taxes:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes for total reportable business segments	$	1,062,933		$	716,372		$	810,177
Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes for all other businesses	17,983			22,156			15,686
Interest income (expense), net and other non-operating activity (K)	(258,308		)	(208,893		)	(26,472		)
Transaction and Financing Fees (K)	(14,907		)	(62,033		)	—
Evaluation fees for non-core asset dispositions (K)	(5,780		)	(2,688		)	—
Loss on debt extinguishment	(16,090		)	—			—
Corporate Restructuring	—			—			(4,378		)
Lease Settlement	2,122			2,999			(6,668		)
Earnings Before Income Taxes	$	787,953		$	467,913		$	788,345

Total Assets:	December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Segment assets for total reportable business segments	$	11,436,808	$	10,972,676	$	6,894,003
Segment assets for all other businesses	351,370		337,855		317,004
Items excluded from segment assets:
Cash and other investments (K)	39,655		16,836		65,025
Recoverable income taxes	—		32,528		—
Deferred tax assets	648,807		659,017		498,680
Bond issuance costs	49,060		51,698		689
Total Consolidated Assets	$	12,525,700	$	12,070,610	$	7,775,401

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(K) Excludes amounts specifically related to the gas segment.

Enterprise-Wide Disclosures:

CONSOL Energy's Revenues by geographical location:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
United States (L)	$	5,070,593	$	4,684,358	$	4,026,619
Europe	455,782		208,762		298,262
South America	410,634		233,466		120,174
Canada	26,613		3,251		25,056
Other	—		8,677		38,578
Total Revenues and Freight from External Customers (M)	$	5,963,622	$	5,138,514	$	4,508,689

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(L) CONSOL Energy attributes revenue to individual countries based on the location of the customer.

(M) CONSOL Energy has contractual relationships with certain U.S. based customers who distribute coal to international markets.

CONSOL Energy's Property, Plant and Equipment by geographical location are:

	December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
United States	$	9,294,046	$	10,095,851	$	6,090,703
Canada	32,370		33,400		33,587
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, net	$	9,326,416	$	10,129,251	$	6,124,290

Segment Information

Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2011 are:

	Thermal		Low Volatile Metallurgical		High Volatile Metallurgical		Other Coal			Total Coal		Coalbed Methane		Marcellus Shale		Shallow Oil and Gas			Other Gas			Total Gas		All Other		Corporate, Adjustments & Eliminations			Consolidated
Sales—outside	$	3,058,193	$	1,071,570	$	368,221	$	68,864		$	4,566,848	$	462,677	$	118,973	$	155,444		$	11,370		$	748,464	$	345,501	$	—		$	5,660,813	(A)
Sales—purchased gas	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			4,344			4,344		—		—			4,344
Sales—gas royalty interests	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			66,929			66,929		—		—			66,929
Freight—outside	—		—		—		231,536			231,536		—		—		—			—			—		—		—			231,536
Intersegment transfers	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			3,303			3,303		194,857		(198,160		)	—
Total Sales and Freight	$	3,058,193	$	1,071,570	$	368,221	$	300,400		$	4,798,384	$	462,677	$	118,973	$	155,444		$	85,946		$	823,040	$	540,358	$	(198,160	)	$	5,963,622
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes	$	456,306	$	680,495	$	135,343	$	(338,995	)	$	933,149	$	154,486	$	35,641	$	(23,151	)	$	(37,192	)	$	129,784	$	17,983	$	(292,963	)	$	787,953	(B)
Segment assets										$	5,253,226											$	6,183,582	$	351,370	$	737,522		$	12,525,700	(C)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										$	392,765											$	206,821	$	18,811	$	—		$	618,397
Capital expenditures										$	676,587											$	664,612	$	41,172	$	—		$	1,382,371

(A) Included in the Coal segment are sales of $662,109 to Xcoal Energy & Resources.

(B) Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $15,803, $4,231 and $4,629 for Coal, Gas and All Other, respectively.

(C) Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $34,316, $96,914 and $50,806 for Coal, Gas and All Other, respectively.

Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2010 are:

	Thermal		Low Volatile Metallurgical		High Volatile Metallurgical		Other Coal			Total Coal		Coalbed Methane		Marcellus Shale		Shallow Oil and Gas			Other Gas			Total Gas		All Other		Corporate, Adjustments & Eliminations			Consolidated
Sales—outside	$	3,001,352	$	680,212	$	172,087	$	45,738		$	3,899,389	$	569,367	$	48,769	$	116,679		$	7,741		$	742,556	$	296,758	$	—		$	4,938,703	(D)
Sales—purchased gas	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			11,227			11,227		—		—			11,227
Sales—gas royalty interests	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			62,869			62,869		—		—			62,869
Freight—outside	—		—		—		125,715			125,715		—		—		—			—			—		—		—			125,715
Intersegment transfers	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			3,253			3,253		175,906		(179,159		)	—
Total Sales and Freight	$	3,001,352	$	680,212	$	172,087	$	171,453		$	4,025,104	$	569,367	$	48,769	$	116,679		$	85,090		$	819,905	$	472,664	$	(179,159	)	$	5,138,514
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes	$	460,697	$	381,562	$	86,918	$	(392,683	)	$	536,494	$	248,127	$	5,910	$	(4,179	)	$	(69,980	)	$	179,878	$	22,156	$	(270,615	)	$	467,913	(E)
Segment assets										$	5,056,583											$	5,916,093	$	337,855	$	760,079		$	12,070,610	(F)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										$	359,497											$	190,424	$	17,742	$	—		$	567,663
Capital expenditures										$	707,473											$	3,891,640	$	25,123	$	—		$	4,624,236	(G)

(D) There were no sales to customers aggregating over 10% of total revenue in 2010.

(E) Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $13,846, $479 and $7,103 for Coal, Gas and All Other, respectively.

(F) Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $21,463, $23,569 and $48,477 for Coal, Gas and All Other, respectively.

(G) Total Gas includes $3,470,212 acquisition of Dominion Exploration and Production Business.

Industry segment results for the year ended December 31, 2009 are:

	Thermal		Low Volatile Metallurgical		High Volatile Metallurgical		Other Coal			Total Coal		Coalbed Methane		Marcellus Shale		Shallow Oil and Gas			Other Gas			Total Gas		All Other		Corporate, Adjustments & Eliminations			Consolidated
Sales—outside	$	3,122,223	$	248,546	$	—	$	39,117		$	3,409,886	$	595,769	$	21,006	$	7,907		$	4,247		$	628,929	$	272,976	$	—		$	4,311,791	(H)
Sales—purchased gas	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			7,040			7,040		—		—			7,040
Sales—gas royalty interests	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			40,951			40,951		—		—			40,951
Freight—outside	—		—		—		148,907			148,907		—		—		—			—			—		—		—			148,907
Intersegment transfers	—		—		—		—			—		—		—		—			1,671			1,671		152,375		(154,046		)	—
Total Sales and Freight	$	3,122,223	$	248,546	$	—	$	188,024		$	3,558,793	$	595,769	$	21,006	$	7,907		$	53,909		$	678,591	$	425,351	$	(154,046	)	$	4,508,689
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes	$	718,947	$	93,688	$	—	$	(265,906	)	$	546,729	$	303,882	$	3,940	$	(2,259	)	$	(42,115	)	$	263,448	$	15,686	$	(37,518	)	$	788,345	(I)
Segment assets										$	4,722,508											$	2,171,495	$	317,004	$	564,394		$	7,775,401	(J)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										$	310,346											$	107,251	$	19,820	$	—		$	437,417
Capital expenditures										$	580,401											$	322,126	$	17,553	$	—		$	920,080

(H) There were no sales to customers aggregating over 10% of total revenue in 2009.

(I)     Includes equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $5,663, $636 and $9,408 for Coal, Gas and All Other, respectively.

(J)     Includes investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates of $12,569, $24,590 and $46,374 for Coal, Gas and All Other, respectively.