Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Long-term Purchase Commitment [Table Text Block]

t December 31, 2013, CONSOL Energy has provided the following financial guarantees, unconditional purchase obligations and letters of credit to certain third parties, as described by major category in the following table. These amounts represent the maximum potential total of future payments that we could be required to make under these instruments. These amounts have not been reduced for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. Generally, recoveries under reclamation bonds would be limited to the extent of the work performed at the time of the default. CONSOL Energy management believes that these guarantees will expire without being funded, and therefore the commitments will not have a material adverse effect on financial condition.

	Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
	Total Amounts Committed		Less Than 1  Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		Beyond 5  Years
Letters of Credit:
Employee-Related	$	190,358	$	164,852	$	25,506	$	—	$	—
Environmental	56,293		23,075		33,218		—		—
Other	114,106		76,460		37,646		—		—
Total Letters of Credit	360,757		264,387		96,370		—		—
Surety Bonds:
Employee-Related	204,884		204,884		—		—		—
Environmental	610,209		610,209		—		—		—
Other	32,492		32,481		10		—		1
Total Surety Bonds	847,585		847,574		10		—		1
Gurantees:
Coal	333,460		200,400		133,060		—		—
Other	70,523		35,611		10,846		9,718		14,348
Total Guarantees	403,983		236,011		143,906		9,718		14,348
Total Commitments	$	1,612,325	$	1,347,972	$	240,286	$	9,718	$	14,349

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure

. These purchase obligations are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2013, the purchase obligations for each of the next five years and beyond were as follows:

Obligations Due	Amount
Less than 1 year	$	240,870
1 - 3 years	260,218
3 - 5 years	199,144
More than 5 years	583,333
Total Purchase Obligations	$	1,283,565

Supply Commitment [Table Text Block]

osts related to these purchase obligations include:

	For The Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Gas drilling obligations	$	109,609	$	110,975	$	108,167
Firm transportation expense	126,766		78,475		59,606
Major equipment purchases	12,668		101,367		34,219
Other	—		492		891
Total costs related to purchase obligations	$	249,043	$	291,309	$	202,883