Acquisitions and Dispositions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS: [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions:	ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS: On December 29, 2014, CNX Gas Company LLC (CNX Gas Company), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, finalized an agreement with Columbia Energy Ventures to sublease approximately 20,000 acres of Utica Shale and Upper Devonian gas rights in Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania and Marshall and Ohio Counties in West Virginia. Up-front bonus consideration of up to $96,106 will be paid by CONSOL Energy over the next five years as drilling occurs in addition to royalties, of which $49,533 is recorded in Other Current Liabilities and $40,286 is recorded on a discounted basis in Other Long-Term Liabilities. On December 18, 2014, CNX Gas Company sold approximately 1,700 net Utica Shale acres in Marshall County, West Virginia, for cash consideration of $25,337, all of which was recorded in Gain on Sale of Assets in CONSOL Energy’s Consolidated Statement of Income. On December 18, 2014, CONSOL Energy sold surface land at its Burning Star 5 properties in Franklin, Jackson, and Williamson Counties, Illinois to an unrelated third party for cash proceeds of $24,566. CONSOL Energy recorded a net gain on the sales of $22,085, which was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income. On December 12, 2014, CONSOL Energy completed the sale of its industrial supplies subsidiary, to an unrelated third party for expected net proceeds of approximately $51,000, of which $44,035 was received and included in cash flows from investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2014. In connection with the sale, CONSOL Energy signed a supply agreement under which, among other things, it will continue to purchase certain goods exclusively from the new entity for a period of at least three years. CONSOL Energy could also receive up to an additional $6,000 of cash consideration in the future, which has not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements as it is subject to future events. CONSOL Energy recorded a net loss on the sale of $30,845, which was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income. In March 2014, CONSOL Energy completed a sale-leaseback of longwall shields for the Harvey Mine (formerly the BMX Mine Cash proceeds for the sale offset the basis of $75,357; therefore, no gain or loss was recognized on the sale. The five- year lease has been accounted for as an operating lease. In December 2013, CONSOL Energy acquired the gas drilling rights to approximately 90,000 contiguous acres from Dominion Transmission, a unit of Dominion Resources. The acreage, which is associated with Dominion’s Fink-Kennedy, Lost Creek, and Racket Newberne gas storage fields in West Virginia, lies in the northern portion of Lewis County and the southern portion of Harrison County. CONSOL anticipates that over one-half of the acres will have wet gas. CONSOL Energy has acquired the gas rights to both the Marcellus Shale and the Upper Devonian formations in the storage fields. Consideration of up to $190,000 will be paid by CONSOL Energy in two installments: 50% was paid at closing and the balance is due over time as the acres are drilled. In addition, CONSOL Energy will pay an overriding royalty to Dominion Resources based on a sliding scale. Finally, CONSOL Energy has committed to be an anchor shipper on Dominion’s transmission system, with the specific terms to be negotiated at a future date. CONSOL Energy paid $91,243 in 2013 related to this transaction. In the year ended December 31, 2014, CONSOL Energy made an additional bonus payment of $16,000 to Dominion Transmission. Following the acquisition by CONSOL Energy, Noble Energy Inc., our joint venture partner, acquired 50% of the acres and reimbursed CONSOL Energy for 50% of the associated costs. In August 2013, CONSOL Energy completed the sale of its 50% interest in the CONSOL Energy/Devon Energy joint venture in Alberta, Canada. The properties and coal leases included were those related to Grassy Mountain, Bellevue, Adanac, and Lynx Creek (Crowsnest Pass). Cash proceeds for the sale were $24,764. A gain of $15,260 was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income. In June 2013, CONSOL Energy completed the sale of Potomac coal reserves in Grant and Tucker Counties in West Virginia. Cash proceeds for the sale were $25,000. A gain of $24,663 was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income. In April 2013, the Company and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release settling all of the Commonwealth's claims regarding the Ryerson Park Dam (Dam) and the Ryerson Park Lake (Lake). The Settlement provided, in part, for the payment to the Commonwealth of $36,000 for use to rebuild the Dam and restore the Lake with $13,728 of the settlement amount credited to lease bonus and royalty payments on the Commonwealth's Marcellus gas interests within the Park, subject to the Company's agreement to extract the gas from surface facilities located outside of the boundaries of the Park. The Settlement also provided, in part, for the conveyance by the Company to the Commonwealth of eight surface parcels containing approximately 506 acres of land adjoining the Park after the parcels are no longer needed for the Company's operations and the conveyance by the Commonwealth to the Company of certain coal and mining rights in an area of the Bailey Mine where a mining permit application has been approved but with special conditions that will need further approval. In March 2013, CNX Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, completed negotiations with the Allegheny County Airport Authority, which operates the Pittsburgh International Airport and the Allegheny County Airport, for the lease of the oil and gas rights on approximately 9.3 thousand acres. A majority of these contiguous acres are in the liquids area of the Marcellus Shale play. CNX Gas Company paid $46,315 as an up-front bonus payment at closing. At December 31, 2014, approximately 7.6% of the bonus payment continues to be held in escrow while negotiations continue for a portion of the acres associated with the Allegheny County Airport and other acres that have potentially defective title. CNX Gas Company must spud a well by February 21, 2015 and proceed with due diligence to complete the well or the lease terminates and CNX Gas Company forgoes the bonus. Our joint venture partner, Noble Energy Inc., has acquired a 50% interest in the acreage and accordingly, reimbursed CNX Gas Company for 50% of the associated costs during the year ended December 31, 2013. On December 21, 2012, CONSOL Energy completed the disposition of its non-producing Ram River & Scurry Ram assets in Western Canada which consisted of 36 thousand acres of coal lands. In December 2012, cash proceeds of $51,869 were received related to this transaction. These proceeds were net of $637 in transaction fees. Additionally, a note receivable was recognized in 2012 related to the two additional cash payments to be received in June 2013 and June 2014. Payment of $25,500 was received in June 2013 and payment of $24,500 was received in June 2014. The gain on the transaction was $89,943 and was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012. On June 29, 2012, CONSOL Energy completed the disposition of its non-producing Northern Powder River Basin assets in southern Montana and northern Wyoming for cash proceeds of $169,500. The assets consisted of CONSOL Energy's 50% interest in Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC, CONSOL Energy's 50% interest in CX Ranch and related properties in and around Sheridan, Wyoming. The gain on the transaction was $150,677 and is included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012. Additionally, CONSOL Energy retained an 8% production royalty interest on approximately 200 million tons of permitted fee coal. On April 4, 2012, CONSOL Energy completed the disposition of its non-producing Elk Creek property in southern West Virginia, which consisted of 20 thousand acres of coal lands and surface rights, for proceeds of $26,000. The gain on the transaction was $11,235 and is included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012.

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS:

On December 29, 2014, CNX Gas Company LLC (CNX Gas Company), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, finalized an agreement with Columbia Energy Ventures to sublease approximately 20,000 acres of Utica Shale and Upper Devonian gas rights in Greene and Washington Counties in Pennsylvania and Marshall and Ohio Counties in West Virginia. Up-front bonus consideration of up to $96,106 will be paid by CONSOL Energy over the next five years as drilling occurs in addition to royalties, of which $49,533 is recorded in Other Current Liabilities and $40,286 is recorded on a discounted basis in Other Long-Term Liabilities.

On December 18, 2014, CNX Gas Company sold approximately 1,700 net Utica Shale acres in Marshall County, West Virginia, for cash consideration of $25,337, all of which was recorded in Gain on Sale of Assets in CONSOL Energy’s Consolidated Statement of Income.

On December 18, 2014, CONSOL Energy sold surface land at its Burning Star 5 properties in Franklin, Jackson, and Williamson Counties, Illinois to an unrelated third party for cash proceeds of $24,566. CONSOL Energy recorded a net gain on the sales of $22,085, which was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

On December 12, 2014, CONSOL Energy completed the sale of its industrial supplies subsidiary, to an unrelated third party for expected net proceeds of approximately $51,000, of which $44,035 was received and included in cash flows from investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2014. In connection with the sale, CONSOL Energy signed a supply agreement under which, among other things, it will continue to purchase certain goods exclusively from the new entity for a period of at least three years. CONSOL Energy could also receive up to an additional $6,000 of cash consideration in the future, which has not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements as it is subject to future events. CONSOL Energy recorded a net loss on the sale of $30,845, which was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

In March 2014, CONSOL Energy completed a sale-leaseback of longwall shields for the Harvey Mine (formerly the BMX Mine Cash proceeds for the sale offset the basis of $75,357; therefore, no gain or loss was recognized on the sale. The five- year lease has been accounted for as an operating lease.

In December 2013, CONSOL Energy acquired the gas drilling rights to approximately 90,000 contiguous acres from Dominion Transmission, a unit of Dominion Resources. The acreage, which is associated with Dominion’s Fink-Kennedy, Lost Creek, and Racket Newberne gas storage fields in West Virginia, lies in the northern portion of Lewis County and the southern portion of Harrison County. CONSOL anticipates that over one-half of the acres will have wet gas. CONSOL Energy has acquired the gas rights to both the Marcellus Shale and the Upper Devonian formations in the storage fields. Consideration of up to $190,000 will be paid by CONSOL Energy in two installments: 50% was paid at closing and the balance is due over time as the acres are drilled. In addition, CONSOL Energy will pay an overriding royalty to Dominion Resources based on a sliding scale. Finally, CONSOL Energy has committed to be an anchor shipper on Dominion’s transmission system, with the specific terms to be negotiated at a future date. CONSOL Energy paid $91,243 in 2013 related to this transaction. In the year ended December 31, 2014, CONSOL Energy made an additional bonus payment of $16,000 to Dominion Transmission. Following the acquisition by CONSOL Energy, Noble Energy Inc., our joint venture partner, acquired 50% of the acres and reimbursed CONSOL Energy for 50% of the associated costs.

In August 2013, CONSOL Energy completed the sale of its 50% interest in the CONSOL Energy/Devon Energy joint venture in Alberta, Canada. The properties and coal leases included were those related to Grassy Mountain, Bellevue, Adanac, and Lynx Creek (Crowsnest Pass). Cash proceeds for the sale were $24,764. A gain of $15,260 was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

In June 2013, CONSOL Energy completed the sale of Potomac coal reserves in Grant and Tucker Counties in West Virginia. Cash proceeds for the sale were $25,000. A gain of $24,663 was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

In April 2013, the Company and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release settling all of the Commonwealth's claims regarding the Ryerson Park Dam (Dam) and the Ryerson Park Lake (Lake). The Settlement provided, in part, for the payment to the Commonwealth of $36,000 for use to rebuild the Dam and restore the Lake with $13,728 of the settlement amount credited to lease bonus and royalty payments on the Commonwealth's Marcellus gas interests within the Park, subject to the Company's agreement to extract the gas from surface facilities located outside of the boundaries of the Park. The Settlement also provided, in part, for the conveyance by the Company to the Commonwealth of eight surface parcels containing approximately 506 acres of land adjoining the Park after the parcels are no longer needed for the Company's operations and the conveyance by the Commonwealth to the Company of certain coal and mining rights in an area of the Bailey Mine where a mining permit application has been approved but with special conditions that will need further approval.

In March 2013, CNX Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, completed negotiations with the Allegheny County Airport Authority, which operates the Pittsburgh International Airport and the Allegheny County Airport, for the lease of the oil and gas rights on approximately 9.3 thousand acres. A majority of these contiguous acres are in the liquids area of the Marcellus Shale play. CNX Gas Company paid $46,315 as an up-front bonus payment at closing. At December 31, 2014, approximately 7.6% of the bonus payment continues to be held in escrow while negotiations continue for a portion of the acres associated with the Allegheny County Airport and other acres that have potentially defective title. CNX Gas Company must spud a well by February 21, 2015 and proceed with due diligence to complete the well or the lease terminates and CNX Gas Company forgoes the bonus. Our joint venture partner, Noble Energy Inc., has acquired a 50% interest in the acreage and accordingly, reimbursed CNX Gas Company for 50% of the associated costs during the year ended December 31, 2013.

On December 21, 2012, CONSOL Energy completed the disposition of its non-producing Ram River & Scurry Ram assets in Western Canada which consisted of 36 thousand acres of coal lands. In December 2012, cash proceeds of $51,869 were received related to this transaction. These proceeds were net of $637 in transaction fees. Additionally, a note receivable was recognized in 2012 related to the two additional cash payments to be received in June 2013 and June 2014. Payment of $25,500 was received in June 2013 and payment of $24,500 was received in June 2014. The gain on the transaction was $89,943 and was included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012.

On June 29, 2012, CONSOL Energy completed the disposition of its non-producing Northern Powder River Basin assets in southern Montana and northern Wyoming for cash proceeds of $169,500. The assets consisted of CONSOL Energy's 50% interest in Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC, CONSOL Energy's 50% interest in CX Ranch and related properties in and around Sheridan, Wyoming. The gain on the transaction was $150,677 and is included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012. Additionally, CONSOL Energy retained an 8% production royalty interest on approximately 200 million tons of permitted fee coal.

On April 4, 2012, CONSOL Energy completed the disposition of its non-producing Elk Creek property in southern West Virginia, which consisted of 20 thousand acres of coal lands and surface rights, for proceeds of $26,000. The gain on the transaction was $11,235 and is included in Gain on Sale of Assets in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2012.