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Income Taxes Income Tax Components (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
Rate
Dec. 31, 2012
Rate
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount $ 16us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ 4us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 7,784cnx_DecreaseinFederalAlternativeminimumTax    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 4,265us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 2,071us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Settlement, State and Local, Amount 5,249us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (2,399)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (8,737)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Depletion, Amount $ (43,140)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseDepletion $ (51,104)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseDepletion $ (49,572)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseDepletion