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Other Employee Benefits MultiEmployer Plans (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount $ 60,230,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount $ 66,054,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount  
Voluntary Severance Incentive Program     13,304,000cnx_VoluntarySeveranceIncentiveProgram
Non-Pension Multiemployer Plans [Domain]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount 21,394,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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60,741,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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= cnx_NonPensionMultiemployerPlansDomain
63,614,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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= cnx_NonPensionMultiemployerPlansDomain
Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 [Domain]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Multiemployer Plan, Period Contributions 10,121,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
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11,435,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
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= cnx_RetireeHealthBenefitActOf1992Domain
12,358,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
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= cnx_RetireeHealthBenefitActOf1992Domain
Multiemployer Plan, Withdrawal Obligation 110,864,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlansWithdrawalObligation
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= cnx_RetireeHealthBenefitActOf1992Domain
   
401k Defined Contribution [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized $ 21,606,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= cnx_A401KDefinedContributionMember
$ 23,748,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= cnx_A401KDefinedContributionMember
$ 24,127,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= cnx_A401KDefinedContributionMember