10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number: 001-38147

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CONSOL Energy Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-1954058
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Suite 100

Canonsburg, PA 15317-6506

(724) 416-8300

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	CEIX	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  ☒    No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ☐    Accelerated filer  ☒    Non-accelerated filer  ☐    Smaller reporting company  ☒    Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ☐   No  ☒

CONSOL Energy Inc. had 34,439,010 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at April 23, 2021.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Part I. Financial Information	Page
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	5
	Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020	6
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	8
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020	9
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	10
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	45
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	46
	Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	46
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	46
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	47
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	47
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	47
Item 5.	Other Information	47
Item 6.	Exhibits	48
	Signatures	49

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IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT

Unless the context otherwise requires:

• “CONSOL Energy,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “our Company” and “the Company” refer to CONSOL Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries;

• “Btu” means one British Thermal unit;

• “CCR Merger” refers to the merger under that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 22, 2020, among the Company, Transformer LP Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Transformer Merger Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“Merger Sub”), the Partnership and CONSOL Coal Resources GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which merger closed on December 30, 2020;

• “Coal Business” refers to all of our interest in the Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) and certain related coal assets, including: (i) our 100% interest in the Partnership, which owns a 25% undivided interest in the PAMC; (ii) the CONSOL Marine Terminal; (iii) development of the Itmann Mine; and (iv) undeveloped coal reserves (Greenfield Reserves) located in the Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian and Illinois basins and certain related coal assets and liabilities;

• “CONSOL Marine Terminal” refers to the Company's terminal operations located at the Port of Baltimore;

• “former parent” refers to CNX Resources Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries;

• “General Partner” refers to CONSOL Coal Resources GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership;

• “Greenfield Reserves” means those undeveloped reserves owned by the Company in the Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian and Illinois basins that are not associated with the Pennsylvania Mining Complex or the Itmann Mine project;

• “Partnership,” “CCR” or “CONSOL Coal Resources” refers to a Delaware limited partnership that holds a 25% undivided interest in, and is the sole operator of, the Pennsylvania Mining Complex;

• “Pennsylvania Mining Complex” or “PAMC” refers to the Bailey, Enlow Fork and Harvey coal mines, coal reserves and related assets and operations located primarily in southwestern Pennsylvania; and

• “separation and distribution” refers to the separation of the Coal Business from our former parent’s other businesses on November 28, 2017 and the pro rata distribution of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock to its former parent's stockholders on November 29, 2017, and the creation, as a result of the distribution, of an independent, publicly-traded company (the Company) to hold the assets and liabilities associated with the Coal Business after the distribution.

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PART I : FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOL ENERGY INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Revenue and Other Income:	2021			2020
Coal Revenue	$	285,535		$	255,452
Terminal Revenue		18,212			16,501
Freight Revenue		27,013			3,147
Miscellaneous Other Income		3,189			16,170
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets		8,202			(14	)
Total Revenue and Other Income		342,151			291,256
Costs and Expenses:
Operating and Other Costs		185,110			212,275
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897			54,943
Freight Expense		27,013			3,147
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		23,964			17,670
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(683	)		(16,833	)
Interest Expense, net		15,261			15,671
Total Costs and Expenses		310,562			286,873
Earnings Before Income Tax		31,589			4,383
Income Tax Expense		5,185			1,908
Net Income		26,404			2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		—			108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$	26,404		$	2,367
Earnings per Share:
Total Basic Earnings per Share	$	0.77		$	0.09
Total Dilutive Earnings per Share	$	0.75		$	0.09

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
Net Income	$	26,404	$	2,475
Other Comprehensive Income:
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments (Net of tax: ($1,164),($1,214))		3,360		3,624
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges (Net of tax: ($144), $933)		414		(2,773	)
Other Comprehensive Income		3,774		851
Comprehensive Income	$	30,178	$	3,326
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		—		123
Comprehensive Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$	30,178	$	3,203

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

	(Unaudited)
	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	91,174	$	50,850
Restricted Cash		303		—
Accounts and Notes Receivable
Trade Receivables, net		124,629		118,289
Other Receivables, net		41,602		42,157
Inventories		55,209		56,200
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		23,825		25,445
Total Current Assets		336,742		292,941
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment		5,131,739		5,143,696
Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		3,117,651		3,094,634
Total Property, Plant and Equipment—Net		2,014,088		2,049,062
Other Assets:
Deferred Income Taxes		62,261		68,821
Right of Use Asset - Operating Leases		48,337		53,436
Other, net		59,132		59,106
Total Other Assets		169,730		181,363
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,520,560	$	2,523,366

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

	(Unaudited)
	March 31,			December 31,
	2021			2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	$	75,382		$	71,229
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		50,057			53,846
Other Accrued Liabilities		245,755			243,395
Total Current Liabilities		371,194			368,470
Long-Term Debt:
Long-Term Debt		550,444			566,858
Finance Lease Obligations		34,877			36,203
Total Long-Term Debt		585,321			603,061
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions		383,457			387,637
Pneumoconiosis Benefits		228,687			229,720
Asset Retirement Obligations		227,922			228,182
Workers’ Compensation		63,414			64,390
Salary Retirement		28,527			35,359
Operating Lease Liability		32,434			35,655
Other		16,539			17,373
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities		980,980			998,316
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,937,495			1,969,847
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value; 62,500,000 Shares Authorized, 34,371,205 Shares Issued and Outstanding at March 31, 2021; 34,031,374 Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2020		344			340
Capital in Excess of Par Value		642,054			642,887
Retained Earnings		273,254			246,850
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(332,587	)		(336,558	)
TOTAL EQUITY		583,065			553,519
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	2,520,560		$	2,523,366

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)

	Common Stock		Capital in Excess of Par Value			Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income			Total Equity
December 31, 2020	$	340	$	642,887		$	246,850	$	(336,558	)	$	553,519
(Unaudited)
Net Income		—		—			26,404		—			26,404
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments (Net of $1,164 Tax)		—		—			—		3,360			3,360
Interest Rate Hedge (Net of $144 Tax)		—		—			—		414			414
Comprehensive Income		—		—			26,404		3,774			30,178
Issuance of Common Stock		4		(4	)		—		—			—
Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards		—		1,509			—		—			1,509
Shares Withheld for Taxes		—		(2,072	)		—		—			(2,072	)
CCR Merger		—		(266	)		—		197			(69	)
March 31, 2021	$	344	$	642,054		$	273,254	$	(332,587	)	$	583,065

	Common Stock		Capital in Excess of Par Value			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income			Total CONSOL Energy Inc. Stockholders' Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
December 31, 2019	$	259	$	523,762		$	259,903		$	(348,725	)	$	435,199		$	137,196		$	572,395
(Unaudited)
Net Income		—		—			2,367			—			2,367			108			2,475
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments (Net of $1,214 Tax)		—		—			—			3,609			3,609			15			3,624
Interest Rate Hedge (Net of ($933) Tax)		—		—			—			(2,773	)		(2,773	)		—			(2,773	)
Comprehensive Income		—		—			2,367			836			3,203			123			3,326
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (Net of ($1,109) Tax)		—		—			(3,298	)		—			(3,298	)		—			(3,298	)
Issuance of Common Stock		1		(1	)		—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards		—		4,856			—			—			4,856			158			5,014
Shares/Units Withheld for Taxes		—		(555	)		—			—			(555	)		(217	)		(772	)
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest		—		—			—			—			—			(5,575	)		(5,575	)
March 31, 2020	$	260	$	528,062		$	258,972		$	(347,889	)	$	439,405		$	131,685		$	571,090

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021			2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income	$	26,404		$	2,475
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897			54,943
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Assets		(8,202	)		14
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation		1,509			5,014
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs		2,140			1,444
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(683	)		(16,833	)
Deferred Income Taxes		5,185			1,908
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates		206			315
Changes in Operating Assets:
Accounts and Notes Receivable		(5,764	)		23,064
Inventories		475			(4,507	)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets		1,620			4,845
Changes in Other Assets		(1,459	)		191
Changes in Operating Liabilities:
Accounts Payable		(73	)		(15,726	)
Other Operating Liabilities		9,242			3,899
Changes in Other Liabilities		(12,501	)		(9,646	)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		77,996			51,400
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures		(13,800	)		(27,178	)
Proceeds from Sales of Assets		8,488			—
Other Investing Activity		(182	)		—
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(5,494	)		(27,178	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from Finance Lease Obligations		—			16,293
Payments on Finance Lease Obligations		(8,498	)		(4,899	)
Payments on Term Loan A		(6,250	)		(3,750	)
Payments on Term Loan B		(5,536	)		(688	)
Payments on Second Lien Notes		(9,338	)		(25,480	)
Payments on Asset-Backed Financing		(181	)		(174	)
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest		—			(5,575	)
Shares/Units Withheld for Taxes		(2,072	)		(772	)
Debt-Related Financing Fees		—			(643	)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities		(31,875	)		(25,688	)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash		40,627			(1,466	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period		50,850			80,293
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period	$	91,477		$	78,827
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Finance Lease	$	8,226		$	7,023
Other Equipment Financing	$	—		$	9,129

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Basis of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CONSOL Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. The portion of these entities that is not owned by the Company is presented as non-controlling interest. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-01 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) to clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. Specifically, certain provisions in Topic 848, if elected by an entity, apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. Amendments in this Update to the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this Update provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates (IBORs), and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. This Update also provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity may elect to apply the amendments for contract modifications by Topic or Industry Subtopic as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. Once elected for a Topic or an Industry Subtopic, the amendments in this Update must be applied prospectively for all eligible contract modifications for that Topic or Industry Subtopic. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01 - Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in this Update clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for certain equity securities under Topic 321, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323, and the guidance in Topic 815, which could change how an entity accounts for an equity security under the measurement alternative or a forward contract or purchased option to purchase securities that, upon settlement of the forward contract or exercise of the purchased option, would be accounted for under the equity method of accounting or the fair value option in accordance with Topic 825, Financial Instruments. These amendments improve current GAAP by reducing diversity in practice and increasing comparability of the accounting for these interactions. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

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In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740) to reduce the complexity of accounting for income taxes while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. The amendments in Update 2019-12 removed the following exceptions: (1) the exception to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendments in Update 2019-12 also simplified the accounting for income taxes in the areas of franchise tax, step up in the tax basis of goodwill associated with a business combination, allocation of current and deferred tax expense to a legal entity that is not subject to tax in its separate financial statements, and presentation of the effect of an enacted change in tax laws or rates in the annual effective tax rate computation in the interim period that includes the enactment date. The Update added minor codification improvements for income taxes related to employee stock ownership plans and investments in qualified affordable housing projects accounted for using the equity method. These changes are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive earnings per share are computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include additional shares from restricted stock units and performance share units, if dilutive. The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units were released, and that the proceeds from such activities were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period. 

The table below sets forth the share-based awards that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units		61,650		141,279
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units		—		—
		61,650		141,279

The computations for basic and dilutive earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share data	March 31,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net Income	$	26,404	$	2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		—		108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$	26,404	$	2,367
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding		34,206,632		25,987,155
Effect of dilutive shares		837,450		265,056
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		35,044,082		26,252,211
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	0.77	$	0.09
Dilutive	$	0.75	$	0.09

As of March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy has 500,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are issued or outstanding.

Reclassifications

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company added the CONSOL Marine Terminal to its reportable segments disclosed in Note 16 - Segment Information. As a result, certain reclassifications of 2020 segment information have been made to conform to the 2021 presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total assets, net income, stockholders' equity or cash flows from operating activities.

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NOTE 2—MAJOR TRANSACTIONS:

Merger with CONSOL Coal Resources LP

On October 22, 2020, CONSOL Energy, the Partnership, the General Partner, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, and Merger Sub entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy (the “Merger”). On December 30, 2020, the Merger was completed and CONSOL Energy issued 7,967,690 shares of common stock to acquire the 10,912,138 common units of CCR not owned by CONSOL Energy prior to the Merger at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.73 shares of CONSOL Energy common stock for each CCR unit, for total implied consideration of $51,710. As a result of the Merger, CCR's common units are no longer publicly traded.

Except for the Partnership's incentive distribution rights, which were automatically canceled immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger for no consideration in accordance with CCR's partnership agreement, the interests in CCR owned by CONSOL Energy and its subsidiaries remain outstanding as limited partner interests in the surviving entity. The General Partner will continue to own the non-economic general partner interest in the surviving entity.

Since CONSOL Energy controlled CCR prior to the Merger and continues to control CCR after the Merger, CONSOL Energy accounted for the change in its ownership interest in CCR as an equity transaction, which was reflected as a reduction of noncontrolling interest with corresponding increases to common stock and capital in excess of par value. No gain or loss was recognized in CONSOL Energy's Consolidated Statements of Income as a result of the Merger. The tax effects of the Merger were reported as adjustments to deferred income taxes and capital in excess of par value.

Prior to the effective date of the Merger, public unitholders held a 39.3% equity interest in CCR's outstanding common units and CONSOL Energy owned the remaining 60.7% equity interest. The earnings of CCR that were attributed to its common units held by the public prior to the Merger are reflected in Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

The Company incurred $9,822 of transaction costs directly attributable to the Merger during the year ended December 31, 2020, including financial advisory, legal service and other professional fees, which were recorded to Selling, General and Administrative Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Settlement Transaction with Murray Energy

On September 16, 2020, CONSOL entered into a settlement transaction with (i) Murray Energy Holdings Co., Murray Energy Corporation, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries (such entities that are debtors in possession in Murray Energy Holdings Co.’s jointly administered Chapter 11 cases) and (ii) ACNR Holdings, Inc. to fully and finally resolve the disputes raised in the litigation captioned CONSOL Energy Inc. v Murray Energy Holdings Co., et al., Adversary Case 2:20-ap-02036, arising out of Murray Energy Holdings Co.'s bankruptcy proceedings and any and all other disputes, controversies, or causes of action between and among them. The underlying agreements and compromises, which have been memorialized in definitive documentation, were treated as a single, integrated transaction. As of March 31, 2021, this single, integrated transaction resulted in $4,895 of Other Receivables, net, and $22,766 of Other Assets, net, included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2020, this single, integrated transaction resulted in $4,867 of Other Receivables, net, and $22,055 of Other Assets, net, included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities with respect to additional information relating to certain liabilities of the Company under the Coal Act (as defined below).

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NOTE 3—REVENUE:

The following table disaggregates CONSOL Energy's revenue from contracts with customers to depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company's revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021		March 31, 2020
Coal Revenue	$	285,535	$	255,452
Terminal Revenue		18,212		16,501
Freight Revenue		27,013		3,147
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	330,760	$	275,100

Coal Revenue

CONSOL Energy's coal revenue is generally recognized when title passes to the customer and the price is fixed and determinable. Generally, title passes when coal is loaded at the central preparation facility, the CONSOL Marine Terminal or, on occasion, other destinations. The Company's coal contract revenue per ton is fixed and determinable and adjusted for nominal quality adjustments. Some coal contracts also contain positive electric power price-related adjustments, which represent market-driven price adjustments, wherein no additional value is exchanged, in addition to a fixed base price per ton. The Company’s coal contracts generally do not allow for retroactive adjustments to pricing after title to the coal has passed. The Company's coal supply contracts and other sales and operating revenue contracts vary in length from short-term to long-term contracts and do not typically have significant financing components.

The estimated transaction price from each of the Company's contracts is based on the total amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled under the contract. Included in the transaction price for certain coal supply contracts is the impact of variable consideration, including quality price adjustments, handling services, per ton price fluctuations based on certain coal sales price indices and anticipated payments in lieu of shipments. The estimated transaction price for each contract is allocated to the Company's performance obligations based on relative stand-alone selling prices determined at contract inception. The Company has determined that each ton of coal represents a separate and distinct performance obligation. Some of the Company's contracts span multiple years and have annual pricing modifications, based upon market-driven or inflationary adjustments, where no additional value is exchanged. Management believes that the invoice price is the most appropriate rate at which to recognize revenue.

While CONSOL Energy does, from time to time, experience costs of obtaining coal customer contracts with amortization periods greater than one year, those costs are generally immaterial to the Company's net income. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not recognized any amortization of previously existing capitalized costs of obtaining customer contracts. Further, the Company has not recognized any coal revenue in the current period that is not a result of current period performance.

Terminal Revenue

Terminal revenues are attributable to the Company's CONSOL Marine Terminal and include revenues earned from providing receipt and unloading of coal from rail cars, transporting coal from the receipt point to temporary storage or stockpile facilities located at the Terminal, stockpiling, blending, weighing, sampling, redelivery, and loading of coal onto vessels. Revenues for these services are earned on a ratable basis, and performance obligations are considered fulfilled as the services are performed.

The CONSOL Marine Terminal does not normally experience material costs of obtaining customer contracts with amortization periods greater than one year. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not recognized any amortization of previously existing capitalized costs of obtaining Terminal customer contracts. Further, the Company has not recognized any revenue in the current period that is not a result of current period performance.

Freight Revenue

Some of CONSOL Energy's coal contracts require that the Company sell its coal at locations other than its central preparation plant. The cost to transport the Company's coal to the ultimate sales point is passed through to the Company's customers and CONSOL Energy recognizes the freight revenue equal to the transportation costs when title of the coal passes to the customer.

Contract Balances

Contract assets are recorded separately from trade receivables in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reclassified to trade receivables as title passes to the customer and the Company's right to consideration becomes unconditional. Payments for coal shipments are typically due within two to four weeks from the invoice date. CONSOL Energy typically does not have material contract assets that are stated separately from trade receivables since the Company's performance obligations are satisfied as control of the goods or services passes to the customer, thereby granting the Company an unconditional right to receive consideration. Contract liabilities relate to consideration received in advance of the satisfaction of the Company's performance obligations. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue at the point in time when control of the good passes to the customer, or over time when services are provided.

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NOTE 4—MISCELLANEOUS OTHER INCOME:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Royalty Income - Non-Operated Coal	$	1,601	$	4,504
Interest Income		858		244
Rental Income		215		497
Contract Buyout		—		10,825
Other		515		100
Miscellaneous Other Income	$	3,189	$	16,170

Contract buyout income earned during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily the result of partial contract buyouts that involved negotiations to reduce coal quantities several customers were otherwise obligated to purchase under contracts in exchange for payment of certain fees to the Company, and do not impact forward contract terms.

NOTE 5—COMPONENTS OF PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT (OPEB) PLANS NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS:

The components of Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost are as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Service Cost	$	279		$	296		$	—		$	—
Interest Cost		3,550			5,044			1,818			3,199
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(10,542	)		(10,455	)		—			—
Amortization of Prior Service Credits		—			—			(601	)		(601	)
Amortization of Actuarial Loss		1,367			1,730			1,629			2,319
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	$	(5,346	)	$	(3,385	)	$	2,846		$	4,917

(Credits) expenses related to pension and other post-employment benefits are reflected in Operating and Other Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

NOTE 6—COMPONENTS OF COAL WORKERS’ PNEUMOCONIOSIS (CWP) AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS:

The components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost are as follows:

	CWP				Workers' Compensation
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2021		2020		2021			2020
Service Cost	$	1,115	$	1,151	$	1,059		$	1,569
Interest Cost		1,178		1,551		282			461
Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain)		2,091		1,401		(45	)		(122	)
State Administrative Fees and Insurance Bond Premiums		—		—		468			621
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	4,384	$	4,103	$	1,764		$	2,529

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NOTE 7—INCOME TAXES:

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $5,185, or 16.4% of earnings before income taxes based on the actual year-to-date effective rate for this period. The income tax provision for interim periods is generally determined using an estimate of the Company's annual effective tax rate, and adjusted for discrete items, if any, in the relevant period. However, given current and expected operating activities during the year, considering the significant benefit from excess percentage depletion, estimating a reliable annual effective tax rate has become difficult as small changes in forecasted results can produce significant changes to the Company's annual effective tax rate. Therefore, the Company has determined that the actual year-to-date effective tax rate is the best estimate for the reporting period ended March 31, 2021. The Company will continue to utilize this methodology until reliable estimates of the annual effective tax rate can be made. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the income tax benefit for excess percentage depletion, offset by the impact of tax expense related to compensation.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company evaluated the impact of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which had various income tax related provisions, including temporary net operating loss carryback and limitation measures, a relaxation of the limitation on interest deductions, the postponement of statutory filing dates, and a technical correction of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act related to qualified improvement property. The CARES Act increased the amount of deductible interest from 30% of adjusted taxable income to 50% for tax years 2019 and 2020, which generated a cash tax benefit, but also reduced the base of earnings upon which percentage depletion was computed. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 44.6%, which differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to discrete income tax charges related to equity compensation and the effect of the CARES Act as noted above, partially offset by the benefit anticipated for excess percentage depletion.

The Company utilizes the “more likely than not” standard in recognizing a tax benefit in its financial statements. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. 

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and its various states, as well as Canada and its various provinces. Under the provisions of the tax matters agreement entered into between the Company and its former parent on November 28, 2017 (the “TMA”), certain subsidiaries of the Company are subject to examination for period January 1, 2017 through November 28, 2017. Furthermore, the Company is subject to examination for the period November 28, 2017 through  December 31, 2020 for federal and state returns.

NOTE 8—CREDIT LOSSES:

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-013, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments using a modified retrospective approach. This ASU replaces the incurred loss impairment model with an expected credit loss impairment model for financial instruments, including trade and other receivables. The amendment requires entities to consider forward-looking information to estimate expected credit losses, resulting in earlier recognition of losses for receivables that are current or not yet due, which were not considered under previous accounting guidance. The Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the amount of $3,298, net of $1,109 of income taxes, for expected credit losses on financial assets at the adoption date.

The following table illustrates the impact of ASC 326.

	January 1, 2020
	As Reported Under ASC 326		Pre-ASC 326 Adoption		Impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Trade Receivables	$	3,051	$	2,100	$	951
Other Receivables		3,372		711		2,661
Other Assets		795		—		795
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables	$	7,218	$	2,811	$	4,407

The Company is exposed to credit losses primarily through sales of products and services. The Company's expected loss allowance methodology for accounts receivable is developed using historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of customers' trade and other accounts receivables. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimate of the amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on an aging of the accounts receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The Company's monitoring activities include timely account reconciliations, dispute resolution, payment confirmation, consideration of customers' financial condition and macroeconomic conditions.

Balances are written off when determined to be uncollectible. The Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and determined that the estimate of credit losses was not significantly impacted.

Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for changes to the assessment of anticipated payment, changes in economic conditions, current industry trends in the markets the Company serves, and changes in the financial health of the Company's counterparties.

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The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of accounts receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected.

	Trade Receivables		Other Receivables		Other Assets
Beginning Balance, December 31, 2020	$	4,426	$	4,710	$	1,661
Provision for expected credit losses		120		2,024		12
Ending Balance, March 31, 2021	$	4,546	$	6,734	$	1,673

NOTE 9—INVENTORIES:

Inventory components consist of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Coal	$	10,227	$	7,163
Supplies		44,982		49,037
Total Inventories	$	55,209	$	56,200

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of coal inventories is determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Coal inventory costs include labor, supplies, equipment costs, operating overhead, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other related costs. The cost of supplies inventory is determined by the average cost method and includes operating and maintenance supplies to be used in the Company's coal operations.

NOTE 10—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SECURITIZATION:

CONSOL Energy and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries are parties to a trade accounts receivable securitization facility with financial institutions for the sale on a continuous basis of eligible trade accounts receivable. In March 2020, the securitization facility was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date from August 30, 2021 to March 27, 2023.

Pursuant to the securitization facility, CONSOL Thermal Holdings LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, sells current and future trade receivables to CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. CONSOL Marine Terminals LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC sell and/or contribute current and future trade receivables (including receivables sold to CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC by CONSOL Thermal Holdings LLC) to CONSOL Funding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “SPV”). The SPV, in turn, pledges its interests in the receivables to PNC Bank, N.A., which either makes loans or issues letters of credit on behalf of the SPV. The maximum amount of advances and letters of credit outstanding under the securitization facility may not exceed $100 million.

Loans under the securitization facility accrue interest at a reserve-adjusted LIBOR market index rate equal to the one-month Eurodollar rate. Loans and letters of credit under the securitization facility also accrue a program fee and a letter of credit participation fee, respectively, ranging from 2.00% to 2.50% per annum depending on the total net leverage ratio of CONSOL Energy. In addition, the SPV paid certain structuring fees to PNC Capital Markets LLC and pays other customary fees to the lenders, including a fee on unused commitments equal to 0.60% per annum.

At March 31, 2021, the Company's eligible accounts receivable yielded $25,197 of borrowing capacity. At March 31, 2021, the facility had no outstanding borrowings and $25,500 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving no unused capacity. CONSOL Energy posted $303 of cash collateral to secure the difference in the outstanding letters of credit and the eligible accounts receivable. Cash collateral of $303 is included in Restricted Cash in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2020, the Company's eligible accounts receivable yielded $31,868 of borrowing capacity. At December 31, 2020, the facility had no outstanding borrowings and $31,218 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving available borrowing capacity of $650. Costs associated with the receivables facility totaled $261 and $341 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These costs have been recorded as financing fees which are included in Operating and Other Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has not derecognized any receivables due to its continued involvement in the collections efforts.

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NOTE 11—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Plant and Equipment	$	3,118,268	$	3,134,149
Coal Properties and Surface Lands		875,079		874,567
Airshafts		456,083		452,976
Mine Development		356,136		354,691
Advance Mining Royalties		326,173		327,313
Total Property, Plant and Equipment		5,131,739		5,143,696
Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		3,117,651		3,094,634
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	2,014,088	$	2,049,062

Coal reserves are either owned in fee or controlled by lease. The duration of the leases vary; however, the lease terms are generally extended automatically to the exhaustion of economically recoverable reserves, as long as active mining continues. Coal interests held by lease provide the same rights as fee ownership for mineral extraction and are legally considered real property interests.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, property, plant and equipment includes gross assets under finance leases of $74,504 and $112,334, respectively. Accumulated amortization for finance leases was $19,325 and $56,761 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Amortization expense for assets under finance leases approximated $8,619 and $4,964 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included in Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

NOTE 12—OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Subsidence Liability	$	91,432	$	89,554
Accrued Payroll and Benefits		23,185		21,179
Accrued Interest		8,985		6,236
Litigation		8,457		3,625
Accrued Other Taxes		5,267		7,126
Accrued Equipment Obligations		300		6,698
Other		20,319		20,220
Current Portion of Long-Term Liabilities:
Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions		25,867		26,073
Asset Retirement Obligations		20,587		20,587
Operating Lease Liability		19,540		20,241
Pneumoconiosis Benefits		12,133		12,203
Workers' Compensation		9,683		9,653
Total Other Accrued Liabilities	$	245,755	$	243,395

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NOTE 13—LONG-TERM DEBT:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Debt:
Term Loan B due in September 2024 (Principal of $264,652 and $270,188 less Unamortized Discount of $875 and $938, 4.61% and 4.65% Weighted Average Interest Rate, respectively)	$	263,777	$	269,250
11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 2025		156,957		167,147
MEDCO Revenue Bonds in Series due September 2025 at 5.75%		102,865		102,865
Term Loan A due in March 2023 (5.50% Weighted Average Interest Rate)		60,000		66,250
Other Asset-Backed Financing Arrangements		2,632		2,813
Advance Royalty Commitments (13.68% Weighted Average Interest Rate)		2,185		2,185
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs		9,083		9,921
		579,333		600,589
Less: Amounts Due in One Year*		28,889		33,731
Long-Term Debt	$	550,444	$	566,858

* Excludes current portion of Finance Lease Obligations of $21,168 and $20,115 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

In November 2017, CONSOL Energy entered into a revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A. with commitments up to $300 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), a Term Loan A Facility of up to $100 million (the “TLA Facility”) and a Term Loan B Facility of up to $400 million (the “TLB Facility”, and together with the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). On March 28, 2019, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities to increase the borrowing commitment of the Revolving Credit Facility to $400 million and reallocate the principal amounts outstanding under the TLA Facility and TLB Facility. On March 29, 2021, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities to revise the negative covenant with respect to other indebtedness to allow the Company to incur obligations under the tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds. On June 5, 2020, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the “amendment”) to provide eight quarters of financial covenant relaxation, effect an increase in the rate at which borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility bear interest, and add an anti-cash hoarding provision. Borrowings under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at the Company's option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility depends on the total net leverage ratio, whereas the applicable margin for the TLB Facility is fixed. The amendment increased the applicable margin by 50 basis points on both the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility. The maturity date of the Revolving Credit and TLA Facilities is March 28, 2023. The TLB Facility's maturity date is September 28, 2024. Obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed by (i) all owners of the PAMC held by the Company, (ii) any other members of the Company’s group that own any portion of the collateral securing the Revolving Credit Facility, and (iii) subject to certain customary exceptions and agreed materiality thresholds, all other existing or future direct or indirect wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries of the Company. The obligations are secured by, subject to certain exceptions (including a limitation of pledges of equity interests in certain subsidiaries and certain thresholds with respect to real property), a first-priority lien on (i) the Company’s interest in the PAMC, (ii) the limited partner units of the Partnership held by the Company, (iii) the equity interests in CONSOL Coal Resources GP LLC held by the Company, (iv) the CONSOL Marine Terminal, (v) the Itmann Mine and (vi) the 1.5 billion tons of Greenfield Reserves.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of customary affirmative covenants. In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of negative covenants, including (subject to certain exceptions) limitations on (among other things): indebtedness, liens, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, restricted payments, and prepayments of junior indebtedness. The amendment added additional conditions to be met for the covenants relating to investments in joint ventures, general investments, share repurchases, dividends, and repurchases of Second Lien Notes. The additional conditions require no outstanding borrowings and no more than $200 million of outstanding letters of credit on the Revolving Credit Facility. Further restrictions apply to investments in joint ventures, share repurchases and dividends that require the total net leverage ratio shall not be greater than 2.00 to 1.00.

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The Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility also include covenants relating to (i) a maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, (ii) a maximum total net leverage ratio, and (iii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.  The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated First Lien Debt to Consolidated EBITDA. Consolidated EBITDA, as used in the covenant calculation, excludes non-cash compensation expenses, non-recurring transaction expenses, extraordinary gains and losses, gains and losses on discontinued operations, non-cash charges related to legacy employee liabilities and gains and losses on debt extinguishment, and subtracts cash payments related to legacy employee liabilities. The maximum total net leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness, minus Cash on Hand, to Consolidated EBITDA. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges. Consolidated Fixed Charges, as used in the covenant calculation, include cash interest payments, cash payments for income taxes, scheduled debt repayments, dividends paid, and Maintenance Capital Expenditures. The amendment revised the financial covenants applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility relating to the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, maximum total net leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, so that for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020 through March 31, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.50 to 1.00, the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.75 to 1.00, and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.00 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through September 30, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.25 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.50 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.05 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.00 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.25 to 1.00; and for the fiscal quarters ending on or after June 30, 2022, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 1.75 to 1.00, the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 2.75 to 1.00 and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.10 to 1.00. The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio was 1.37 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The maximum total net leverage ratio was 1.97 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.88 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of March 31, 2021. The Company is continuing to actively monitor the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its liquidity. 

The TLB Facility also includes a financial covenant that requires the Company to repay a certain amount of its borrowings under the TLB Facility within ten business days after the date it files its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Company has excess cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement for the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) during the year covered by the applicable Form 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy made the required repayment of approximately $5 million based on the amount of the Company's excess cash flow as of December 31, 2020. The required repayment is equal to a certain percentage of the Company’s excess cash flow for such year, ranging from 0% to 75% depending on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, less the amount of certain voluntary prepayments made by the Company, if any, under the TLB Facility during such fiscal year. The amount of excess cash flow is a covenant feature only applicable as of the Company's year-end and will be calculated as of December 31, 2021.

At March 31, 2021, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $145,656 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $254,344 of unused capacity. At December 31, 2020, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $125,938 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $274,062 of unused capacity. From time to time, CONSOL Energy is required to post financial assurances to satisfy contractual and other requirements generated in the normal course of business. Some of these assurances are posted to comply with federal, state or other government agencies' statutes and regulations. CONSOL Energy sometimes uses letters of credit to satisfy these requirements and these letters of credit reduce the Company's borrowing facility capacity.

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In November 2017, CONSOL Energy issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (the “Second Lien Notes”) pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 13, 2017, by and between the Company and UMB Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee and collateral trustee (the “Trustee”). On November 28, 2017, certain subsidiaries of the Company executed a supplement to the Indenture and became party to the Indenture as a guarantor (the “Guarantors”). The Second Lien Notes are secured by second priority liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors that are pledged on a first-priority basis as collateral securing the Company’s obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (described above), subject to certain exceptions under the Indenture. The Indenture contains covenants that will limit the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to (i) incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) create liens to secure indebtedness; (iii) declare or pay dividends on the Company’s common stock, redeem stock or make other distributions to the Company’s stockholders; (iv) make investments; (v) restrict dividends, loans or other asset transfers from the Company’s restricted subsidiaries; (vi) merge or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all of the Company’s assets; (vii) sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, including equity interests in subsidiaries; (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (ix) create unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications. If the Second Lien Notes achieve an investment grade rating from both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and no default under the Indenture exists, many of the foregoing covenants will terminate and cease to apply.

The only non-guarantor subsidiary of the Senior Credit Facilities is the SPV, which holds the assets pledged to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. The SPV had total assets of $127,258 and $123,468, comprised mainly of $126,290 and $122,639 trade receivables, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Net income attributable to the SPV was $1,160 and $1,047 for three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which primarily reflected intercompany fees related to purchasing the receivables, which are eliminated in the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Form 10-Q. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no borrowings or payments under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. See Note 10 - Accounts Receivable Securitization for additional information. All other subsidiaries are guarantors of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company spent $9,338 to retire $10,190 of its outstanding 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in 2025 and made a required repayment of approximately $5 million on the TLB Facility (discussed above). During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company spent $25,480 to retire $43,176 of its outstanding 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in 2025. As part of these transactions, $683 and $16,833 was included in Gain on Debt Extinguishment on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company is a borrower under an asset-backed financing arrangement related to certain equipment. The equipment, which had an approximate value of $2,632 and $2,813 at  March 31, 2021 and  December 31, 2020, respectfully, fully collateralizes the loan. As of March 31, 2021, the total outstanding loan of $2,632 matures in September 2024. The loan had a weighted average interest rate of 3.61% at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps, which effectively converted $150,000 of the TLB Facility's floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020 and 2021, and $50,000 of the TLB Facility's floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022. The interest rate swaps qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment and as such, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swaps is recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as an asset or liability. The effective portion of the gains or losses is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and the ineffective portion is reported in earnings. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value of $2,275 and $2,834, respectively, which is recorded in Other Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities. The fair value of the interest rate swaps reflected an unrealized gain of $414 (net of $144 tax) at March 31, 2021 and an unrealized loss of $2,773 (net of $933 tax) at March 31, 2020. The unrealized gain (loss) is included on the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive loss, as well as on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income as unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges. Some of the Company's interest rate swaps reached their effective date in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. As such, a loss of $532 and a gain of $4 was recognized in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. During 2021, notional amounts of $150,000 will become effective. Based on the fair value of the Company's cash flow hedges at March 31, 2021, the Company expects expense of approximately $1,694 to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months.

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NOTE 14—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

The Company is subject to various lawsuits and claims with respect to such matters as personal injury, wrongful death, damage to property, exposure to hazardous substances, governmental regulations including environmental remediation, employment and contract disputes and other claims and actions arising out of the normal course of business. The Company accrues the estimated loss for these lawsuits and claims when the loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s estimated accruals related to these pending claims, individually and in the aggregate, are immaterial to the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company as of March 31, 2021. It is possible that the aggregate loss in the future with respect to these lawsuits and claims could ultimately be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows; however, such amounts cannot be reasonably estimated. The amount claimed against the Company as of March 31, 2021 is disclosed below when an amount is expressly stated in the lawsuit or claim, which is not often the case.

Fitzwater Litigation: Three nonunion retired coal miners have sued Fola Coal Company LLC, Consolidation Coal Company (“CCC”) and CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. (“COK”) (as well as the Company's former parent) in West Virginia Federal Court alleging ERISA violations in the termination of retiree health care benefits. The Plaintiffs contend they relied to their detriment on oral statements and promises of “lifetime health benefits” allegedly made by various members of management during Plaintiffs’ employment and that they were allegedly denied access to Summary Plan Documents that clearly reserved the right to modify or terminate the Retiree Health and Welfare Plan subject to Plaintiffs’ claims. Pursuant to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint filed on April 24, 2017, Plaintiffs request that retiree health benefits be reinstated and seek to represent a class of all nonunion retirees who were associated with AMVEST and COK areas of operation. On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs’ supplemental motion for class certification was denied on all counts. On July 15, 2020, Plaintiffs filed an interlocutory appeal with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Order denying class certification. The Fourth Circuit denied Plaintiffs' appeal on August 14, 2020. On October 1, 2020, the District Court entered a pretrial order setting the trial date, which was held in February 2021. No ruling has been issued by the judge. The Company believes it has a meritorious defense and intends to vigorously defend this suit.

Casey Litigation: A class action lawsuit was filed on August 23, 2017 on behalf of two nonunion retired coal miners against CCC, COK, CONSOL Buchanan Mining Co., LLC and Kurt Salvatori in West Virginia Federal Court alleging ERISA violations in the termination of retiree health care benefits. Filed by the same lawyers who filed the Fitzwater litigation, and raising nearly identical claims, the Plaintiffs contend they relied to their detriment on oral promises of “lifetime health benefits” allegedly made by various members of management during Plaintiffs’ employment and that they were not provided with copies of Summary Plan Documents clearly reserving to the Company the right to modify or terminate the Retiree Health and Welfare Plan. Plaintiffs request that retiree health benefits be reinstated for them and their dependents and seek to represent a class of all nonunion retirees of any subsidiary of the Company's former parent that operated or employed individuals in McDowell or Mercer Counties, West Virginia, or Buchanan or Tazewell Counties, Virginia whose retiree welfare benefits were terminated. On December 1, 2017, the trial court judge in Fitzwater signed an order to consolidate Fitzwater with Casey. The Casey complaint was amended on March 1, 2018 to add new plaintiffs, add defendant CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC and eliminate defendant CONSOL Buchanan Mining Co., LLC in an attempt to expand the class of retirees. On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs’ supplemental motion for class certification was denied on all counts. On July 15, 2020, Plaintiffs filed an interlocutory appeal with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Order denying class certification. The Fourth Circuit denied Plaintiffs' appeal on August 14, 2020. On October 1, 2020, the District Court entered a pretrial order setting the trial date, which was held in February 2021. No ruling has been issued by the judge. The Company believes it has a meritorious defense and intends to vigorously defend this suit.

United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan Litigation: In 2013, Murray Energy and its subsidiaries (“Murray”) entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Murray sale agreement”) with the Company's former parent pursuant to which Murray acquired the stock of CCC and certain subsidiaries and certain other assets and liabilities. At the time of sale, the liabilities included certain retiree medical liabilities under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (“Coal Act”) and certain federal black lung liabilities under the Black Lung Benefits Act (“BLBA”). Based upon information available, the Company estimates that the annual servicing costs of these liabilities are approximately $10 million to $20 million per year for the next ten years. The annual servicing cost would decline each year since the beneficiaries of the Coal Act consist principally of miners who retired prior to 1994. Murray filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2019. As part of the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, Murray entered into a settlement with the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan (“1992 Plan”) to transfer retirees in the Murray Energy Section 9711 Plan into the 1992 Plan, which the bankruptcy court approved on April 30, 2020. The 1992 Plan recently filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to make a determination whether the Company's former parent or the Company has any continuing retiree medical liabilities under the Coal Act. The Murray sale agreement includes indemnification by Murray with respect to the Coal Act and BLBA liabilities. In addition, the Company had agreed to indemnify its former parent relative to certain pre-separation liabilities. As of September 16, 2020, the Company has entered into a settlement agreement with Murray and has withdrawn its claims in bankruptcy. See Note 2 - Major Transactions for a discussion of this settlement agreement. The Company will continue to vigorously defend any claims that attempt to transfer any of such liabilities directly or indirectly to the Company, including raising all applicable defenses against the 1992 Plan’s suit and those of any other party.

Other Matters: Various Company subsidiaries are defendants in certain other legal proceedings arising out of the conduct of the Coal Business prior to the separation and distribution, and the Company is also a defendant in other legal proceedings following the separation and distribution. In the opinion of management, based upon an investigation of these matters and discussion with legal counsel, the ultimate outcome of such other legal proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

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As part of the separation and distribution, the Company assumed various financial obligations relating to the Coal Business and agreed to reimburse its former parent for certain financial guarantees relating to the Coal Business that its former parent retained following the separation and distribution. Employee-related financial guarantees have primarily been provided to support the 1992 Plan and federal black lung and various state workers’ compensation self-insurance programs. Environmental financial guarantees have primarily been provided to support various performance bonds related to reclamation and other environmental issues. Other financial guarantees have been extended to support sales contracts, insurance policies, legal matters, full and timely payments of mining equipment leases, and various other items necessary in the normal course of business.

The following is a summary, as of March 31, 2021, of the financial guarantees, unconditional purchase obligations and letters of credit to certain third parties. These amounts represent the maximum potential of total future payments that the Company could be required to make under these instruments, or under the separation and distribution agreement to the extent retained by the Company's former parent on behalf of the Coal Business. Certain letters of credit included in the table below were issued against other commitments included in this table. 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. The Company’s management believes that these commitments will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s 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	$	79,476	$	53,053	$	26,423	$	—	$	—
Environmental		398		398		—		—		—
Other		91,282		91,282		—		—		—
Total Letters of Credit	$	171,156	$	144,733	$	26,423	$	—	$	—
Surety Bonds:
Employee-Related	$	83,524	$	71,024	$	12,500	$	—	$	—
Environmental		538,320		507,367		30,953		—		—
Other		4,255		3,977		278		—		—
Total Surety Bonds	$	626,099	$	582,368	$	43,731	$	—	$	—
Guarantees:
Other	$	7,306	$	6,377	$	398	$	398	$	133

Included in the above table are commitments and guarantees entered into in conjunction with the sale of Consolidation Coal Company and certain of its subsidiaries, which contain all five of its longwall coal mines in West Virginia and its river operations, to a third party. As part of the separation and distribution, the Company's former parent agreed to indemnify the Company and the Company agreed to indemnify its former parent in each case with respect to guarantees of certain equipment lease obligations that were assumed by the third party. In the event that the third party would default on the obligations defined in the agreements, the Company could be required to perform under the guarantees. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has not been required to perform under these guarantees. The equipment lease obligations are collateralized by the underlying assets. The current maximum estimated exposure under these guarantees as of  March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is believed to be approximately $7,000 and $8,000, respectively. 

The Company regularly evaluates the likelihood of default for all guarantees based on an expected loss analysis and records the fair value, if any, of its guarantees as an obligation in the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

CONSOL Energy determines the fair value of assets and liabilities based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair values are based on assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in valuation techniques and the inputs to valuations. The fair value hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources (including LIBOR-based discount rates), while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions of what market participants would use.

The fair value hierarchy includes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as described below.

Level One - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level Two - The fair value of the assets and liabilities included in Level 2 are based on standard industry income approach models that use significant observable inputs, including LIBOR-based discount rates.

Level Three - Unobservable inputs significant to the fair value measurement supported by little or no market activity. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s third-party guarantees are the credit risk of the third-party and the third-party surety bond markets. A significant increase or decrease in these values, in isolation, would have a directionally similar effect resulting in higher or lower fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 guarantees.

In those cases when the inputs used to measure fair value meet the definition of more than one level of the fair value hierarchy, the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its totality determines the applicable level in the fair value hierarchy.

The financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

	Fair Value Measurements at							Fair Value Measurements at
	March 31, 2021							December 31, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives (1)	$	—	$	(2,275	)	$	—	$	—	$	(2,834	)	$	—

(1) Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value for which the fair value option was not elected:

Long-term debt: The fair value of long-term debt is measured using unadjusted quoted market prices or estimated using discounted cash flow analyses. The discounted cash flow analyses are based on current market rates for instruments with similar cash flows.

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments for which the fair value option was not elected are as follows:

	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Long-Term Debt	$	588,416	$	561,426	$	610,510	$	517,862

Certain of the Company’s debt is actively traded on a public market and, as a result, constitutes Level 1 fair value measurements. The portion of the Company’s debt obligations that is not actively traded is valued through reference to the applicable underlying benchmark rate and, as a result, constitutes Level 2 fair value measurements.

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NOTE 16—SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management to make decisions on and assess performance of the Company’s reportable segments. CONSOL Energy consists of two reportable segments, the PAMC and the CONSOL Marine Terminal. The PAMC includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine and a centralized preparation plant. The PAMC segment’s principal activities include the mining, preparation and marketing of thermal coal, sold primarily to industrial end-users, power generators and metallurgical end-users. The CONSOL Marine Terminal provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. Selling, general and administrative costs are allocated to the Company’s segments based on a percentage of resources utilized, a percentage of total revenue and a percentage of total projected capital expenditures. CONSOL Energy’s Other segment includes revenue and expenses from various corporate and diversified business activities that are not allocated to the PAMC or the CONSOL Marine Terminal segments. The diversified business activities include the development of the Itmann Mine, the Greenfield Reserves, closed and idle mine activities, other income, gain on asset sales related to non-core assets, and gain/loss on debt extinguishment. Additionally, interest expense and income taxes, as well as various other non-operated activities, none of which are individually significant to the Company, are also reflected in CONSOL Energy's Other segment and are not allocated to the PAMC and CONSOL Marine Terminal segments.

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments utilizing Adjusted EBITDA and various sales and production metrics. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP, and items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant in understanding and assessing the Company's financial condition. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to net income, income from operations, or cash flows from operations, or as a measure of the Company's profitability, liquidity, or performance under GAAP. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of its segments and to allocate resources to its segments. Investors should be aware that the Company's presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The CONSOL Marine Terminal has been disclosed in CONSOL Energy’s Other segment during prior years due to its relative contribution to the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA. The recent COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the Company’s 2020 financial performance and influenced its outlook with respect to the importance of coal exports. Effective December 31, 2020, the Company disclosed the CONSOL Marine Terminal in a separate reportable segment due to its increased contribution to Adjusted EBITDA as well as the increased reliance on coal exports serviced by the CONSOL Marine Terminal in accordance with how the Company's chief operating decision maker receives and reviews financial information. The Company has revised the consolidated segment information for all periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect this reclassification.

Industry segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are:

	PAMC		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	284,465	$	—	$	1,070		$	—	$	285,535	(A)
Terminal Revenue		—		18,212		—			—		18,212
Freight Revenue		27,013		—		—			—		27,013
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	311,478	$	18,212	$	1,070		$	—	$	330,760
Adjusted EBITDA	$	99,185	$	11,961	$	(4,431	)	$	—	$	106,715
Segment Assets	$	1,855,878	$	106,603	$	558,079		$	—	$	2,520,560
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	54,781	$	1,214	$	3,902		$	—	$	59,897
Capital Expenditures	$	12,579	$	60	$	1,161		$	—	$	13,800

Industry segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are:

	PAMC		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	255,452	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	255,452	(A)
Terminal Revenue		—		16,501		—			—		16,501
Freight Revenue		3,147		—		—			—		3,147
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	258,599	$	16,501	$	—		$	—	$	275,100
Adjusted EBITDA	$	63,579	$	10,554	$	(11,199	)	$	—	$	62,934
Segment Assets	$	1,949,655	$	86,036	$	617,777		$	—	$	2,653,468
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	48,418	$	1,257	$	5,268		$	—	$	54,943
Capital Expenditures	$	20,692	$	106	$	6,380		$	—	$	27,178

(A) For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the PAMC segment had revenues from the following customers, each comprising over 10% of the Company's total sales:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Customer A	$	57,680	$	38,908
Customer B	$	33,239	$	104,354
Customer C	$	36,599	$	35,683
Customer D	$	44,236		*

* Revenues from this customer during the three months ended March 31, 2020 were less than 10% of the Company's total sales.

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Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Amounts:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Earnings Before Income Tax	$	31,589		$	4,383
Interest Expense, net		15,261			15,671
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(683	)		(16,833	)
Interest Income		(858	)		(244	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897			54,943
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation		1,509			5,014
Adjusted EBITDA	$	106,715		$	62,934

NOTE 17—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

CONSOL Coal Resources LP

On December 30, 2020, CONSOL Energy completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding common units of CONSOL Coal Resources, and CONSOL Coal Resources became the Company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (see Note 2 - Major Transactions). In connection with the closing of the CCR Merger, CONSOL Energy issued 7,967,690 shares of its common stock to acquire the 10,912,138 common units of CCR held by third-party CCR investors at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.73 shares of CEIX common stock for each CCR unit, for total implied consideration of $51,710.

Prior to the CCR Merger, CONSOL Energy, certain of its subsidiaries and the Partnership were party to various agreements, including an Omnibus Agreement dated September 30, 2016, as amended on November 28, 2017, and an Affiliated Company Credit Agreement. Under the Omnibus Agreement, CONSOL Energy provided the Partnership with certain services in exchange for payments by the Partnership for those services. In connection with the closing of the CCR Merger, the Affiliated Company Credit Agreement was terminated, all obligations and guarantees thereunder repaid and discharged and all liens granted in connection therewith released. In connection with the termination of the Affiliated Company Credit Agreement and in exchange for, and in satisfaction of, payment of the outstanding balance of approximately $176,535 thereunder, CCR issued 37,322,410 CCR common units to the Company.

Charges for services from the Company to CCR prior to the CCR Merger include the following:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020
Operating and Other Costs	$	853
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		2,793
Total Services from CONSOL Energy	$	3,646

Operating and Other Costs included pension service costs and insurance expenses. Selling, General and Administrative Costs included charges for incentive compensation, an annual administrative support fee and reimbursement for the provision of certain management and operating services provided by the Company.

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NOTE 18—STOCK AND DEBT REPURCHASES:

In December 2017, CONSOL Energy’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from time to time, the Company's outstanding shares of common stock or its 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025. Since its inception, the Company's Board of Directors has subsequently amended the program several times, the most recent of which approved a $270 million stock and debt repurchase program, which terminates on June 30, 2022.

Under the terms of the program, CONSOL Energy is permitted to make repurchases in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, accelerated repurchase programs or in structured share repurchase programs. CONSOL Energy is also authorized to enter into one or more 10b5-1 plans with respect to any of the repurchases. Any repurchases of common stock or notes are to be funded from available cash on hand or short-term borrowings. The program does not obligate CONSOL Energy to acquire any particular amount of its common stock or notes, and can be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The program is conducted in compliance with applicable legal requirements and within the limits imposed by any credit agreement, receivables purchase agreement, indenture, or the TMA, and is subject to market conditions and other factors.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company spent $9,338 to retire $10,190 and spent $25,480 to retire $43,176 of its 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025, respectively. No common shares were repurchased under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

NOTE 19—Subsequent Events :

On April 13, 2021, tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds in the amount of $75 million were issued through the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA). The bonds will have a 30-year maturity and were priced in an initial 7-year term rate period with an interest rate of 9.0 percent. The proceeds will be used to finance the already ongoing expansion of the coal refuse disposal areas at the Company's Bailey Preparation Plant in Graysville, PA, which will support current and future mining at the PAMC.

On April 28, 2021, CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Board of Directors approved an expansion of the stock and debt repurchase program. The aggregate amount of the program's expansion is $50 million, bringing the total amount of the Company's stock and debt repurchase program to $320 million. The Company's Board of Directors also approved extending the termination date of the program from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The program's available capacity as of May 4, 2021 is approximately $132 million.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and corresponding notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. In addition, this Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-year period ended December 31, 2020 included in CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Form 10-K, filed on February 12, 2021. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements and the matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Please see “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

All amounts discussed are in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

COVID-19 Update

The Company is monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19”) and has taken, and will continue to take, steps to mitigate the potential risks and impact on the Company and its employees. The health and safety of our employees is paramount. In response to two employees testing positive for COVID-19, the Company temporarily curtailed production at the Bailey Mine for two weeks at the end of March 2020. To date, the Company has experienced a few localized outbreaks, but due, in part, to the health and safety procedures put in place by the Company, we have been able to continue operating without production curtailment. The Company continues to monitor the health and safety of its employees closely in order to limit potential risks to our employees, contractors, family members and the community.

We are considered a critical infrastructure company by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As a result, we were exempt from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's executive order, issued in March 2020, closing all businesses that are not life sustaining until Pennsylvania's phased reopening, which began in the second quarter of 2020. COVID-19 led to an unprecedented decline in coal demand that began in the first quarter of 2020 hit its lowest point in May 2020 and has improved through the first quarter of 2021.

While some government-imposed shut-downs of non-essential businesses in the United States and abroad have been phased out, there is a possibility that such shut-downs may be reinstated after being lifted as COVID-19 continues to spread.  Depressed demand for our coal may also result from a general recession or reduction in overall business activity caused by COVID-19. Additionally, some of our customers have already attempted, and may in the future attempt, to invoke force majeure or similar provisions in the contracts they have in place with us in order to avoid taking possession of and paying us for our coal that they are contractually obligated to purchase. A decrease in demand for our coal and the failure of our customers to purchase coal from us that they are obligated to purchase pursuant to existing contracts would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. The extent to which COVID-19 may adversely impact our business depends on future developments, which are highly uncertain and unpredictable, including new information concerning the severity of the outbreak, the pace and effectiveness of vaccination efforts and the effectiveness of actions globally to contain or mitigate its effects. We expect this could continue to negatively impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. The Company will continue to take steps it believes are appropriate to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on its operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Our Business

We are a leading, low-cost producer of high-quality bituminous coal, focused on the extraction and preparation of coal in the Appalachian Basin due to our ability to efficiently produce and deliver large volumes of high-quality coal at competitive prices, the strategic location of our mines and the industry experience of our management team.

Coal from the PAMC is valued because of its high energy content (as measured in Btu per pound), relatively low levels of sulfur and other impurities, and strong thermoplastic properties that enable it to be used in metallurgical as well as thermal applications. We take advantage of these desirable quality characteristics and our extensive logistical network, which is directly served by both the Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads, to aggressively market our product to a broad base of strategically selected, top-performing power plant customers in the eastern United States. We also capitalize on the operational synergies afforded by the CONSOL Marine Terminal to export our coal to industrial, power generation and metallurgical end-users globally.

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Our operations, including the PAMC and the CONSOL Marine Terminal, have consistently generated strong cash flows, even through the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 31, 2020, the PAMC controls 657.9 million tons of high-quality Pittsburgh seam reserves, enough to allow for more than 20 years of full-capacity production. In addition, we own or control approximately 1.5 billion tons of Greenfield Reserves located in the Northern Appalachian (“NAPP”), the Central Appalachian (“CAPP”) and the Illinois Basins (“ILB”), which we believe provide future growth and monetization opportunities. Our vision is to maximize cash flow generation through the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of this core asset base, while strategically reducing debt, returning capital through share buybacks or dividends, and, when prudent, allocating capital toward compelling growth and diversification opportunities.

Our core businesses consist of our:

• Pennsylvania Mining Complex: The PAMC, which includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine and the Central Preparation Plant, has extensive high-quality coal reserves. We mine our reserves from the Pittsburgh No. 8 Coal Seam, which is a large contiguous formation of high-Btu coal that is ideal for high productivity, low-cost longwall operations. The design of the PAMC is optimized to produce large quantities of coal on a cost-efficient basis. We can sustain high production volumes at comparatively low operating costs due to, among other things, our technologically advanced longwall mining systems, logistics infrastructure and safety. All our mines at the PAMC utilize longwall mining, which is a highly automated underground mining technique that produces large volumes of coal at lower costs compared to other underground mining methods. 

• CONSOL Marine Terminal: Through our subsidiary CONSOL Marine Terminals LLC, we provide coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. The terminal can either store coal or load coal directly into vessels from rail cars. It is also the only major east coast United States coal terminal served by two railroads, Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX Transportation Inc.

• Itmann Mine: Construction of the Itmann Mine, located in Wyoming County, West Virginia, began in the second half of 2019; development mining began in April 2020, and full production is expected upon the completion of a new preparation plant. When fully operational, the Company anticipates approximately 900 thousand tons per year of high-quality, low-vol coking coal capacity.

These low-cost assets and the diverse markets they serve provide us opportunities to generate cash across a wide variety of demand and pricing scenarios. The three mines at the PAMC, which include the Bailey, Enlow Fork and Harvey mines, produce coal from the Pittsburgh No. 8 Coal Seam using longwall mining, a highly automated underground mining technique that produces large volumes of coal at lower costs compared to alternative mining methods. These three mines typically operate four to five longwalls, and the production from all three mines is processed at a single, centralized preparation plant, which is connected via conveyor belts to each mine. The Central Preparation Plant, which can clean and process up to 8,200 raw tons of coal per hour, provides economies of scale while also maintaining the ability to segregate and blend coal based on quality. This infrastructure enables us to tailor our production levels and quality specifications to meet market demands. It also results in a highly productive, low-cost operation as compared to other NAPP coal mines. The PAMC is the most productive and efficient coal mining complex in NAPP. For the year ending December 31, 2020, productivity averaged 7.21 tons of coal per employee hour, compared with an average of 4.90 tons per employee hour for all other currently-operating NAPP longwalls. Our high productivity helps drive a low-cost structure. Our efficiency strengthens our margins throughout the commodity cycle and has allowed us to continue to generate positive margins even in challenging pricing environments.

Coal from the PAMC is versatile in that it can be sold either domestically or abroad, in industrial applications and power generation or as a crossover product in the high-volatile metallurgical coal market. During the first quarter of 2021, we were successful in securing additional coal sales contracts, bringing our contracted position to 20.5 million tons for 2021 and 5.6 million tons for 2022. 

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Q1 2021 Highlights:

• Coal shipments improve to 6.9 million tons, the highest level since the second quarter of 2019.

• Net income of $26.4 million.

• Adjusted EBITDA of $106.7 million.

• Total principal repayments and/or repurchases of long-term debt of $29.8 million.

Outlook for 2021:

• We expect that the PAMC will sell approximately 22 million to 24 million tons.

• For 2021 and 2022, our contracted position, as of May 4, 2021 is at 20.5 million tons and 5.6 million tons, respectively.

• We expect our average cash cost of coal sold per ton will be between $27.00 per ton and $29.00 per ton.⁽¹⁾

• We are planning to make capital expenditures during 2021 in the range of $100 million to $125 million, excluding any spending on the Itmann project.

• Increased repurchase authorization to $320 million from $270 million, and extended the duration to December 31, 2022.

(1) CONSOL Energy is unable to provide a reconciliation of this guidance to any measures calculated in accordance with GAAP due to the unknown effect, timing and potential significance of certain income statement items.

How We Evaluate Our Operations

Our management team uses a variety of financial and operating metrics to analyze our performance. These metrics are significant factors in assessing our operating results and profitability. The metrics include: (i) coal production, sales volumes and average revenue per ton; (ii) cost of coal sold, a non-GAAP financial measure; (iii) cash cost of coal sold, a non-GAAP financial measure; (iv) average margin per ton sold, an operating ratio derived from non-GAAP financial measures; (v) average cash margin per ton sold, an operating ratio derived from non-GAAP financial measures; and (vi) adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure.

Cost of coal sold, cash cost of coal sold, average margin per ton sold and average cash margin per ton sold normalize the volatility contained within comparable GAAP measures by adjusting certain non-operating or non-cash transactions. We believe that adjusted EBITDA provides a helpful measure of comparing our operating performance with the performance of other companies that have different financing, capital structures and tax rates than ours. Each of these non-GAAP metrics are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, industry analysts, lenders and ratings agencies, to assess:

• our operating performance as compared to the operating performance of other companies in the coal industry, without regard to financing methods, historical cost basis or capital structure;

• the ability of our assets to generate sufficient cash flow;

• our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures;

• the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities; and

• the attractiveness of capital projects and acquisitions and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to total costs, total coal revenue, net income, operating cash flow or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures exclude some, but not all, items that affect measures presented in accordance with GAAP, and these measures and the way we calculate them may vary from those of other companies. As a result, the items presented below may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We evaluate our cost of coal sold and cash cost of coal sold on an aggregate basis. We define cost of coal sold as operating and other production costs related to produced tons sold, along with changes in coal inventory, both in volumes and carrying values. The cost of coal sold includes items such as direct operating costs, royalty and production taxes, direct administration costs, and depreciation, depletion and amortization costs on production assets. Our costs exclude any indirect costs, such as selling, general and administrative costs, freight expenses, interest expenses, depreciation, depletion and amortization costs on non-production assets and other costs not directly attributable to the production of coal. The cash cost of coal sold includes cost of coal sold less depreciation, depletion and amortization costs on production assets. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to cost of coal sold and cash cost of coal sold is total costs and expenses.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of cost of coal sold and cash cost of coal sold to total costs and expenses, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, on a historical basis, for each of the periods indicated (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Total Costs and Expenses	$	310,562		$	286,873
Freight Expense		(27,013	)		(3,147	)
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		(23,964	)		(17,670	)
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		683			16,833
Interest Expense, net		(15,261	)		(15,671	)
Other Costs (Non-Production)		(18,246	)		(20,882	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (Non-Production)		(7,883	)		(9,363	)
Cost of Coal Sold	$	218,878		$	236,973
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (Production)		(52,014	)		(45,580	)
Cash Cost of Coal Sold	$	166,864		$	191,393

We define average margin per ton sold as average revenue per ton sold, net of average cost of coal sold per ton. We define average cash margin per ton sold as average revenue per ton sold, net of average cash cost of coal sold per ton. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to average margin per ton sold and average cash margin per ton sold is total coal revenue.

The following table presents a reconciliation of average margin per ton sold and average cash margin per ton sold to total coal revenue, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, on a historical basis, for each of the periods indicated (in thousands, except per ton information).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Total Coal Revenue (PAMC Segment)	$	284,465		$	255,452
Operating and Other Costs		185,110			212,275
Less: Other Costs (Non-Production)		(18,246	)		(20,882	)
Total Cash Cost of Coal Sold		166,864			191,393
Add: Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897			54,943
Less: Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (Non-Production)		(7,883	)		(9,363	)
Total Cost of Coal Sold	$	218,878		$	236,973
Total Tons Sold (in millions)		6.9			5.9
Average Revenue per Ton Sold	$	41.39		$	43.16
Average Cash Cost of Coal Sold per Ton		24.44			32.41
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Costs per Ton Sold		7.41			7.63
Average Cost of Coal Sold per Ton		31.85			40.04
Average Margin per Ton Sold		9.54			3.12
Add: Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Costs per Ton Sold		7.41			7.63
Average Cash Margin per Ton Sold	$	16.95		$	10.75

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We define adjusted EBITDA as (i) net income (loss) plus income taxes, net interest expense and depreciation, depletion and amortization, as adjusted for (ii) certain non-cash items, such as long-term incentive awards. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss).

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Dollars in thousands	PA Mining Complex		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Total Company
Net Income (Loss)	$	42,450	$	9,149	$	(25,195	)	$	26,404
Add: Income Tax Expense		—		—		5,185			5,185
Add: Interest Expense, net		642		1,537		13,082			15,261
Less: Interest Income		—		—		(858	)		(858	)
Earnings (Loss) Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT)		43,092		10,686		(7,786	)		45,992
Add: Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization		54,781		1,214		3,902			59,897
Earnings (Loss) Before Interest, Taxes and DD&A (EBITDA)	$	97,873	$	11,900	$	(3,884	)	$	105,889
Adjustments:
Stock-Based Compensation	$	1,312	$	61	$	136		$	1,509
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		—		—		(683	)		(683	)
Total Pre-tax Adjustments		1,312		61		(547	)		826
Adjusted EBITDA	$	99,185	$	11,961	$	(4,431	)	$	106,715

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Dollars in thousands	PA Mining Complex		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Total Company
Net Income (Loss)	$	10,875	$	7,510	$	(15,910	)	$	2,475
Add: Income Tax Expense		—		—		1,908			1,908
Add: Interest Expense, net		—		1,544		14,127			15,671
Less: Interest Income		—		—		(244	)		(244	)
Earnings (Loss) Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT)		10,875		9,054		(119	)		19,810
Add: Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization		48,418		1,257		5,268			54,943
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and DD&A (EBITDA)	$	59,293	$	10,311	$	5,149		$	74,753
Adjustments:
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation	$	4,286	$	243	$	485		$	5,014
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		—		—		(16,833	)		(16,833	)
Total Pre-tax Adjustments		4,286		243		(16,348	)		(11,819	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	63,579	$	10,554	$	(11,199	)	$	62,934

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders

CONSOL Energy reported net income attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. shareholders of $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

CONSOL Energy's business consists of the Pennsylvania Mining Complex and the CONSOL Marine Terminal segments, as well as various corporate and other business activities that are not allocated to the PAMC or the CONSOL Marine Terminal segments. The other business activities include the development of the Itmann Mine, the Greenfield Reserves, closed mine activities, selling, general and administrative activities, interest expense and income taxes, as well as various other non-operated activities.

PAMC ANALYSIS:

The PAMC division's principal activities consist of mining, preparation and marketing of thermal coal, sold primarily to industrial end-users, power generators and metallurgical end-users. The division also includes selling, general and administrative costs, as well as various other activities assigned to the PAMC division, but not included in the cost components on a per unit basis.

The PAMC division had earnings before income tax of $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to earnings before income tax of $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Variances are discussed below.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020		Variance
Revenue:
Coal Revenue	$	284	$	255	$	29
Freight Revenue		27		3		24
Gain on Sale of Assets		1		—		1
Miscellaneous Other Income		—		11		(11	)
Total Revenue and Other Income		312		269		43
Cost of Coal Sold:
Operating Costs		167		191		(24	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		52		46		6
Total Cost of Coal Sold		219		237		(18	)
Other Costs:
Other Costs		1		1		—
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		3		3		—
Total Other Costs		4		4		—
Freight Expense		27		3		24
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		19		14		5
Interest Expense, net		1		—		1
Total Costs and Expenses		270		258		12
Earnings Before Income Tax	$	42	$	11	$	31

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Coal Production

The table below presents total tons produced (in thousands) from the Pennsylvania Mining Complex for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Mine	2021		2020		Variance
Bailey		3,779		2,804		975
Enlow Fork		1,996		2,375		(379	)
Harvey		1,244		795		449
Total		7,019		5,974		1,045

Coal production was 7.0 million tons for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 6.0 million tons for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Coal production increased at the Bailey and Harvey mines primarily due to improved demand for the Company's coal. This increase was offset, in part, by a decrease in coal production at the Enlow Fork mine due to operating only one of its two longwalls for the majority of the three months ended March 31, 2021. Overall demand for the Company's coal during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, demand has steadily improved since the low point in the second quarter of 2020. The first quarter of 2021 contained no longwall moves, which allowed the Company to match production with demand.

Coal Operations

The PAMC division's coal revenue and cost components on a per unit basis for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are detailed in the table below. The PAMC division's operations also include various costs such as selling, general and administrative, freight and other costs not included in the unit cost analysis because these costs are not directly associated with coal production.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020		Variance
Total Tons Sold (in millions)		6.9		5.9		1.0
Average Revenue per Ton Sold	$	41.39	$	43.16	$	(1.77	)
Average Cash Cost of Coal Sold per Ton (1)	$	24.44	$	32.41	$	(7.97	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Costs per Ton Sold (Non-Cash Cost)		7.41		7.63		(0.22	)
Average Cost of Coal Sold per Ton (1)	$	31.85	$	40.04	$	(8.19	)
Average Margin per Ton Sold (1)	$	9.54	$	3.12	$	6.42
Add: Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Costs per Ton Sold		7.41		7.63		(0.22	)
Average Cash Margin per Ton Sold (1)	$	16.95	$	10.75	$	6.20

(1) Average cash cost of coal sold per ton and average cost of coal sold per ton are non-GAAP measures, and average margin per ton sold and average cash margin per ton sold are operating ratios derived from non-GAAP measures. See “How We Evaluate Our Operations - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Coal Revenue

Coal revenue was $284 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $255 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Total tons sold increased in the period-to-period comparison primarily due to a significant improvement in demand for the Company's coal as a result of improved weather, natural gas prices and tightness in the supply of NAPP coal.  During the three months ended March 31, 2020 a warmer than normal winter followed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in response, the widespread government-imposed shut-downs significantly reduced electricity consumption and, therefore, demand for the Company's coal.

Freight Revenue and Freight Expense

Freight revenue is the amount billed to customers for transportation costs incurred. This revenue is based on the weight of coal shipped, negotiated freight rates and method of transportation, primarily rail, used by the customers to which the Company contractually provides transportation services to move its coal from the mine to the ultimate sales point. Freight revenue is completely offset by freight expense. Freight revenue and freight expense were both $27 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $24 million increase was due to increased shipments to customers where the Company was contractually obligated to provide transportation services.

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Miscellaneous Other Income

The $11 million decrease in miscellaneous other income was the result of customer contract buyouts in the three months ended March 31, 2020, none of which occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021. 

Cost of Coal Sold

Cost of coal sold is comprised of operating costs related to produced tons sold, along with changes in both the volumes and carrying values of coal inventory. The costs of coal sold include items such as direct operating costs, royalties and production taxes, direct administration costs and depreciation, depletion, and amortization costs on production assets. Total cost of coal sold was $219 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, or $18 million lower than the $237 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Average cost of coal sold per ton was $31.85 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $40.04 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in the total cost of coal sold and the average cost of coal sold per ton was primarily driven by tight cost control measures, no longwall moves in the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to one longwall move during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as well as a significant improvement in the Company's operating leverage, as production volumes increased to match demand.

Other Costs

Other costs include items that are assigned to the PAMC division but are not included in unit costs, such as idle mine costs, coal reserve holding costs and purchased coal costs. Total other costs remained consistent in the period-to-period comparison. 

Selling, General, and Administrative Costs

The amount of selling, general and administrative costs related to the PAMC division was $19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $5 million increase in the period-to-period comparison was primarily related to higher short-term incentive compensation earned in the three months ended March 31, 2021, due to achieving certain financial metrics, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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CONSOL MARINE TERMINAL ANALYSIS:

The CONSOL Marine Terminal division provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. The division also includes selling, general and administrative activities and interest expense, as well as various other activities assigned to the CONSOL Marine Terminal division.

The CONSOL Marine Terminal division had earnings before income tax of $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to earnings before income tax of $8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020		Variance
Revenue:
Terminal Revenue	$	18	$	17	$	1
Miscellaneous Other Income		1		—		1
Total Revenue and Other Income		19		17		2
Other Costs and Expenses:
Operating and Other Costs		6		5		1
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		1		1		—
Selling, General, and Administrative Costs		1		1		—
Interest Expense, net		2		2		—
Total Other Costs and Expenses		10		9		1
Earnings Before Income Tax	$	9	$	8	$	1

Overall earnings before income tax were consistent in the period-to-period comparison. 

OTHER ANALYSIS:

The other division includes revenue and expenses from various corporate and diversified business activities that are not allocated to the PAMC or the CONSOL Marine Terminal divisions. The diversified business activities include the development of the Itmann Mine, the Greenfield Reserves, closed mine activities, selling, general and administrative activities, interest expense and income taxes, as well as various other non-operated activities.

Other business activities had a loss before income tax of $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to a loss before income tax of $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Variances are discussed below.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2021			2020			Variance
Revenue:
Coal Revenue	$	2		$	—		$	2
Miscellaneous Other Income		2			5			(3	)
Gain on Sale of Assets		7			—			7
Total Revenue and Other Income		11			5			6
Other Costs and Expenses:
Operating and Other Costs		11			15			(4	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		4			5			(1	)
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		4			3			1
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(1	)		(17	)		16
Interest Expense, net		13			14			(1	)
Total Other Costs and Expenses		31			20			11
Loss Before Income Tax	$	(20	)	$	(15	)	$	(5	)

Miscellaneous Other Income 

Miscellaneous other income was $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The change is due to the following items:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020		Variance
Royalty Income - Non-Operated Coal	$	1	$	5	$	(4	)
Interest Income		1		—		1
Total Miscellaneous Other Income	$	2	$	5	$	(3	)

Royalty income - non-operated coal decreased in the period-to-period comparison due to a decline in the revenues earned as a result of less operating activity by third-party companies mining in reserves to which we have a royalty claim.

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Gain on Sale of Assets

Gain on sale of assets increased $7 million in the period-to-period comparison primarily due to the sale of various gas wells during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Operating and Other Costs

Operating and other costs were $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Operating and other costs decreased in the period-to-period comparison due to the following items:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2021		2020		Variance
Employee-Related Legacy Liability Expense	$	2	$	7	$	(5	)
Coal Reserve Holding Costs		3		1		2
Closed Mines		1		1		—
Other		5		6		(1	)
Total Operating and Other Costs	$	11	$	15	$	(4	)

 Employee-Related Legacy Liability Expense decreased $5 million in the period-to-period comparison primarily due to changes in actuarial assumptions made at the beginning of each year. See Note 5 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Plans and Note 6 - Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Workers' Compensation in the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

Depreciation, depletion and amortization remained materially consistent in the period-to-period comparison. The change is due to current quarter adjustments to the Company's asset retirement obligations based on current projected cash outflows.

Selling, General and Administrative Costs

Selling, general and administrative costs are allocated to the Company's Other division based on a percentage of resources utilized, a percentage of total revenue and a percentage of total projected capital expenditures. Selling, General and Administrative Costs remained materially consistent in the period-to-period comparison.

Gain on Debt Extinguishment

Gain on debt extinguishment of $1 million and $17 million was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, due to the open market repurchases of the Company's 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025. 

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, is comprised of interest on the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025. Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, remained materially consistent in the period-to-period comparison.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

CONSOL Energy's potential sources of liquidity include cash generated from operations, cash on hand, borrowings under the revolving credit facility and securitization facility (which are discussed below), and, if necessary, the ability to issue additional equity or debt securities. The Company believes that cash generated from these sources should be sufficient to meet its short-term working capital requirements, long-term capital expenditure requirements, and debt servicing obligations, as well as to provide required letters of credit.

The demand for coal experienced an unprecedented decline toward the end of the first quarter of 2020, but has steadily improved since the significant COVID-related demand trough in the second quarter of 2020. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company made principal repayments or repurchases of $9 million, $6 million, $9 million and $6 million on its finance leases and asset-backed financing arrangements, Term Loan A Facility, 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes and Term Loan B Facility, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, our $400 million revolving credit facility has no borrowings and is currently only used for providing letters of credit with $146 million issued. On April 13, 2021, the Company executed $75 million of tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds to be issued through the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (“PEDFA”). The bonds will have a 30-year maturity and were priced in an initial 7-year term rate period with an interest rate of 9.0 percent. 

While some government-imposed shut-downs of non-essential businesses in the United States and abroad have been phased out, there is a possibility that additional shut-downs may be reinstated if COVID-19 continues to spread. Depressed demand for our coal may also result from a general recession or reduction in overall business activity caused by COVID-19. Additionally, some of our customers have already attempted, and may in the future attempt, to invoke force majeure or similar provisions in the contracts they have in place with us in order to avoid taking possession of and paying us for our coal that they are contractually obligated to purchase. A decrease in demand for our coal and the failure of our customers to purchase coal from us that they are obligated to purchase pursuant to existing contracts would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. The extent to which COVID-19 may adversely impact our business depends on future developments, which are highly uncertain and unpredictable, including new information concerning the severity of the outbreak, the pace and effectiveness of vaccination efforts and the effectiveness of actions globally to contain or mitigate its effects. We expect this could continue to negatively impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. The Company will continue to take steps it believes are appropriate to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on its operations, liquidity and financial condition.

The Company expects to maintain adequate liquidity through its operating cash flow and revolving credit facility to fund its working capital and capital expenditures requirements. The Company's cash flow from operations in the first quarter of 2021 was supported by its contracted position, strong spot market activity and its ongoing cost and capital control measures. The Company started experiencing some delays in collections of accounts receivable in the second half of 2019. This trend has been improving over the past several quarters. However, if these delays continue or increase, the Company may have less cash flow from operations and may have less borrowing capacity under its securitization facility (under which borrowing capacity is based on certain current accounts receivable).

The Company started a capital construction project on the coarse refuse disposal area in 2017, which is expected to continue through 2021. The construction on the coarse refuse disposal area is now funded, in part, by the $75 million of tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds, the proceeds of which the Company expects to expend over approximately the next two years, as qualified work is completed. The Company also began construction of the Itmann Mine in the second half of 2019; development mining began in April 2020, and full production is expected upon completion of a new preparation plant. When fully operational, the Company anticipates producing approximately 900 thousand tons per year of high-quality, low-vol coking coal capacity.

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Uncertainty in the financial markets brings additional potential risks to CONSOL Energy. These risks include a reduction of our ability to raise capital in the equity markets due to declines in the Company's stock price, less availability and higher costs of additional credit, potential counterparty defaults, and commercial bank failures. Financial market disruptions may impact the Company's collection of trade receivables. As a result, CONSOL Energy regularly monitors the creditworthiness of its customers and counterparties and manages credit exposure through payment terms, credit limits, prepayments and security.

Over the past year, the insurance and surety markets have been increasingly challenging, particularly for coal companies. We have experienced rising premiums, reduced coverage and/or fewer providers willing to underwrite policies and surety bonds. Terms have generally become more unfavorable, including increases in the amount of collateral required to secure surety bonds. Further cost burdens on our ability to maintain adequate insurance and bond coverage may adversely impact our operations, financial position and liquidity. 

The Company is continuing to actively monitor the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its liquidity and capital resources. As disclosed previously and above, we took several steps throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to reinforce our liquidity. From a coal shipment perspective, the decline in coal demand seemed to have hit its lowest point in May 2020 and has since shown significant improvement. However, if the demand for our coal decreases, this could adversely affect our liquidity in future quarters. Our Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A Facility, Term Loan B Facility, Securitization Facility and the Indenture entered into in connection with our 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (collectively, the “Credit Facilities”) contain certain financial covenants. Events resulting from the effects of COVID-19 may negatively impact our liquidity and, as a result, our ability to comply with these covenants, which were amended during the second quarter of 2020. These events could lead us to seek further amendments or waivers from our lenders, limit access to or require accelerated repayment of amounts borrowed under the Credit Facilities, or require us to pursue alternative financing. We have no assurance that any such alternative financing, if required, could be obtained at terms acceptable to us, or at all, as a result of the effects of COVID-19 on capital markets at such time.

Cash Flows (in millions)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020			Change
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	$	78		$	51		$	27
Cash Used in Investing Activities	$	(5	)	$	(27	)	$	22
Cash Used in Financing Activities	$	(32	)	$	(26	)	$	(6	)

Cash provided by operating activities increased $27 million in the period-to-period comparison, primarily due to a $24 million increase in net income, a $16 million change in gain on debt extinguishment and other working capital changes that occurred throughout both periods.

Cash used in investing activities decreased $22 million in the period-to-period comparison. The decrease is primarily attributable to a $13 million decrease in capital expenditures as a result of cost control measures put into place by management and an $8 million increase in proceeds from the sale of assets due to the sale of various gas wells during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Further details regarding the Company's capital expenditures are set forth below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020		Change
Building and Infrastructure	$	7	$	15	$	(8	)
Equipment Purchases and Rebuilds		4		8		(4	)
Solid Waste Disposal Project		2		3		(1	)
IS&T Infrastructure		1		—		1
Other		—		1		(1	)
Total Capital Expenditures	$	14	$	27	$	(13	)

Cash used in financing activities increased $6 million in the period-to-period comparison. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, total payments of $30 million were made on the Company's finance leasing arrangements, Term Loan A Facility, Term Loan B Facility and 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, total payments of $35 million were made on the Company's finance leasing arrangements, Term Loan A Facility, Term Loan B Facility and 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes. The Company also received proceeds of approximately $16 million related to a finance leasing arrangement in the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In November 2017, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A. with commitments up to $300 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), a Term Loan A Facility of up to $100 million (the “TLA Facility”) and a Term Loan B Facility of up to $400 million (the “TLB Facility”, and together with the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). On March 28, 2019, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities to increase the borrowing commitment of the Revolving Credit Facility to $400 million and reallocate the principal amounts outstanding under the TLA Facility and TLB Facility. On March 29, 2021, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities to revise the negative covenant with respect to other indebtedness to allow the Company to incur obligations under the tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds. On June 5, 2020, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the “amendment”) to provide eight quarters of financial covenant relaxation, effect an increase in the rate at which borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility bear interest, and add an anti-cash hoarding provision. Borrowings under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at the Company's option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility depends on the total net leverage ratio, whereas the applicable margin for the TLB Facility is fixed. The amendment increased the applicable margin by 50 basis points on both the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility. The maturity date of the Revolving Credit and TLA Facilities is March 28, 2023. The TLB Facility's maturity date is September 28, 2024. In June 2019, the TLA Facility began amortizing in equal quarterly installments of (i) 3.75% of the original principal amount thereof, for four consecutive quarterly installments commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, (ii) 6.25% of the original principal amount thereof for the subsequent eight quarterly installments commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and (iii) 8.75% of the original principal amount thereof for the quarterly installments thereafter, with the remaining balance due at final maturity. In June 2019, the TLB Facility began amortizing in equal quarterly installments in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the amended principal amount thereof, with the remaining balance due at final maturity.

Obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed by (i) all owners of the PAMC held by the Company, (ii) any other members of the Company’s group that own any portion of the collateral securing the Revolving Credit Facility, and (iii) subject to certain customary exceptions and agreed materiality thresholds, all other existing or future direct or indirect wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries of the Company. The obligations are secured by, subject to certain exceptions (including a limitation of pledges of equity interests in certain subsidiaries and certain thresholds with respect to real property), a first-priority lien on (i) the Company’s interest in the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, (ii) the limited partner units of the Partnership held by the Company, (iii) the equity interests in CONSOL Coal Resources GP LLC held by the Company, (iv) the CONSOL Marine Terminal, (v) the Itmann Mine, and (vi) the 1.5 billion tons of Greenfield Reserves. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of customary affirmative covenants. In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of negative covenants, including (subject to certain exceptions) limitations on (among other things): indebtedness, liens, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, restricted payments, and prepayments of junior indebtedness. The amendment added additional conditions to be met for the covenants relating to investments in joint ventures, general investments, share repurchases, dividends, and repurchases of the Second Lien Notes (as defined below). The additional conditions require no outstanding borrowings and no more than $200 million of outstanding letters of credit on the Revolving Credit Facility. Further restrictions apply to investments in joint ventures, share repurchases and dividends that require the total net leverage ratio shall not be greater than 2.00 to 1.00.

The Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility also include financial covenants, including (i) a maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, (ii) a maximum total net leverage ratio, and (iii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated First Lien Debt to Consolidated EBITDA. Consolidated EBITDA, as used in the covenant calculation, excludes non-cash compensation expenses, non-recurring transaction expenses, extraordinary gains and losses, gains and losses on discontinued operations, non-cash charges related to legacy employee liabilities and gains and losses on debt extinguishment, and subtracts cash payments related to legacy employee liabilities. The maximum total net leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness, minus Cash on Hand, to Consolidated EBITDA. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges. Consolidated Fixed Charges, as used in the covenant calculation, include cash interest payments, cash payments for income taxes, scheduled debt repayments, dividends paid, and Maintenance Capital Expenditures. The amendment revised the financial covenants applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility relating to the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, maximum total net leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, so that for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020 through March 31, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.50 to 1.00, the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.75 to 1.00, and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.00 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through September 30, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.25 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.50 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.05 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.00 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.25 to 1.00; and for the fiscal quarters ending on or after June 30, 2022, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 1.75 to 1.00, the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 2.75 to 1.00 and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.10 to 1.00. The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio was 1.37 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The maximum total net leverage ratio was 1.97 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.88 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of March 31, 2021.

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The TLB Facility also includes a financial covenant that requires the Company to repay a certain amount of its borrowings under the TLB Facility within ten business days after the date it files its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) if the Company has excess cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement for the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) during the year covered by the applicable Form 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy made the required repayment of approximately $5 million based on the amount of the Company's excess cash flow as of December 31, 2020. The required repayment is equal to a certain percentage of the Company’s excess cash flow for such year, ranging from 0% to 75% depending on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, less the amount of certain voluntary prepayments made by the Company, if any, under the TLB Facility during such fiscal year.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps, which effectively converted $150 million of the TLB Facility's floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020 and 2021, and $50 million of the TLB Facility's floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain customary events of default, including with respect to a failure to make payments when due, cross-default and cross-judgment default and certain bankruptcy and insolvency events.

At March 31, 2021, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $146 million of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $254 million of unused capacity. From time to time, CONSOL Energy is required to post financial assurances to satisfy contractual and other requirements generated in the normal course of business. Some of these assurances are posted to comply with federal, state or other government agencies' statutes and regulations. CONSOL Energy sometimes uses letters of credit to satisfy these requirements and these letters of credit reduce the Company's borrowing facility capacity.

Securitization Facility

On November 30, 2017, (1)(i) CONSOL Marine Terminals LLC, as an originator of receivables, (ii) CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC (“CONSOL Pennsylvania”), as an originator of receivables and as initial servicer of the receivables for itself and the other originators (collectively, the “Originators”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, and (iii) CONSOL Funding LLC (the “SPV”), a Delaware special purpose entity and wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, as buyer, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) and (2)(i) CONSOL Thermal Holdings LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, as sub-originator (the “Sub-Originator”), and (ii) CONSOL Pennsylvania, as buyer and as initial servicer of the receivables for itself and the Sub-Originator, entered into a Sub-Originator Sale Agreement (the “Sub-Originator PSA”). In addition, on November 30, 2017, the SPV entered into a Receivables Financing Agreement (the “Receivables Financing Agreement”) by and among (i) the SPV, as borrower, (ii) CONSOL Pennsylvania, as initial servicer, (iii) PNC Bank, as administrative agent, LC Bank and lender, and (iv) the additional persons from time to time party thereto as lenders. Together, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Sub-Originator PSA and the Receivables Financing Agreement establish the primary terms and conditions of an accounts receivable securitization program (the “Securitization”). In March 2020, the securitization facility was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date from August 30, 2021 to March 27, 2023.

Pursuant to the Securitization, (i) the Sub-Originator sells current and future trade receivables to CONSOL Pennsylvania and (ii) the Originators sell and/or contribute current and future trade receivables (including receivables sold to CONSOL Pennsylvania by the Sub-Originator) to the SPV and the SPV, in turn, pledges its interests in the receivables to PNC Bank, which either makes loans or issues letters of credit on behalf of the SPV. The maximum amount of advances and letters of credit outstanding under the Securitization may not exceed $100 million.

Loans under the Securitization accrue interest at a reserve-adjusted LIBOR market index rate equal to the one-month Eurodollar rate. Loans and letters of credit under the Securitization also accrue a program fee and a letter of credit participation fee, respectively, ranging from 2.00% to 2.50% per annum depending on the total net leverage ratio of CONSOL Energy. In addition, the SPV paid certain structuring fees to PNC Capital Markets LLC and will pay other customary fees to the lenders, including a fee on unused commitments equal to 0.60% per annum.

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The SPV’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and obligations owed to the creditors of CONSOL Energy, the Sub-Originator or any of the Originators. The Sub-Originator, the Originators and CONSOL Pennsylvania as servicer are independently liable for their own customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities. In addition, CONSOL Energy has guaranteed the performance of the obligations of the Sub-Originator, the Originators and CONSOL Pennsylvania as servicer, and will guarantee the obligations of any additional originators or successor servicer that may become party to the Securitization. However, neither CONSOL Energy nor its affiliates will guarantee collectability of receivables or the creditworthiness of obligors thereunder.

The agreements comprising the Securitization contain various customary representations and warranties, covenants and default provisions which provide for the termination and acceleration of the commitments and loans under the Securitization in certain circumstances including, but not limited to, failure to make payments when due, breach of representation, warranty or covenant, certain insolvency events or failure to maintain the security interest in the trade receivables, and defaults under other material indebtedness.

At March 31, 2021, eligible accounts receivable totaled approximately $25 million. At March 31, 2021, the facility had no outstanding borrowings and $26 million of letters of credit outstanding, leaving no unused capacity. Costs associated with the receivables facility totaled $261 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2021. These costs have been recorded as financing fees which are included in Operating and Other Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has not derecognized any receivables due to its continued involvement in the collections efforts.

11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025

On November 13, 2017, the Company issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (the “Second Lien Notes”) pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 13, 2017, by and between the Company and UMB Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee and collateral trustee (the “Trustee”). On November 28, 2017, certain subsidiaries of the Company executed a supplement to the Indenture and became party to the Indenture as a guarantor (the “Guarantors”). The Second Lien Notes are secured by second priority liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors that are pledged on a first-priority basis as collateral securing the Company’s obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (described above), subject to certain exceptions under the Indenture.

On or after November 15, 2021, the Company may redeem all or part of the Second Lien Notes at the redemption prices set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the rights of holders of the Second Lien Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), beginning on November 15 of the years indicated:

Year	Percentage
2021	105.50%
2022	102.75%
2023 and thereafter	100.00%

At any time or from time to time prior to November 15, 2021, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Second Lien Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium, as defined in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the rights of holders of the Second Lien Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

The Indenture contains covenants that will limit the ability of the Company and the Guarantors, to (i) incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) create liens to secure indebtedness; (iii) declare or pay dividends on the Company’s common stock, redeem stock or make other distributions to the Company’s stockholders; (iv) make investments; (v) restrict dividends, loans or other asset transfers from the Company’s restricted subsidiaries; (vi) merge or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all of the Company’s assets; (vii) sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, including equity interests in subsidiaries; (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (ix) create unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications. If the Second Lien Notes achieve an investment grade rating from both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and no default under the Indenture exists, many of the foregoing covenants will terminate and cease to apply. The Indenture also contains customary events of default, including (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal or premium, if any, on the Notes at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise; (iii) covenant defaults; (iv) cross-defaults to certain indebtedness, and (v) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of the Guarantors. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Second Lien Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. If an event of default arises from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to the Company, any restricted subsidiary of the Company that is a significant subsidiary or any group of restricted subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a significant subsidiary, all outstanding Second Lien Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice.

If the Company experiences certain kinds of changes of control, holders of the Second Lien Notes will be entitled to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of that holder’s Second Lien Notes pursuant to an offer on the terms set forth in the Indenture. The Company will offer to make a cash payment equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Second Lien Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of the Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

The Second Lien Notes were issued in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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Debt

At March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy had total long-term debt and finance lease obligations of $645 million outstanding, including the current portion of long-term debt of $50 million. This long-term debt consisted of:

• An aggregate principal amount of $265 million in connection with the Term Loan B (TLB) Facility, due in September 2024, less $1 million of unamortized discount. Borrowings under the TLB Facility bear interest at a floating rate.

• An aggregate principal amount of $157 million of 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in November 2025. Interest on the notes is payable May 15 and November 15 of each year.

• An aggregate principal amount of $60 million in connection with the Term Loan A (TLA) Facility, due in March 2023. Borrowings under the TLA Facility bear interest at a floating rate.

• An aggregate principal amount of $103 million of industrial revenue bonds which were issued to finance the Baltimore port facility, bear interest at 5.75% per annum and mature in September 2025. Interest on the industrial revenue bonds is payable March 1 and September 1 of each year. Payment of the principal and interest on the notes is guaranteed by CONSOL Energy.

• Advance royalty commitments of $2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 13.68% per annum.

• An aggregate principal amount of $59 million of finance leases and asset-backed financing arrangements with a weighted average interest rate of 6.14% and 3.61%, respectively.

At March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy had no borrowings outstanding and approximately $146 million of letters of credit outstanding under the $400 million senior secured Revolving Credit Facility. At March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy had no borrowings outstanding and approximately $26 million of letters of credit outstanding under the $100 million Securitization Facility.

Stock and Debt Repurchases

In December 2017, CONSOL Energy’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from time to time, the Company's outstanding shares of common stock or its 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025. Since its inception, the Company's Board of Directors has subsequently amended the program several times, the most recent of which amendment in April 2021 raised the aggregate limit of the Company's repurchase authority to $320 million and extended the program until December 31, 2022.

Under the terms of the program, CONSOL Energy is permitted to make repurchases in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, accelerated repurchase programs or in structured share repurchase programs. CONSOL Energy is also authorized to enter into one or more 10b5-1 plans with respect to any of the repurchases. Any repurchases of common stock or notes are to be funded from available cash on hand or short-term borrowings. The program does not obligate CONSOL Energy to acquire any particular amount of its common stock or notes, and can be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The program is conducted in compliance with applicable legal requirements and within the limits imposed by any credit agreement, receivables purchase agreement, indenture or the TMA and is subject to market conditions and other factors.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company spent approximately $9 million to retire $10 million of its 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025, which continued to trade below par value. No common shares were repurchased under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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Total Equity and Dividends

Total equity attributable to CONSOL Energy was $583 million at March 31, 2021 and $554 million at December 31, 2020. See the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional details.

The declaration and payment of dividends by CONSOL Energy is subject to the discretion of CONSOL Energy's Board of Directors, and no assurance can be given that CONSOL Energy will pay dividends in the future. The determination to pay dividends in the future will depend upon, among other things, general business conditions, CONSOL Energy's financial results, contractual and legal restrictions regarding the payment of dividends by CONSOL Energy, planned investments by CONSOL Energy and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. The Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities limit CONSOL Energy's ability to pay dividends up to $25 million annually, which increases to $50 million annually when the Company's total net leverage ratio is less than 1.50 to 1.00 and subject to an aggregate amount up to a cumulative credit calculation set forth in the facilities, with additional conditions of no outstanding borrowings and no more than $200 million of outstanding letters of credit on the Revolving Credit Facility, and the total net leverage ratio shall not be greater than 2.00 to 1.00. The total net leverage ratio was 1.97 to 1.00 and the cumulative credit was approximately $55 million at March 31, 2021. The cumulative credit starts with $50 million and builds with excess cash flow commencing in 2018. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities do not permit dividend payments in the event of default. The Indenture to the 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes limits dividends when the Company's total net leverage ratio exceeds 2.00 to 1.00 and limits dividends to an amount not to exceed an annual rate of 4.0% of the quoted public market value per share of such common stock at the time of the declaration. The Indenture does not permit dividend payments in the event of default.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

CONSOL Energy does not maintain off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or others that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on CONSOL Energy’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources which are not disclosed in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q. CONSOL Energy participates in the United Mine Workers of America (the “UMWA”) Combined Benefit Fund and the UMWA 1992 Benefit Plan which generally accepted accounting principles recognize on a pay-as-you-go basis. These benefit arrangements may result in additional liabilities that are not recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2021. The various multi-employer benefit plans are discussed in Note 17—Other Employee Benefit Plans in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the December 31, 2020 Form 10-K. CONSOL Energy's total contributions under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 were $1,224 and $1,364 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Based on available information at March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy's obligation for the UMWA Combined Benefit Fund and 1992 Benefit Plan is estimated to be approximately $56,039. CONSOL Energy also uses a combination of surety bonds, corporate guarantees and letters of credit to secure its financial obligations for employee-related, environmental, performance and various other items which are not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2021. Management believes these items will expire without being funded. See Note 14—Commitments and Contingent Liabilities in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional details of the various financial guarantees that have been issued by CONSOL Energy.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from results expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, revenues, income and capital spending. When we use the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” or their negatives, or other similar expressions, the statements which include those words are usually forward-looking statements. When we describe strategy that involves risks or uncertainties, we are making forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by securities law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks, contingencies and uncertainties relate to, among other matters, the following:

• deterioration in economic conditions in any of the industries in which our customers operate may decrease demand for our products, impair our ability to collect customer receivables and impair our ability to access capital;

• volatility and wide fluctuation in coal prices based upon a number of factors beyond our control including oversupply relative to the demand available for our products, weather and the price and availability of alternative fuels;

• the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business and results of operations and on the global economy;

• an extended decline in the prices we receive for our coal affecting our operating results and cash flows;

• significant downtime of our equipment or inability to obtain equipment, parts or raw materials;

• decreases in the availability of, or increases in the price of, commodities or capital equipment used in our coal mining operations;

• our customers extending existing contracts or entering into new long-term contracts for coal on favorable terms;

• our reliance on major customers;

• our inability to collect payments from customers if their creditworthiness declines or if they fail to honor their contracts;

• our inability to acquire additional coal reserves that are economically recoverable;

• decreases in demand and changes in coal consumption patterns of electric power generators;

• the availability and reliability of transportation facilities and other systems, disruption of rail, barge, processing and transportation facilities and other systems that deliver our coal to market and fluctuations in transportation costs;

• a loss of our competitive position because of the competitive nature of coal industries, or a loss of our competitive position because of overcapacity in these industries impairing our profitability;

• foreign currency fluctuations that could adversely affect the competitiveness of our coal abroad;

• recent action and the possibility of future action on trade made by U.S. and foreign governments;

• the risks related to the fact that a significant portion of our production is sold in international markets;

• coal users switching to other fuels in order to comply with various environmental standards related to coal combustion emissions;

• the impact of potential, as well as any adopted, regulations to address climate change, including any relating to greenhouse gas emissions, on our operating costs as well as on the market for coal;

• the effects of litigation seeking to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of climate change;

• the effects of government regulation on the discharge into the water or air, and the disposal and clean-up of, hazardous substances and wastes generated during our coal operations;

• the risks inherent in coal operations, including being subject to unexpected disruptions caused by adverse geological conditions, equipment failures, delays in moving out longwall equipment, railroad derailments, security breaches or terroristic acts and other hazards, delays in the completion of significant construction or repair of equipment, fires, explosions, seismic activities, accidents and weather conditions;

• failure to obtain or renew surety bonds on acceptable terms, which could affect our ability to secure reclamation and coal lease obligations;

• failure to obtain adequate insurance coverages;

• substantially all of our operations being located in a single geographic area;

• the effects of coordinating our operations with oil and natural gas drillers and distributors operating on our land;

• our inability to obtain financing for capital expenditures on satisfactory terms;

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• the effects of receiving low sustainability scores or high risk ratings associated with ESG assessments conducted by independent third parties, which potentially results in the exclusion of our securities from consideration by certain investment funds and a negative perception by investors;

• the effect of new or existing tariffs and other trade measures;

• our inability to find suitable acquisition targets or integrating the operations of future acquisitions into our operations;

• obtaining, maintaining and renewing governmental permits and approvals for our coal operations;

• the effects of stringent federal and state employee health and safety regulations, including the ability of regulators to shut down our operations;

• the potential for liabilities arising from environmental contamination or alleged environmental contamination in connection with our past or current coal operations;

• the effects of asset retirement obligations and certain other liabilities;

• uncertainties in estimating our economically recoverable coal reserves;

• the outcomes of various legal proceedings, including those which are more fully described herein;

• defects in our chain of title for our undeveloped reserves or failure to acquire additional property to perfect our title to coal rights;

• exposure to employee-related long-term liabilities;

• the risk of our debt agreements, our debt and changes in interest rates affecting our operating results and cash flows;

• the effects of hedging transactions on our cash flow;

• information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss resulting from a terrorist attack or cyber incident;

• certain provisions in our multi-year coal sales contracts may provide limited protection during adverse economic conditions, and may result in economic penalties or permit the customer to terminate the contract;

• the potential failure to retain and attract qualified personnel of the Company and a possible increased reliance on third party contractors as a result;

• failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting;

• uncertainty with respect to the Company’s common stock, potential stock price volatility and future dilution;

• the consequences of a lack of, or negative, commentary about us published by securities analysts and media;

• uncertainty regarding the timing of any dividends we may declare;

• uncertainty as to whether we will repurchase shares of our common stock or outstanding debt securities;

• restrictions on the ability to acquire us in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law and the resulting effects on the trading price of our common stock;

• inability of stockholders to bring legal action against us in any forum other than the state courts of Delaware; and

• other unforeseen factors.

The above list of factors is not exhaustive or necessarily in order of importance. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include those discussed under “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this report and the other filings we make with the SEC. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes to the Company's exposures to market risk since December 31, 2020.

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ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

CONSOL Energy, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including CONSOL Energy's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, CONSOL Energy's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2021 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by CONSOL Energy in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and includes controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by CONSOL Energy in such reports is accumulated and communicated to CONSOL Energy's management, including CONSOL Energy's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

During the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there were no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Our operations are subject to a variety of risks and disputes normally incidental to our business. As a result, we may, at any given time, be a defendant in various legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. However, we are not currently subject to any material litigation, except as disclosed in Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part 1, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this quarterly report, including the risk factor set forth below, you should carefully consider the factors described in “Part 1 - Item 1A. Risk Factors” of CONSOL Energy's 2020 Form 10-K. These described risks are not the only risks the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to CONSOL Energy or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect CONSOL Energy's business, financial condition and/or operating results.

We depend on the services of key executives and any inability to attract and retain key management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our future success depends upon the continued services of our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who have critical experience and relationships in the coal industry that we rely on to implement our business plan and growth strategy. Our ability to retain senior management has in the past been, and may in the future be, impacted by volatility in commodity prices and uneven business performance, which have negatively impacted our stock price, and therefore, our ability to use equity compensation as a retention tool. Additionally, the recent efforts of certain members of the investment community, including investment advisors, sovereign wealth funds, public pension funds, universities and other groups, to promote divestment of fossil fuel equities, to encourage the consideration of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices of companies in a manner that negatively affects coal companies and to pressure lenders to limit funding to companies engaged in the extraction of fossil fuel reserves may also negatively impact our ability to attract and retain key management personnel. Accordingly, we have entered into, and may need to enter into additional retention or other arrangements that could be costly to maintain. While we have an employment agreement in place with our chief executive officer and change-in-control agreements with our senior executives, there can be no assurance we will continue to retain their services and we may become subject to significant severance payments if our relationship with these executives is terminated under certain circumstances. Further, turnover, planned or otherwise, in these or other key leadership positions may materially adversely affect our ability to manage our business efficiently and effectively, and such turnover can be disruptive and distracting to management, may lead to additional departures of existing personnel and could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future profitability. Our ability to retain our key management personnel or to identify and attract additional management personnel or suitable replacements should any members of the management team leave or be terminated is dependent on a number of factors, including the competitive nature of the employment market and our industry. Any failure to retain key management personnel or to attract additional or suitable replacement personnel could cause uncertainty among investors, employees, customers and others concerning our future direction and performance and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There were no repurchases of the Company's equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Since the December 2017 inception of the Company's current stock and debt repurchase program, CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Board of Directors has approved a $320 million stock and debt repurchase program, which terminates on December 31, 2022. As of May 4, 2021, approximately $132 million remained available under the stock and debt repurchase program. The program does not obligate CONSOL Energy to acquire any particular amount of its common stock or notes, and can be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. See Note 18 - Stock and Debt Repurchases in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for more information.

Limitation Upon Payment of Dividends

The Indenture and the Senior Secured Credit Facilities include certain covenants limiting the Company's ability to declare and pay dividends.

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

Exhibits	Description	Method of Filing
10.1	Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 29, 2021, to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2017, among the Company, the various financial institutions from time to time party thereto, PNC Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Revolving Lenders and Term A Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Term B Lenders and PNC Bank, N.A., as collateral agent for the Lenders and the other Secured Parties referred to therein	Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (File No. 001-38147) filed on March 31, 2021
10.2*	Form Notice of Performance-based Phantom Units and Terms and Conditions	Filed herewith
10.3*	Form Notice of Performance-based Market Share Units and Terms and Conditions	Filed herewith
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
95	Mine Safety and Health Administration Safety Data	Filed herewith
101	Interactive Data File (Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, furnished in Inline XBRL)	Filed herewith
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)	Contained in Exhibit 101

*Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CONSOL ENERGY INC.
May 4, 2021	By:	/s/ JAMES A. BROCK
		James A. Brock
		Director, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)
May 4, 2021	By:	/s/ MITESHKUMAR B. THAKKAR
		Miteshkumar B. Thakkar
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
May 4, 2021	By:	/s/ JOHN M. ROTHKA
		John M. Rothka
		Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

CONSOL ENERGY, INC. (the “Company”)

NOTICE OF PERFORMANCE BASED CASH (“PBC”) AWARD

Name of Grantee:         

Date of Award:         

Number of Shares:          

The terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) pursuant to which the PBC award was made are set forth in Schedule A (“Schedule A”) , attached hereto and made a part hereof. Please familiarize yourself with these terms, which include provisions relating to vesting, termination of employment, the company’s right to recoupment, and which also include restrictive covenants relating to confidential information, non-solicitation, and non-competition.

By accepting this award, you acknowledge and agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions, including without limitation the covenants relating to confidential information, non-solicitation and non-competition. Please sign this Notice of PBC Award and return the signed copy to Sue Modispacher- HR.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Notice of PBC Award and Terms and Conditions.

GRANTEE:

_______________________________‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

CONSOL ENERGY, INC.

BY: ____________________________

Schedule A

Terms and Conditions

1. Terms and Conditions: This grant of performance-based Cash Award is made under the CONSOL Energy Inc. 2020 Omnibus Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and is subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan. All terms of the Plan are hereby incorporated into these terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) by reference. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of these Terms and Conditions and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern; provided that the terms of any individual written Agreement entered into by the Company and the Grantee approved by the Committee shall supersede these Terms and Conditions so long as consistent with the Plan. Each capitalized term not defined herein has the meaning assigned to such term in the Plan.

2. Confirmation of Grant: Effective as of ______________, 20___ (the “Award Date”), CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) granted the individual whose name is set forth in the notice of grant (the “Grantee”) a performance-based cash award denominated in units, each of which represent a fixed value equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on ______________, 20___, as set forth in the Grantee’s notice of grant (the “PBCs”). By accepting the PBCs, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the PBCs are subject to these Terms and Conditions and the terms of the Plan.

3. Automatic Forfeiture: The PBCs will automatically be forfeited and all rights of the Grantee to the PBCs shall terminate under the following circumstances:

a. Employment of the Grantee is terminated for Cause.

b. The Grantee breaches any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant set forth on the attached Exhibit B or in any restrictive covenants agreement between the Grantee and the Company or an affiliate.

c. The Committee requires recoupment of the PBCs in accordance with any recoupment policy adopted or amended by the Company from time to time.

4. Restrictive Covenants: By accepting the PBCs, the Grantee agrees to comply with the confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition covenants set forth on the attached Exhibit B. If the Grantee has a written agreement with the Company or an affiliate containing restrictive covenants, the Grantee also agrees to continue to comply with the obligations under such restrictive covenants agreement as a condition of grant of the PBCs.

5. Transferability: The PBCs shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed.

6. Vesting: The PBCs shall vest in one-third increments on each of ______________, 20___, December 31, 20___, and December 31, 20___ based on attainment of the performance goals set forth on the attached Exhibit A (the “Performance Goals”) during the period beginning on January 1, 20___ and ending on December 31, 20___ (the “Performance Period”), provided the Grantee continues to be employed by the Company through December 31 of each calendar year during the Performance Period, and provided further that no PBCs shall be paid until the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals have been attained. At the end of each calendar year during the Performance Period, the Performance Goals, based on such factors as the Committee deems appropriate. In the event that the Performance Goals have not been met, the PBCs shall automatically be forfeited and all rights of the Grantee to the PBCs shall terminate. Except as otherwise provided below, if the Grantee terminates employment prior to the end of any calendar year which ends within the Performance Period, the PBCs eligible for vesting shall be cancelled and all rights of the Grantee to the PBC Award shall terminate.

7. Termination of Employment: If, following the Award Date and prior to the date on which the Committee Certifies the Performance Goals have been attained,

a. (i) the Grantee’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability (as defined below), or (ii) the Grantee’s employment is involuntarily terminated without Cause, the Grantee shall earn a pro rata portion of the PBCs based on the achievement of the Performance Goals as certified by the Committee following the end of the Performance Period. The pro rata portion of the PBCs that vest shall be determined by multiplying the number of PBCs earned based on attainment of the Performance Goals, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed full months from the Award Date to the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment and the denominator of which is 36. The vested PBCs shall be paid as described in Section 8 below. For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “Disability means permanently and totally disable under the terms of the Company’s qualified retirement plans.

b. the Grantee terminates employment on or after attaining age sixty (60) with twenty (20) or more years of service with the Company or an affiliate, also including any years of service with CNX Resources Corporation (our former parent or its affiliates), then the PBCs shall vest in full based on the achievement of the Performance Goals as certified by the Committee following the end of the Performance Period. The vested PBCs shall be paid as described in Section 8 below.

8. Settlement: The PBCs shall be paid in cash earned based on the achievement of Performance Goals during the Performance Period. The PBCs shall be paid as soon as practicable after the date that the Committee certifies the Performance Goals have been achieved, but in no event later than 60 days after such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the PBCs are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, all such payments shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

9. Change in Control: In the event of a Grantee’s involuntary termination of employment (including a “good reason termination as defined in Section 409A of the Code) following a Change in Control as defined in Section 17 of the Plan, within two years of the Change in Control and absent any provision in any agreement between the Grantee and the Company to the contrary, the PBCs shall vest in full, and be free of any restrictions, and be deemed earned, on the effective date of the Grantee’s termination date; provided, however, that the amount deemed earned shall be determined by multiplying the number of PBCs in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the full value of the PBCs with all applicable Performance Goals achieved at the greater of (A) the applicable target level and (B) the level of achievement of the Performance Goals for the PBCs as determined by the Committee no later than the Change in Control, taking into account performance through the date of the Change in Control to which performance can, as a practical matter, be determined (but not later than the end of the applicable Performance Period) and (ii) the applicable pro-ration factor. For purposes of this Section 9, applicable pro-ration factor shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing the number of days that have elapsed during the applicable Performance Period through and including the date of the Change in Control by the total number of days covered by the full Performance Period.

10. Tax Withholding: The Grantee is solely responsible for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may arise in connection with the PBCs. The tax withholding obligation shall be satisfied by withholding an amount from the Grantee’s cash payment due upon the vesting of the PBC Award. The Company may withhold from the Grantee’s cash payment an amount necessary to satisfy applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA) state, local and foreign tax liabilities.

11. No Right to Continued Employment. The Grantee understands and agrees that these Terms and Conditions do not impact the right of the Company or any of its affiliates employing the Grantee to terminate or change the terms of the Grantee’s employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause. The Grantee understands and agrees that the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any of its affiliates is on an “at-will” basis.

12. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions.

13. Severability.  In the event that any provision in these Terms and Conditions shall be held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

Exhibit A

Performance Goals

[performance goals to be inserted]

Exhibit B

Restrictive Covenants

By accepting the PBCs, the Grantee agrees to comply with the following terms which shall operate independently of, and in addition to, any other restrictive covenant agreement to which the Grantee may be a party with the Company:

Confidential Information

(a)    For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean information that the Company or any of its affiliates owns or possesses, that the Company or its affiliates have developed at significant expense and effort, that they use or that is potentially useful in the business of the Company or its affiliates, that the Company or its affiliates treat as proprietary, private or confidential, and that is not generally known to the public. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, information that qualifies as a trade secret under applicable law. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee’s relationship with the Company is one of confidence and trust such that the Grantee has in the past been, and may in the future be, privy to Confidential Information of the Company or its affiliates.

(b)    The Grantee hereby covenants and agrees at all times during employment with the Company and its affiliates and thereafter to hold in strictest confidence, and not to use, any Confidential Information, except for the benefit of the Company, and not to disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity without written authorization of the Company, except as otherwise required by law.

Non-Solicitation

(a)         The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its affiliates, and during the twelve (12) month period following the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason (the “Restricted Period”), the Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates as an employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Grantee or any other person or business entity for the purpose of providing services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates, or (ii) solicit any employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its affiliates to change or terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates for the purpose of providing services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates, unless in each case, more than six months shall have elapsed between the last day of such person’s employment or service with the Company or any of its affiliates and the first date of such solicitation or hiring.

(b)         The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its affiliates and during the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not, either directly or indirectly:solicit or do business with, or attempt to solicit or do business with, any customer with whom the Grantee had material contact, or about whom the Grantee received Confidential Information within twelve 12 months prior to the Grantee’s date of termination for the purpose of providing such customer with services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates during the Grantee’s employment with the Company or its affiliates, or

(i)    Encourage any customer with whom the Grantee had material contact, or about whom the Grantee received Confidential Information within 12 months prior to the Grantee’s date of termination to reduce the level or amount of business such customer conducts with the Company or any of its affiliates.

Non-Competition

(a)         The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the Grantee’s the employment with the Company and its affiliates and during the twenty-four (24) month period for executives or six (6) month period for non-executives] following the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason (the “Restricted Period” for purposes of Non-Competition), the Grantee will not, without the Company’s express written consent, in any geographic area in which the Grantee had responsibility within the last two years prior to the Grantee’s termination of employment where the Company or its affiliates do business, directly or indirectly in the same or similar capacity to the services the Grantee performed for the Company;

(i)         own, maintain, finance, operate, invest or engage in any business that competes with the businesses of the Company and its affiliates in which the Grantee was materially involved during the two years prior to the Grantee’s termination; or

(ii)         provide services, as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent or otherwise, to any business that competes with the Company and its affiliates in businesses in which the Grantee was materially involved during the two years prior to the Grantee’s termination.

(b)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may invest in or have an interest in entities traded on any public market, provided that such interest does not exceed five percent of the voting control of such entity.          

Other Acknowledgements and Agreements

(a)         The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Grantee breaches any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Exhibit B:

(i)         The restrictive covenants contained in this Exhibit B shall operate independently of, and in addition to, any other agreement to which the Grantee and the Company may be a party,

(ii)         The Grantee shall forfeit the PBCs (including PBCs that have vested but not yet been paid), and the outstanding PBC Award shall immediately terminate, and

(iii)         The Company may in its discretion require the Grantee to return to the Company any cash received upon vesting or payment of the PBC. The Committee shall exercise the right of recoupment provided in this section (b) within one year after the Company’s discovery of the Grantee’s breach of the covenants or agreements contained in this Exhibit B. In addition, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of the restrictions in this Exhibit B, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedies available to it, to prevent such breach or threatened breach.

(b)         If any portion of the covenants or agreements contained in this Exhibit B, or the application hereof, is construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the other portions of such covenants or agreements or the application thereof shall not be affected and shall be given full force and effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable portions to the fullest extent possible. If any covenant or agreement in this Exhibit B is held to be unenforceable because of the duration thereof or the scope thereof, then the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and limit the scope thereof, and the covenant or agreement shall then be enforceable in its reduced form. The covenants and agreements contained in this Exhibit B shall survive the termination of the PBCs.

EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

CONSOL ENERGY, INC. (the “Company”)

NOTICE OF MARKET SHARE UNIT (“MSU”) AWARD

Name of Grantee:

Date of Award:         

Number of Shares:          

The terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) pursuant to which the MSU award was made are set forth in Schedule A (“Schedule A”), attached hereto and made a part hereof. Please familiarize yourself with these terms, which include provisions relating to vesting, termination of employment, the company’s right to recoupment, and which also include restrictive covenants relating to confidential information, non-solicitation, and non-competition.

By accepting this award, you acknowledge and agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions, including without limitation the covenants relating to confidential information, non-solicitation and non-competition. Please sign this Notice of MSU Award and return the signed copy to Sue Modispacher- HR.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Notice of MSU Award and Terms and Conditions.

GRANTEE:

_______________________________‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

CONSOL ENERGY, INC.

BY: ____________________________

Schedule A

Terms and Conditions

1. Terms and Conditions: This grant of performance-based Cash Award is made under the CONSOL Energy Inc. 2020 Omnibus Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and is subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan. All terms of the Plan are hereby incorporated into these terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) by reference. In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of these Terms and Conditions and one or more provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern; provided that the terms of any individual written Agreement entered into by the Company and the Grantee approved by the Committee shall supersede these Terms and Conditions so long as consistent with the Plan. Each capitalized term not defined herein has the meaning assigned to such term in the Plan.

2. Confirmation of Grant: Effective as of ______________, 20___ (the “Award Date”), CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Company”) granted the individual whose name is set forth in the notice of grant (the “Grantee”) a performance-based cash award denominated in units, each of which represent a fixed value based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on ______________, 20___, as set forth in the Grantee’s notice of grant (the “Market Share Units or “MSUs”). By accepting the MSUs, the Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the MSUs are subject to these Terms and Conditions and the terms of the Plan.

3. Automatic Forfeiture: The MSUs will automatically be forfeited and all rights of the Grantee to the MSUs shall terminate under the following circumstances:

a. Employment of the Grantee is terminated for Cause.

b. The Grantee breaches any confidentiality, non-solicitation or non-competition covenant set forth on the attached Exhibit A or in any restrictive covenants agreement between the Grantee and the Company or an affiliate.

c. The Committee requires recoupment of the MSUs in accordance with any recoupment policy adopted or amended by the Company from time to time.

4. Restrictive Covenants: By accepting the MSUs, the Grantee agrees to comply with the confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition covenants set forth on the attached Exhibit A. If the Grantee has a written agreement with the Company or an affiliate containing restrictive covenants, the Grantee also agrees to continue to comply with the obligations under such restrictive covenants agreement as a condition of grant of the MSUs.

5. Transferability: The MSUs shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed.

6. Vesting: The MSUs shall vest in one-third increments on each of December 31, 20___, December 31, 20___, and December 31, 20___ based on performance of the Company’s common stock price as follows: The Committee shall determine the number of vested MSUs by multiplying the number of MSU units awarded to the Grantee by the quotient of ((x) the average closing stock price of the Company’s Common Stock for the fifteen (15) trading days immediately before the vesting date, divided by (y) the average closing stock price of the Company Common Stock for the fifteen (15) trading days immediately before the Grant Date. In no event shall any vesting shall occur with respect to any Performance Period if the number of units vesting on each December 31 is less than fifty percent (50%) of the number of units covered by the MSU on the Award Date, and similarly, the number of units eligible for vesting on each December 31 may not exceed 200% of the number of units awarded on the Award Date. In addition, the Grantee must continue to be employed by the Company through December 31 of each calendar year during the Performance Period, and provided further that no MSUs shall be paid until the Committee makes its vesting determination. Except as otherwise provided below, if the Grantee terminates employment prior to the end of any calendar year which ends within the Performance Period, the MSUs eligible for vesting shall be cancelled and all rights of the Grantee to the MSU Award shall terminate.

7. Termination of Employment: If, following the Award Date and prior to the date on which the Committee Certifies the Performance Goals have been attained,

a. (i) the Grantee’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability (as defined below), or (ii) the Grantee’s employment is involuntarily terminated without Cause, the Grantee shall earn a pro rata portion of the MSUs based on the vesting percentage determined and approved by the Committee following the end of the Performance Period. The pro rata portion of the MSUs that vest shall be determined by multiplying the number of MSUs earned/vested as approved by the Committee, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed full months from the Award Date to the date of the Grantee’s termination of employment and the denominator of which is 36. The vested MSUs shall be paid as described in Section 8 below. For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “Disability means permanently and totally disable under the terms of the Company’s qualified retirement plans.

b. the Grantee terminates employment on or after attaining age sixty (60) with twenty (20) or more years of service with the Company or an affiliate, also including any years of service with CNX Resources Corporation (our former parent or its affiliates), then the MSUs shall vest in full based on the achievement of the Performance Goals as certified by the Committee following the end of the Performance Period. The vested MSUs shall be paid as described in Section 8 below.

8. Settlement: The MSUs shall be paid in cash earned based on the vesting percentage determined and approved by the Committee for applicable the Performance Period. The MSUs shall be paid as soon as practicable after the date that the Committee determines and approves the vesting percentage for the applicable Performance Period, but in no event later than 60 days after such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the MSUs are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, all such payments shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

9. Change in Control: In the event of a Grantee’s involuntary termination of employment (including a “good reason” termination as defined in Section 409A of the Code) within two years following the occurrence of a Change in Control as defined in Section 17 of the Plan, and absent any provision in any agreement between the Grantee and the Company to the contrary, the MSUs shall vest in full, be free of any restrictions, and be deemed earned/vested as of the Grantee’s termination date in an amount equal to what would have vested as if the vesting period ended on the date of the Change in Control.

10. Tax Withholding: The Grantee is solely responsible for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may arise in connection with the MSUs. The tax withholding obligation shall be satisfied by withholding an amount from the Grantee’s cash payment due upon the vesting of the MSU Award. The Company may withhold from the Grantee’s cash payment an amount necessary to satisfy applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA) state, local and foreign tax liabilities.

11. No Right to Continued Employment. The Grantee understands and agrees that these Terms and Conditions do not impact the right of the Company or any of its affiliates employing the Grantee to terminate or change the terms of the Grantee’s employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause. The Grantee understands and agrees that the Grantee’s employment with the Company or any of its affiliates is on an “at-will” basis.

12. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions.

13. Severability.  In the event that any provision in these Terms and Conditions shall be held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

Exhibit A

Restrictive Covenants

By accepting the MSUs, the Grantee agrees to comply with the following terms which shall operate independently of, and in addition to, any other restrictive covenant agreement to which the Grantee may be a party with the Company:

Confidential Information

(a)    For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean information that the Company or any of its affiliates owns or possesses, that the Company or its affiliates have developed at significant expense and effort, that they use or that is potentially useful in the business of the Company or its affiliates, that the Company or its affiliates treat as proprietary, private or confidential, and that is not generally known to the public. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, information that qualifies as a trade secret under applicable law. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee’s relationship with the Company is one of confidence and trust such that the Grantee has in the past been, and may in the future be, privy to Confidential Information of the Company or its affiliates.

(b)    The Grantee hereby covenants and agrees at all times during employment with the Company and its affiliates and thereafter to hold in strictest confidence, and not to use, any Confidential Information, except for the benefit of the Company, and not to disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity without written authorization of the Company, except as otherwise required by law.

Non-Solicitation

(a)         The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its affiliates, and during the twelve (12) month period following the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason (the “Restricted Period”), the Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates as an employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Grantee or any other person or business entity for the purpose of providing services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates, or (ii) solicit any employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its affiliates to change or terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates for the purpose of providing services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates, unless in each case, more than six months shall have elapsed between the last day of such person’s employment or service with the Company or any of its affiliates and the first date of such solicitation or hiring.

(b)         The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its affiliates and during the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not, either directly or indirectly:solicit or do business with, or attempt to solicit or do business with, any customer with whom the Grantee had material contact, or about whom the Grantee received Confidential Information within twelve 12 months prior to the Grantee’s date of termination for the purpose of providing such customer with services or products competitive with those offered by the Company or any of its affiliates during the Grantee’s employment with the Company or its affiliates, or

(i)    Encourage any customer with whom the Grantee had material contact, or about whom the Grantee received Confidential Information within 12 months prior to the Grantee’s date of termination to reduce the level or amount of business such customer conducts with the Company or any of its affiliates.

Non-Competition

(a)         The Grantee covenants and agrees that during the Grantee’s the employment with the Company and its affiliates and during the twenty-four (24) month period for executives or six (6) month period for non-executives] following the Grantee’s termination of employment for any reason (the “Restricted Period” for purposes of Non-Competition), the Grantee will not, without the Company’s express written consent, in any geographic area in which the Grantee had responsibility within the last two years prior to the Grantee’s termination of employment where the Company or its affiliates do business, directly or indirectly in the same or similar capacity to the services the Grantee performed for the Company;

(i)         own, maintain, finance, operate, invest or engage in any business that competes with the businesses of the Company and its affiliates in which the Grantee was materially involved during the two years prior to the Grantee’s termination; or

(ii)         provide services, as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent or otherwise, to any business that competes with the Company and its affiliates in businesses in which the Grantee was materially involved during the two years prior to the Grantee’s termination.

(b)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may invest in or have an interest in entities traded on any public market, provided that such interest does not exceed five percent of the voting control of such entity.          

Other Acknowledgements and Agreements

(a)         The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that in the event the Grantee breaches any of the covenants or agreements contained in this Exhibit A:

(i)         The restrictive covenants contained in this Exhibit B shall operate independently of, and in addition to, any other agreement to which the Grantee and the Company may be a party,

(ii)         The Grantee shall forfeit the MSUs (including MSUs that have vested but not yet been paid), and the outstanding MSU Award shall immediately terminate, and

(iii)         The Company may in its discretion require the Grantee to return to the Company any cash received upon vesting or payment of the MSU. The Committee shall exercise the right of recoupment provided in this section (b) within one year after the Company’s discovery of the Grantee’s breach of the covenants or agreements contained in this Exhibit A. In addition, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of the restrictions in this Exhibit A, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedies available to it, to prevent such breach or threatened breach.

(b)         If any portion of the covenants or agreements contained in this Exhibit A, or the application hereof, is construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the other portions of such covenants or agreements or the application thereof shall not be affected and shall be given full force and effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable portions to the fullest extent possible. If any covenant or agreement in this Exhibit A is held to be unenforceable because of the duration thereof or the scope thereof, then the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and limit the scope thereof, and the covenant or agreement shall then be enforceable in its reduced form. The covenants and agreements contained in this Exhibit A shall survive the termination of the MSUs.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, James A. Brock, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of CONSOL Energy Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2021

/s/ James A. Brock

James A. Brock

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Miteshkumar B. Thakkar, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of CONSOL Energy Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2021

/s/ Miteshkumar B. Thakkar

Miteshkumar B. Thakkar

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,

18 U.S.C. Section 1350

I, James A. Brock, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that to my knowledge, based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021, of the Registrant (the “Report”):

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: May 4, 2021

/s/ James A. Brock

James A. Brock

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,

18 U.S.C. Section 1350

I, Miteshkumar B. Thakkar, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that to my knowledge, based upon a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021, of the Registrant (the “Report”):

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: May 4, 2021

/s/ Miteshkumar B. Thakkar

Miteshkumar B. Thakkar

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-95

Exhibit 95

Mine Safety and Health Administration Safety Data

We believe that CONSOL Energy is one of the safest mining companies in the world. The Company has in place health and safety programs that include extensive employee training, accident prevention, workplace inspection, emergency response, accident investigation, regulatory compliance and program auditing. The objectives of our health and safety programs are to eliminate workplace incidents, comply with all mining-related regulations and provide support for both regulators and the industry to improve mine safety.

The operation of our mines is subject to regulation by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act). MSHA inspects our mines on a regular basis and issues various citations, orders and violations when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act. We present information below regarding certain mining safety and health violations, orders and citations issued by MSHA and related assessments and legal actions and mine-related fatalities with respect to our coal mining operations. In evaluating this information, consideration should be given to factors such as: (i) the number of violations, orders and citations will vary depending on the size of the coal mine, (ii) the number of violations, orders and citations issued will vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine, and (iii) violations, orders and citations can be contested and appealed, and in that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed.

The table below sets forth for the three months ended March 31, 2021, for each coal mine of CONSOL Energy and its subsidiaries, the total number of: (i) violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the Mine Act for which the operator received a citation from MSHA; (ii) the total number of orders issued under section 104(b) of the Mine Act; (iii) the total number of citations and orders for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d) of the Mine Act; (iv) the total number of flagrant violations under section 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act; (v) the total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the Mine Act; (vi) the total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA (regardless of whether CONSOL Energy has challenged or appealed the assessment); (vii) the total number of mining-related fatalities; (viii) notices from MSHA of a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e) of the Mine Act; (ix) notices from MSHA regarding the potential to have a pattern of violations as referenced in (viii) above; and (x) pending legal actions before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) (as of March 31, 2021) involving such coal or other mine, as well as the aggregate number of legal actions instituted and the aggregate number of legal actions resolved during the reporting period.

				Section			Total Dollar Value of	Total Number	Received Notice of Pattern of	Received Notice of Potential to have	Legal Actions Pending	Legal	Legal
		Section		104(d)			MSHA	of	Violations	Pattern	as of	Actions	Actions
Mine or Operating		104	Section	Citations	Section	Section	Assessments	Mining	Under	Under	Last	Initiated	Resolved
Name/MSHA		S&S	104(b)	and	110(b)(2)	107(a)	Proposed	Related	Section	Section	Day of	During	During
Identification Number		Citations	Orders	Orders	Violations	Orders	(In Dollars)	Fatalities	104(e)	104(e)	Period (1)	Period	Period
Active Operations
Bailey	36-07230	16	—	3	—	—	36,922	—	No	No	8	3	5
Enlow Fork	36-07416	13	—	—	—	—	17,082	—	No	No	10	3	4
Harvey	36-10045	3	—	—	—	—	4,678	—	No	No	3	—	—
Itmann	46-09569	3	—	—	—	—	2,604	—	No	No	1	1	—
		35	—	3	—	—	61,286	—			22	7	9

(1) See table below for additional detail regarding Legal Actions Pending as of March 31, 2021. With respect to Contests of Proposed Penalties, we have included the number of dockets (as opposed to citations) when counting the number of Legal Actions Pending as of March 31, 2021.

		Contests of Citations, Orders (as of 3.31.21)	Contests of Proposed Penalties (as of 3.31.21) (b)		Complaints for Compensation (as of 3.31.21)	Complaints of Discharge, Discrimination or Interference (as of 3.31.21)	Applications for Temporary Relief (as of 3.31.21)	Appeals of Judges' Decisions or Order (as of 3.31.21)
Mine or Operating Name/MSHA Identification Number		(a)	Dockets	Citations	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)
Active Operations
Bailey	36-07230	—	8	37	—	—	—	—
Enlow Fork	36-07416	—	10	61	—	—	—	1
Harvey	36-10045	—	3	8	—	—	—	2
Itmann	46-09569	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
		—	22	107	—	—	—	3

(a) Represents (if any) contests of citations and orders, which typically are filed prior to an operator's receipt of a proposed penalty assessment from MSHA or relate to orders for which penalties are not assessed (such as imminent danger orders under Section 107 of the Mine Act). This category includes: (i) contests of citations or orders issued under section 104 of the Mine Act, (ii) contests of imminent danger withdrawal orders under section 107 of the Mine Act, and (iii) Emergency response plan dispute proceedings (as required under the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-236, 120 Stat. 493).

(b) Represents (if any) contests of proposed penalty assessments, which are administrative proceedings before the FMSHRC challenging a civil penalty that MSHA has proposed for the violation contained in a citation or order. 

(c) Represents (if any) complaints for compensation, which are cases under section 111 of the Mine Act that may be filed with the FMSHRC by miners idled by a closure order issued by MSHA who are entitled to compensation.

(d) Represents (if any) complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference under section 105 of the Mine Act, which cover: (i) discrimination proceedings involving a miner's allegation that he or she has suffered adverse employment action because he or she engaged in activity protected under the Mine Act, such as making a safety complaint, and (ii) temporary reinstatement proceedings involving cases in which a miner has filed a complaint with MSHA stating that he or she has suffered such discrimination and has lost his or her position. Complaints of Discharge, Discrimination, or Interference are also included in Contests of Proposed Penalties, Column B.

(e) Represents (if any) applications for temporary relief, which are applications under section 105(b)(2) of the Mine Act for temporary relief from any modification or termination of any order or from any order issued under section 104 of the Mine Act (other than citations issued under section 104(a) or (f) of the Mine Act).

(f) Represents (if any) appeals of judges' decisions or orders to the FMSHRC, including petitions for discretionary review and review by the FMSHRC on its own motion.

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Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue		$ 330,760	$ 275,100
Miscellaneous Other Income		3,189	16,170
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets		8,202	(14)
Total Revenue and Other Income		342,151	291,256
Costs and Expenses:
Operating and Other Costs		185,110	212,275
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897	54,943
Freight Expense		27,013	3,147
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		23,964	17,670
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(683)	(16,833)
Interest Expense, net		15,261	15,671
Total Costs and Expenses		310,562	286,873
Earnings Before Income Tax		31,589	4,383
Income Tax Expense		5,185	1,908
Net Income		26,404	2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		0	108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders		$ 26,404	$ 2,367
Earnings per Share:
Total Basic Earnings per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.77	$ 0.09
Total Dilutive Earnings per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.75	$ 0.09
Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	$ 285,535	$ 255,452
Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		18,212	16,501
Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		$ 27,013	$ 3,147

[1] For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the PAMC segment had revenues from the following customers, each comprising over 10% of the Company's total sales: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Customer A $ 57,680 $ 38,908 Customer B $ 33,239 $ 104,354 Customer C $ 36,599 $ 35,683 Customer D $ 44,236 *

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Net Income	$ 26,404	$ 2,475
Other Comprehensive Income:
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments (Net of tax: ($1,164),($1,214))	3,360	3,624
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Total	414	(2,773)
Other Comprehensive Income	3,774	851
Comprehensive Income	30,178	3,326
Less: Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	123
Comprehensive Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$ 30,178	$ 3,203

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments, Tax	$ 1,164	$ 1,214
Unrealized gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges, Tax	$ (144)	$ (933)

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 91,174	$ 50,850
Restricted Cash	303	0
Accounts and Notes Receivable
Trade Receivables, net	124,629	118,289
Other Receivables, net	41,602	42,157
Inventories	55,209	56,200
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	23,825	25,445
Total Current Assets	336,742	292,941
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment	5,131,739	5,143,696
Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	3,117,651	3,094,634
Total Property, Plant and Equipment—Net	2,014,088	2,049,062
Other Assets:
Deferred Income Taxes	62,261	68,821
Right of Use Asset - Operating Leases	48,337	53,436
Other, net	59,132	59,106
Total Other Assets	169,730	181,363
TOTAL ASSETS	2,520,560	2,523,366
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	75,382	71,229
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	50,057	53,846
Other Accrued Liabilities	245,755	243,395
Total Current Liabilities	371,194	368,470
Long-Term Debt:
Long-Term Debt	550,444	566,858
Finance Lease Obligations	34,877	36,203
Total Long-Term Debt	585,321	603,061
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions	383,457	387,637
Pneumoconiosis Benefits	228,687	229,720
Asset Retirement Obligations	227,922	228,182
Workers’ Compensation	63,414	64,390
Salary Retirement	28,527	35,359
Operating Lease Liability	32,434	35,655
Other	16,539	17,373
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	980,980	998,316
TOTAL LIABILITIES	1,937,495	1,969,847
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value; 62,500,000 Shares Authorized, 34,371,205 Shares Issued and Outstanding at March 31, 2021; 34,031,374 Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2020	344	340
Capital in Excess of Par Value	642,054	642,887
Retained Earnings	273,254	246,850
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(332,587)	(336,558)
TOTAL EQUITY	583,065	553,519
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 2,520,560	$ 2,523,366

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	62,500,000	62,500,000
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	34,371,205	34,031,374
Common stock shares outstanding (in shares)	34,371,205	34,031,374

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Common Stock [Member] CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Parent [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 0		$ 259	$ 0		$ 523,762	$ (3,298)		$ 259,903	$ 0		$ (348,725)	$ (3,298)	$ 435,199	$ 0	$ 137,196	$ (3,298)		$ 572,395
Net Income (Loss)			0			0			2,367			0		2,367		108			2,475
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments, Net of Tax			0			0			0			3,609		3,609		15			3,624
Interest Rate Hedge			0			0			0			(2,773)		(2,773)		0			(2,773)
Comprehensive Income			0			0			2,367			836		3,203		123			3,326
Issuance of Common Stock			1						0			0		0		0			0
Issuance of Common Stock						(1)
Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards			0			4,856			0			0		4,856					5,014
Shares Withheld for Taxes			0			(555)			0			0		(555)		(217)			(772)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020			260			528,062			258,972			(347,889)		439,405		131,685			571,090
Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards																158
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest			0			0			0			0		$ 0		$ (5,575)			(5,575)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020			340			642,887			246,850			(336,558)							553,519
Net Income (Loss)			0			0			26,404			0							26,404
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments, Net of Tax			0			0			0			3,360							3,360
Interest Rate Hedge			0			0			0			414							414
Comprehensive Income			0			0			26,404			3,774							30,178
Issuance of Common Stock			4						0			0							0
Issuance of Common Stock						(4)
Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards			0			1,509			0			0							1,509
Shares Withheld for Taxes			0			(2,072)			0			0							(2,072)
CCR Merger		$ 0			$ (266)			$ 0			$ 197							$ (69)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021			$ 344			$ 642,054			$ 273,254			$ (332,587)							$ 583,065

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member]
Cumulative Change in Accounting Principle, Tax		$ 1,109
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments, Tax	$ 1,164	(1,214)
Interest Rate Hedge, Tax	144	933
Actuarially Determined Long-Term Liability Adjustments, Tax	$ (1,164)	$ 1,214

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 26,404	$ 2,475
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	59,897	54,943
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Assets	(8,202)	14
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation	1,509	5,014
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	2,140	1,444
Gain on Debt Extinguishment	(683)	(16,833)
Deferred Income Taxes	5,185	1,908
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates	206	315
Changes in Operating Assets:
Accounts and Notes Receivable	(5,764)	23,064
Inventories	475	(4,507)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	1,620	4,845
Changes in Other Assets	(1,459)	191
Changes in Operating Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	(73)	(15,726)
Other Operating Liabilities	9,242	3,899
Changes in Other Liabilities	(12,501)	(9,646)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	77,996	51,400
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures	(13,800)	(27,178)
Proceeds from Sales of Assets	8,488	0
Other Investing Activity	(182)	0
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(5,494)	(27,178)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from Finance Lease Obligations	0	16,293
Payments on Finance Lease Obligations	(8,498)	(4,899)
Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest	0	(5,575)
Shares/Units Withheld for Taxes	(2,072)	(772)
Debt-Related Financing Fees	0	(643)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(31,875)	(25,688)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	40,627	(1,466)
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period	50,850	80,293
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period	91,477	78,827
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Finance Lease	8,226	7,023
Other Equipment Financing	0	9,129
Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on Debt	(6,250)	(3,750)
Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on Debt	(5,536)	(688)
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on Debt	(9,338)	(25,480)
Other Asset Backed Financing [Member]
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on Debt	$ (181)	$ (174)

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Basis of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CONSOL Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. The portion of these entities that is not owned by the Company is presented as non-controlling interest. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-01 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) to clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. Specifically, certain provisions in Topic 848, if elected by an entity, apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. Amendments in this Update to the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this Update provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates (IBORs), and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. This Update also provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity may elect to apply the amendments for contract modifications by Topic or Industry Subtopic as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. Once elected for a Topic or an Industry Subtopic, the amendments in this Update must be applied prospectively for all eligible contract modifications for that Topic or Industry Subtopic. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01 - Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in this Update clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for certain equity securities under Topic 321, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323, and the guidance in Topic 815, which could change how an entity accounts for an equity security under the measurement alternative or a forward contract or purchased option to purchase securities that, upon settlement of the forward contract or exercise of the purchased option, would be accounted for under the equity method of accounting or the fair value option in accordance with Topic 825, Financial Instruments. These amendments improve current GAAP by reducing diversity in practice and increasing comparability of the accounting for these interactions. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740) to reduce the complexity of accounting for income taxes while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. The amendments in Update 2019-12 removed the following exceptions: (1) the exception to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendments in Update 2019-12 also simplified the accounting for income taxes in the areas of franchise tax, step up in the tax basis of goodwill associated with a business combination, allocation of current and deferred tax expense to a legal entity that is not subject to tax in its separate financial statements, and presentation of the effect of an enacted change in tax laws or rates in the annual effective tax rate computation in the interim period that includes the enactment date. The Update added minor codification improvements for income taxes related to employee stock ownership plans and investments in qualified affordable housing projects accounted for using the equity method. These changes are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive earnings per share are computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include additional shares from restricted stock units and performance share units, if dilutive. The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units were released, and that the proceeds from such activities were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period. 

The table below sets forth the share-based awards that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units		61,650		141,279
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units		—		—
		61,650		141,279

The computations for basic and dilutive earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share data	March 31,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net Income	$	26,404	$	2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		—		108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$	26,404	$	2,367
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding		34,206,632		25,987,155
Effect of dilutive shares		837,450		265,056
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		35,044,082		26,252,211
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	0.77	$	0.09
Dilutive	$	0.75	$	0.09

As of March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy has 500,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are issued or outstanding.

Reclassifications

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company added the CONSOL Marine Terminal to its reportable segments disclosed in Note 16 - Segment Information. As a result, certain reclassifications of 2020 segment information have been made to conform to the 2021 presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total assets, net income, stockholders' equity or cash flows from operating activities.

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Note 2 - Major Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 2—MAJOR TRANSACTIONS:

Merger with CONSOL Coal Resources LP

On October 22, 2020, CONSOL Energy, the Partnership, the General Partner, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, and Merger Sub entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy (the “Merger”). On December 30, 2020, the Merger was completed and CONSOL Energy issued 7,967,690 shares of common stock to acquire the 10,912,138 common units of CCR not owned by CONSOL Energy prior to the Merger at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.73 shares of CONSOL Energy common stock for each CCR unit, for total implied consideration of $51,710. As a result of the Merger, CCR's common units are no longer publicly traded.

Except for the Partnership's incentive distribution rights, which were automatically canceled immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger for no consideration in accordance with CCR's partnership agreement, the interests in CCR owned by CONSOL Energy and its subsidiaries remain outstanding as limited partner interests in the surviving entity. The General Partner will continue to own the non-economic general partner interest in the surviving entity.

Since CONSOL Energy controlled CCR prior to the Merger and continues to control CCR after the Merger, CONSOL Energy accounted for the change in its ownership interest in CCR as an equity transaction, which was reflected as a reduction of noncontrolling interest with corresponding increases to common stock and capital in excess of par value. No gain or loss was recognized in CONSOL Energy's Consolidated Statements of Income as a result of the Merger. The tax effects of the Merger were reported as adjustments to deferred income taxes and capital in excess of par value.

Prior to the effective date of the Merger, public unitholders held a 39.3% equity interest in CCR's outstanding common units and CONSOL Energy owned the remaining 60.7% equity interest. The earnings of CCR that were attributed to its common units held by the public prior to the Merger are reflected in Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

The Company incurred $9,822 of transaction costs directly attributable to the Merger during the year ended December 31, 2020, including financial advisory, legal service and other professional fees, which were recorded to Selling, General and Administrative Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Settlement Transaction with Murray Energy

On September 16, 2020, CONSOL entered into a settlement transaction with (i) Murray Energy Holdings Co., Murray Energy Corporation, and their direct and indirect subsidiaries (such entities that are debtors in possession in Murray Energy Holdings Co.’s jointly administered Chapter 11 cases) and (ii) ACNR Holdings, Inc. to fully and finally resolve the disputes raised in the litigation captioned CONSOL Energy Inc. v Murray Energy Holdings Co., et al., Adversary Case 2:20-ap-02036, arising out of Murray Energy Holdings Co.'s bankruptcy proceedings and any and all other disputes, controversies, or causes of action between and among them. The underlying agreements and compromises, which have been memorialized in definitive documentation, were treated as a single, integrated transaction. As of March 31, 2021, this single, integrated transaction resulted in $4,895 of Other Receivables, net, and $22,766 of Other Assets, net, included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2020, this single, integrated transaction resulted in $4,867 of Other Receivables, net, and $22,055 of Other Assets, net, included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities with respect to additional information relating to certain liabilities of the Company under the Coal Act (as defined below).

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Note 3 - Revenue

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

NOTE 3—REVENUE:

The following table disaggregates CONSOL Energy's revenue from contracts with customers to depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company's revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021		March 31, 2020
Coal Revenue	$	285,535	$	255,452
Terminal Revenue		18,212		16,501
Freight Revenue		27,013		3,147
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	330,760	$	275,100

Coal Revenue

CONSOL Energy's coal revenue is generally recognized when title passes to the customer and the price is fixed and determinable. Generally, title passes when coal is loaded at the central preparation facility, the CONSOL Marine Terminal or, on occasion, other destinations. The Company's coal contract revenue per ton is fixed and determinable and adjusted for nominal quality adjustments. Some coal contracts also contain positive electric power price-related adjustments, which represent market-driven price adjustments, wherein no additional value is exchanged, in addition to a fixed base price per ton. The Company’s coal contracts generally do not allow for retroactive adjustments to pricing after title to the coal has passed. The Company's coal supply contracts and other sales and operating revenue contracts vary in length from short-term to long-term contracts and do not typically have significant financing components.

The estimated transaction price from each of the Company's contracts is based on the total amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled under the contract. Included in the transaction price for certain coal supply contracts is the impact of variable consideration, including quality price adjustments, handling services, per ton price fluctuations based on certain coal sales price indices and anticipated payments in lieu of shipments. The estimated transaction price for each contract is allocated to the Company's performance obligations based on relative stand-alone selling prices determined at contract inception. The Company has determined that each ton of coal represents a separate and distinct performance obligation. Some of the Company's contracts span multiple years and have annual pricing modifications, based upon market-driven or inflationary adjustments, where no additional value is exchanged. Management believes that the invoice price is the most appropriate rate at which to recognize revenue.

While CONSOL Energy does, from time to time, experience costs of obtaining coal customer contracts with amortization periods greater than one year, those costs are generally immaterial to the Company's net income. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not recognized any amortization of previously existing capitalized costs of obtaining customer contracts. Further, the Company has not recognized any coal revenue in the current period that is not a result of current period performance.

Terminal Revenue

Terminal revenues are attributable to the Company's CONSOL Marine Terminal and include revenues earned from providing receipt and unloading of coal from rail cars, transporting coal from the receipt point to temporary storage or stockpile facilities located at the Terminal, stockpiling, blending, weighing, sampling, redelivery, and loading of coal onto vessels. Revenues for these services are earned on a ratable basis, and performance obligations are considered fulfilled as the services are performed.

The CONSOL Marine Terminal does not normally experience material costs of obtaining customer contracts with amortization periods greater than one year. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not recognized any amortization of previously existing capitalized costs of obtaining Terminal customer contracts. Further, the Company has not recognized any revenue in the current period that is not a result of current period performance.

Freight Revenue

Some of CONSOL Energy's coal contracts require that the Company sell its coal at locations other than its central preparation plant. The cost to transport the Company's coal to the ultimate sales point is passed through to the Company's customers and CONSOL Energy recognizes the freight revenue equal to the transportation costs when title of the coal passes to the customer.

Contract Balances

Contract assets are recorded separately from trade receivables in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reclassified to trade receivables as title passes to the customer and the Company's right to consideration becomes unconditional. Payments for coal shipments are typically due within two to four weeks from the invoice date. CONSOL Energy typically does not have material contract assets that are stated separately from trade receivables since the Company's performance obligations are satisfied as control of the goods or services passes to the customer, thereby granting the Company an unconditional right to receive consideration. Contract liabilities relate to consideration received in advance of the satisfaction of the Company's performance obligations. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue at the point in time when control of the good passes to the customer, or over time when services are provided.

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Note 4 - Miscellaneous Other Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Interest and Other Income [Text Block]

NOTE 4—MISCELLANEOUS OTHER INCOME:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Royalty Income - Non-Operated Coal	$	1,601	$	4,504
Interest Income		858		244
Rental Income		215		497
Contract Buyout		—		10,825
Other		515		100
Miscellaneous Other Income	$	3,189	$	16,170

Contract buyout income earned during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily the result of partial contract buyouts that involved negotiations to reduce coal quantities several customers were otherwise obligated to purchase under contracts in exchange for payment of certain fees to the Company, and do not impact forward contract terms.

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Note 5 - Components of Pension and Other Post-employment Benefit (OPEB) Plans Net Periodic Benefit Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Retirement Benefits [Text Block]

NOTE 5—COMPONENTS OF PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT (OPEB) PLANS NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS:

The components of Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost are as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Service Cost	$	279		$	296		$	—		$	—
Interest Cost		3,550			5,044			1,818			3,199
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(10,542	)		(10,455	)		—			—
Amortization of Prior Service Credits		—			—			(601	)		(601	)
Amortization of Actuarial Loss		1,367			1,730			1,629			2,319
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	$	(5,346	)	$	(3,385	)	$	2,846		$	4,917

(Credits) expenses related to pension and other post-employment benefits are reflected in Operating and Other Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Note 6 - Components of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and Workers' Compensation Net Periodic Benefit Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Pneumoconiosis Benefits And Workers Compensation Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 6—COMPONENTS OF COAL WORKERS’ PNEUMOCONIOSIS (CWP) AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS:

The components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost are as follows:

	CWP				Workers' Compensation
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2021		2020		2021			2020
Service Cost	$	1,115	$	1,151	$	1,059		$	1,569
Interest Cost		1,178		1,551		282			461
Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain)		2,091		1,401		(45	)		(122	)
State Administrative Fees and Insurance Bond Premiums		—		—		468			621
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	4,384	$	4,103	$	1,764		$	2,529

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Note 7 - Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7—INCOME TAXES:

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $5,185, or 16.4% of earnings before income taxes based on the actual year-to-date effective rate for this period. The income tax provision for interim periods is generally determined using an estimate of the Company's annual effective tax rate, and adjusted for discrete items, if any, in the relevant period. However, given current and expected operating activities during the year, considering the significant benefit from excess percentage depletion, estimating a reliable annual effective tax rate has become difficult as small changes in forecasted results can produce significant changes to the Company's annual effective tax rate. Therefore, the Company has determined that the actual year-to-date effective tax rate is the best estimate for the reporting period ended March 31, 2021. The Company will continue to utilize this methodology until reliable estimates of the annual effective tax rate can be made. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the income tax benefit for excess percentage depletion, offset by the impact of tax expense related to compensation.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company evaluated the impact of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which had various income tax related provisions, including temporary net operating loss carryback and limitation measures, a relaxation of the limitation on interest deductions, the postponement of statutory filing dates, and a technical correction of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act related to qualified improvement property. The CARES Act increased the amount of deductible interest from 30% of adjusted taxable income to 50% for tax years 2019 and 2020, which generated a cash tax benefit, but also reduced the base of earnings upon which percentage depletion was computed. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 44.6%, which differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to discrete income tax charges related to equity compensation and the effect of the CARES Act as noted above, partially offset by the benefit anticipated for excess percentage depletion.

The Company utilizes the “more likely than not” standard in recognizing a tax benefit in its financial statements. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits. 

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and its various states, as well as Canada and its various provinces. Under the provisions of the tax matters agreement entered into between the Company and its former parent on November 28, 2017 (the “TMA”), certain subsidiaries of the Company are subject to examination for period January 1, 2017 through November 28, 2017. Furthermore, the Company is subject to examination for the period November 28, 2017 through  December 31, 2020 for federal and state returns.

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Note 8 - Credit Losses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Credit Loss, Financial Instrument [Text Block]

NOTE 8—CREDIT LOSSES:

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-013, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments using a modified retrospective approach. This ASU replaces the incurred loss impairment model with an expected credit loss impairment model for financial instruments, including trade and other receivables. The amendment requires entities to consider forward-looking information to estimate expected credit losses, resulting in earlier recognition of losses for receivables that are current or not yet due, which were not considered under previous accounting guidance. The Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the amount of $3,298, net of $1,109 of income taxes, for expected credit losses on financial assets at the adoption date.

The following table illustrates the impact of ASC 326.

	January 1, 2020
	As Reported Under ASC 326		Pre-ASC 326 Adoption		Impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Trade Receivables	$	3,051	$	2,100	$	951
Other Receivables		3,372		711		2,661
Other Assets		795		—		795
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables	$	7,218	$	2,811	$	4,407

The Company is exposed to credit losses primarily through sales of products and services. The Company's expected loss allowance methodology for accounts receivable is developed using historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of customers' trade and other accounts receivables. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimate of the amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on an aging of the accounts receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The Company's monitoring activities include timely account reconciliations, dispute resolution, payment confirmation, consideration of customers' financial condition and macroeconomic conditions.

Balances are written off when determined to be uncollectible. The Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and determined that the estimate of credit losses was not significantly impacted.

Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for changes to the assessment of anticipated payment, changes in economic conditions, current industry trends in the markets the Company serves, and changes in the financial health of the Company's counterparties.

The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of accounts receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected.

	Trade Receivables		Other Receivables		Other Assets
Beginning Balance, December 31, 2020	$	4,426	$	4,710	$	1,661
Provision for expected credit losses		120		2,024		12
Ending Balance, March 31, 2021	$	4,546	$	6,734	$	1,673

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Note 9 - Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 9—INVENTORIES:

Inventory components consist of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Coal	$	10,227	$	7,163
Supplies		44,982		49,037
Total Inventories	$	55,209	$	56,200

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of coal inventories is determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Coal inventory costs include labor, supplies, equipment costs, operating overhead, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other related costs. The cost of supplies inventory is determined by the average cost method and includes operating and maintenance supplies to be used in the Company's coal operations.

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Note 10 - Accounts Receivable Securitization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Receivable Securitization [Text Block]

NOTE 10—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SECURITIZATION:

CONSOL Energy and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries are parties to a trade accounts receivable securitization facility with financial institutions for the sale on a continuous basis of eligible trade accounts receivable. In March 2020, the securitization facility was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date from August 30, 2021 to March 27, 2023.

Pursuant to the securitization facility, CONSOL Thermal Holdings LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership, sells current and future trade receivables to CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. CONSOL Marine Terminals LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC sell and/or contribute current and future trade receivables (including receivables sold to CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC by CONSOL Thermal Holdings LLC) to CONSOL Funding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “SPV”). The SPV, in turn, pledges its interests in the receivables to PNC Bank, N.A., which either makes loans or issues letters of credit on behalf of the SPV. The maximum amount of advances and letters of credit outstanding under the securitization facility may not exceed $100 million.

Loans under the securitization facility accrue interest at a reserve-adjusted LIBOR market index rate equal to the one-month Eurodollar rate. Loans and letters of credit under the securitization facility also accrue a program fee and a letter of credit participation fee, respectively, ranging from 2.00% to 2.50% per annum depending on the total net leverage ratio of CONSOL Energy. In addition, the SPV paid certain structuring fees to PNC Capital Markets LLC and pays other customary fees to the lenders, including a fee on unused commitments equal to 0.60% per annum.

At March 31, 2021, the Company's eligible accounts receivable yielded $25,197 of borrowing capacity. At March 31, 2021, the facility had no outstanding borrowings and $25,500 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving no unused capacity. CONSOL Energy posted $303 of cash collateral to secure the difference in the outstanding letters of credit and the eligible accounts receivable. Cash collateral of $303 is included in Restricted Cash in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2020, the Company's eligible accounts receivable yielded $31,868 of borrowing capacity. At December 31, 2020, the facility had no outstanding borrowings and $31,218 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving available borrowing capacity of $650. Costs associated with the receivables facility totaled $261 and $341 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These costs have been recorded as financing fees which are included in Operating and Other Costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has not derecognized any receivables due to its continued involvement in the collections efforts.

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Note 11 - Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 11—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Plant and Equipment	$	3,118,268	$	3,134,149
Coal Properties and Surface Lands		875,079		874,567
Airshafts		456,083		452,976
Mine Development		356,136		354,691
Advance Mining Royalties		326,173		327,313
Total Property, Plant and Equipment		5,131,739		5,143,696
Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		3,117,651		3,094,634
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	2,014,088	$	2,049,062

Coal reserves are either owned in fee or controlled by lease. The duration of the leases vary; however, the lease terms are generally extended automatically to the exhaustion of economically recoverable reserves, as long as active mining continues. Coal interests held by lease provide the same rights as fee ownership for mineral extraction and are legally considered real property interests.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, property, plant and equipment includes gross assets under finance leases of $74,504 and $112,334, respectively. Accumulated amortization for finance leases was $19,325 and $56,761 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Amortization expense for assets under finance leases approximated $8,619 and $4,964 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included in Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Note 12 - Other Accrued Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 12—OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Subsidence Liability	$	91,432	$	89,554
Accrued Payroll and Benefits		23,185		21,179
Accrued Interest		8,985		6,236
Litigation		8,457		3,625
Accrued Other Taxes		5,267		7,126
Accrued Equipment Obligations		300		6,698
Other		20,319		20,220
Current Portion of Long-Term Liabilities:
Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions		25,867		26,073
Asset Retirement Obligations		20,587		20,587
Operating Lease Liability		19,540		20,241
Pneumoconiosis Benefits		12,133		12,203
Workers' Compensation		9,683		9,653
Total Other Accrued Liabilities	$	245,755	$	243,395

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Note 13 - Long-term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

NOTE 13—LONG-TERM DEBT:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Debt:
Term Loan B due in September 2024 (Principal of $264,652 and $270,188 less Unamortized Discount of $875 and $938, 4.61% and 4.65% Weighted Average Interest Rate, respectively)	$	263,777	$	269,250
11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 2025		156,957		167,147
MEDCO Revenue Bonds in Series due September 2025 at 5.75%		102,865		102,865
Term Loan A due in March 2023 (5.50% Weighted Average Interest Rate)		60,000		66,250
Other Asset-Backed Financing Arrangements		2,632		2,813
Advance Royalty Commitments (13.68% Weighted Average Interest Rate)		2,185		2,185
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs		9,083		9,921
		579,333		600,589
Less: Amounts Due in One Year*		28,889		33,731
Long-Term Debt	$	550,444	$	566,858

* Excludes current portion of Finance Lease Obligations of $21,168 and $20,115 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

In November 2017, CONSOL Energy entered into a revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A. with commitments up to $300 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), a Term Loan A Facility of up to $100 million (the “TLA Facility”) and a Term Loan B Facility of up to $400 million (the “TLB Facility”, and together with the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). On March 28, 2019, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities to increase the borrowing commitment of the Revolving Credit Facility to $400 million and reallocate the principal amounts outstanding under the TLA Facility and TLB Facility. On March 29, 2021, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities to revise the negative covenant with respect to other indebtedness to allow the Company to incur obligations under the tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds. On June 5, 2020, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the “amendment”) to provide eight quarters of financial covenant relaxation, effect an increase in the rate at which borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility bear interest, and add an anti-cash hoarding provision. Borrowings under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at the Company's option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility depends on the total net leverage ratio, whereas the applicable margin for the TLB Facility is fixed. The amendment increased the applicable margin by 50 basis points on both the Revolving Credit Facility and the TLA Facility. The maturity date of the Revolving Credit and TLA Facilities is March 28, 2023. The TLB Facility's maturity date is September 28, 2024. Obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed by (i) all owners of the PAMC held by the Company, (ii) any other members of the Company’s group that own any portion of the collateral securing the Revolving Credit Facility, and (iii) subject to certain customary exceptions and agreed materiality thresholds, all other existing or future direct or indirect wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries of the Company. The obligations are secured by, subject to certain exceptions (including a limitation of pledges of equity interests in certain subsidiaries and certain thresholds with respect to real property), a first-priority lien on (i) the Company’s interest in the PAMC, (ii) the limited partner units of the Partnership held by the Company, (iii) the equity interests in CONSOL Coal Resources GP LLC held by the Company, (iv) the CONSOL Marine Terminal, (v) the Itmann Mine and (vi) the 1.5 billion tons of Greenfield Reserves.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of customary affirmative covenants. In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain a number of negative covenants, including (subject to certain exceptions) limitations on (among other things): indebtedness, liens, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, restricted payments, and prepayments of junior indebtedness. The amendment added additional conditions to be met for the covenants relating to investments in joint ventures, general investments, share repurchases, dividends, and repurchases of Second Lien Notes. The additional conditions require no outstanding borrowings and no more than $200 million of outstanding letters of credit on the Revolving Credit Facility. Further restrictions apply to investments in joint ventures, share repurchases and dividends that require the total net leverage ratio shall not be greater than 2.00 to 1.00.

The Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility also include covenants relating to (i) a maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, (ii) a maximum total net leverage ratio, and (iii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.  The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated First Lien Debt to Consolidated EBITDA. Consolidated EBITDA, as used in the covenant calculation, excludes non-cash compensation expenses, non-recurring transaction expenses, extraordinary gains and losses, gains and losses on discontinued operations, non-cash charges related to legacy employee liabilities and gains and losses on debt extinguishment, and subtracts cash payments related to legacy employee liabilities. The maximum total net leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness, minus Cash on Hand, to Consolidated EBITDA. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges. Consolidated Fixed Charges, as used in the covenant calculation, include cash interest payments, cash payments for income taxes, scheduled debt repayments, dividends paid, and Maintenance Capital Expenditures. The amendment revised the financial covenants applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility relating to the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio, maximum total net leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, so that for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020 through March 31, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.50 to 1.00, the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.75 to 1.00, and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.00 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through September 30, 2021, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.25 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.50 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.05 to 1.00; for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 2.00 to 1.00 and the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 3.25 to 1.00; and for the fiscal quarters ending on or after June 30, 2022, the maximum first lien gross leverage ratio shall be 1.75 to 1.00, the maximum total net leverage ratio shall be 2.75 to 1.00 and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio shall be 1.10 to 1.00. The maximum first lien gross leverage ratio was 1.37 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The maximum total net leverage ratio was 1.97 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.88 to 1.00 at March 31, 2021. The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of March 31, 2021. The Company is continuing to actively monitor the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on its liquidity. 

The TLB Facility also includes a financial covenant that requires the Company to repay a certain amount of its borrowings under the TLB Facility within ten business days after the date it files its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission if the Company has excess cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement for the Senior Secured Credit Facilities) during the year covered by the applicable Form 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy made the required repayment of approximately $5 million based on the amount of the Company's excess cash flow as of December 31, 2020. The required repayment is equal to a certain percentage of the Company’s excess cash flow for such year, ranging from 0% to 75% depending on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, less the amount of certain voluntary prepayments made by the Company, if any, under the TLB Facility during such fiscal year. The amount of excess cash flow is a covenant feature only applicable as of the Company's year-end and will be calculated as of December 31, 2021.

At March 31, 2021, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $145,656 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $254,344 of unused capacity. At December 31, 2020, the Revolving Credit Facility had no borrowings outstanding and $125,938 of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $274,062 of unused capacity. From time to time, CONSOL Energy is required to post financial assurances to satisfy contractual and other requirements generated in the normal course of business. Some of these assurances are posted to comply with federal, state or other government agencies' statutes and regulations. CONSOL Energy sometimes uses letters of credit to satisfy these requirements and these letters of credit reduce the Company's borrowing facility capacity.

In November 2017, CONSOL Energy issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (the “Second Lien Notes”) pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 13, 2017, by and between the Company and UMB Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee and collateral trustee (the “Trustee”). On November 28, 2017, certain subsidiaries of the Company executed a supplement to the Indenture and became party to the Indenture as a guarantor (the “Guarantors”). The Second Lien Notes are secured by second priority liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors that are pledged on a first-priority basis as collateral securing the Company’s obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (described above), subject to certain exceptions under the Indenture. The Indenture contains covenants that will limit the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to (i) incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) create liens to secure indebtedness; (iii) declare or pay dividends on the Company’s common stock, redeem stock or make other distributions to the Company’s stockholders; (iv) make investments; (v) restrict dividends, loans or other asset transfers from the Company’s restricted subsidiaries; (vi) merge or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all of the Company’s assets; (vii) sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, including equity interests in subsidiaries; (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (ix) create unrestricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications. If the Second Lien Notes achieve an investment grade rating from both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and no default under the Indenture exists, many of the foregoing covenants will terminate and cease to apply.

The only non-guarantor subsidiary of the Senior Credit Facilities is the SPV, which holds the assets pledged to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. The SPV had total assets of $127,258 and $123,468, comprised mainly of $126,290 and $122,639 trade receivables, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Net income attributable to the SPV was $1,160 and $1,047 for three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which primarily reflected intercompany fees related to purchasing the receivables, which are eliminated in the Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Form 10-Q. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no borrowings or payments under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. See Note 10 - Accounts Receivable Securitization for additional information. All other subsidiaries are guarantors of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company spent $9,338 to retire $10,190 of its outstanding 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in 2025 and made a required repayment of approximately $5 million on the TLB Facility (discussed above). During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company spent $25,480 to retire $43,176 of its outstanding 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due in 2025. As part of these transactions, $683 and $16,833 was included in Gain on Debt Extinguishment on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company is a borrower under an asset-backed financing arrangement related to certain equipment. The equipment, which had an approximate value of $2,632 and $2,813 at  March 31, 2021 and  December 31, 2020, respectfully, fully collateralizes the loan. As of March 31, 2021, the total outstanding loan of $2,632 matures in September 2024. The loan had a weighted average interest rate of 3.61% at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps, which effectively converted $150,000 of the TLB Facility's floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020 and 2021, and $50,000 of the TLB Facility's floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022. The interest rate swaps qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment and as such, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swaps is recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as an asset or liability. The effective portion of the gains or losses is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and the ineffective portion is reported in earnings. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value of $2,275 and $2,834, respectively, which is recorded in Other Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities. The fair value of the interest rate swaps reflected an unrealized gain of $414 (net of $144 tax) at March 31, 2021 and an unrealized loss of $2,773 (net of $933 tax) at March 31, 2020. The unrealized gain (loss) is included on the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive loss, as well as on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income as unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges. Some of the Company's interest rate swaps reached their effective date in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. As such, a loss of $532 and a gain of $4 was recognized in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. During 2021, notional amounts of $150,000 will become effective. Based on the fair value of the Company's cash flow hedges at March 31, 2021, the Company expects expense of approximately $1,694 to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months.

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 14—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

The Company is subject to various lawsuits and claims with respect to such matters as personal injury, wrongful death, damage to property, exposure to hazardous substances, governmental regulations including environmental remediation, employment and contract disputes and other claims and actions arising out of the normal course of business. The Company accrues the estimated loss for these lawsuits and claims when the loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s estimated accruals related to these pending claims, individually and in the aggregate, are immaterial to the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company as of March 31, 2021. It is possible that the aggregate loss in the future with respect to these lawsuits and claims could ultimately be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows; however, such amounts cannot be reasonably estimated. The amount claimed against the Company as of March 31, 2021 is disclosed below when an amount is expressly stated in the lawsuit or claim, which is not often the case.

Fitzwater Litigation: Three nonunion retired coal miners have sued Fola Coal Company LLC, Consolidation Coal Company (“CCC”) and CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. (“COK”) (as well as the Company's former parent) in West Virginia Federal Court alleging ERISA violations in the termination of retiree health care benefits. The Plaintiffs contend they relied to their detriment on oral statements and promises of “lifetime health benefits” allegedly made by various members of management during Plaintiffs’ employment and that they were allegedly denied access to Summary Plan Documents that clearly reserved the right to modify or terminate the Retiree Health and Welfare Plan subject to Plaintiffs’ claims. Pursuant to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint filed on April 24, 2017, Plaintiffs request that retiree health benefits be reinstated and seek to represent a class of all nonunion retirees who were associated with AMVEST and COK areas of operation. On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs’ supplemental motion for class certification was denied on all counts. On July 15, 2020, Plaintiffs filed an interlocutory appeal with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Order denying class certification. The Fourth Circuit denied Plaintiffs' appeal on August 14, 2020. On October 1, 2020, the District Court entered a pretrial order setting the trial date, which was held in February 2021. No ruling has been issued by the judge. The Company believes it has a meritorious defense and intends to vigorously defend this suit.

Casey Litigation: A class action lawsuit was filed on August 23, 2017 on behalf of two nonunion retired coal miners against CCC, COK, CONSOL Buchanan Mining Co., LLC and Kurt Salvatori in West Virginia Federal Court alleging ERISA violations in the termination of retiree health care benefits. Filed by the same lawyers who filed the Fitzwater litigation, and raising nearly identical claims, the Plaintiffs contend they relied to their detriment on oral promises of “lifetime health benefits” allegedly made by various members of management during Plaintiffs’ employment and that they were not provided with copies of Summary Plan Documents clearly reserving to the Company the right to modify or terminate the Retiree Health and Welfare Plan. Plaintiffs request that retiree health benefits be reinstated for them and their dependents and seek to represent a class of all nonunion retirees of any subsidiary of the Company's former parent that operated or employed individuals in McDowell or Mercer Counties, West Virginia, or Buchanan or Tazewell Counties, Virginia whose retiree welfare benefits were terminated. On December 1, 2017, the trial court judge in Fitzwater signed an order to consolidate Fitzwater with Casey. The Casey complaint was amended on March 1, 2018 to add new plaintiffs, add defendant CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC and eliminate defendant CONSOL Buchanan Mining Co., LLC in an attempt to expand the class of retirees. On October 15, 2019, Plaintiffs’ supplemental motion for class certification was denied on all counts. On July 15, 2020, Plaintiffs filed an interlocutory appeal with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Order denying class certification. The Fourth Circuit denied Plaintiffs' appeal on August 14, 2020. On October 1, 2020, the District Court entered a pretrial order setting the trial date, which was held in February 2021. No ruling has been issued by the judge. The Company believes it has a meritorious defense and intends to vigorously defend this suit.

United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan Litigation: In 2013, Murray Energy and its subsidiaries (“Murray”) entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Murray sale agreement”) with the Company's former parent pursuant to which Murray acquired the stock of CCC and certain subsidiaries and certain other assets and liabilities. At the time of sale, the liabilities included certain retiree medical liabilities under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 (“Coal Act”) and certain federal black lung liabilities under the Black Lung Benefits Act (“BLBA”). Based upon information available, the Company estimates that the annual servicing costs of these liabilities are approximately $10 million to $20 million per year for the next ten years. The annual servicing cost would decline each year since the beneficiaries of the Coal Act consist principally of miners who retired prior to 1994. Murray filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2019. As part of the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, Murray entered into a settlement with the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan (“1992 Plan”) to transfer retirees in the Murray Energy Section 9711 Plan into the 1992 Plan, which the bankruptcy court approved on April 30, 2020. The 1992 Plan recently filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to make a determination whether the Company's former parent or the Company has any continuing retiree medical liabilities under the Coal Act. The Murray sale agreement includes indemnification by Murray with respect to the Coal Act and BLBA liabilities. In addition, the Company had agreed to indemnify its former parent relative to certain pre-separation liabilities. As of September 16, 2020, the Company has entered into a settlement agreement with Murray and has withdrawn its claims in bankruptcy. See Note 2 - Major Transactions for a discussion of this settlement agreement. The Company will continue to vigorously defend any claims that attempt to transfer any of such liabilities directly or indirectly to the Company, including raising all applicable defenses against the 1992 Plan’s suit and those of any other party.

Other Matters: Various Company subsidiaries are defendants in certain other legal proceedings arising out of the conduct of the Coal Business prior to the separation and distribution, and the Company is also a defendant in other legal proceedings following the separation and distribution. In the opinion of management, based upon an investigation of these matters and discussion with legal counsel, the ultimate outcome of such other legal proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

As part of the separation and distribution, the Company assumed various financial obligations relating to the Coal Business and agreed to reimburse its former parent for certain financial guarantees relating to the Coal Business that its former parent retained following the separation and distribution. Employee-related financial guarantees have primarily been provided to support the 1992 Plan and federal black lung and various state workers’ compensation self-insurance programs. Environmental financial guarantees have primarily been provided to support various performance bonds related to reclamation and other environmental issues. Other financial guarantees have been extended to support sales contracts, insurance policies, legal matters, full and timely payments of mining equipment leases, and various other items necessary in the normal course of business.

The following is a summary, as of March 31, 2021, of the financial guarantees, unconditional purchase obligations and letters of credit to certain third parties. These amounts represent the maximum potential of total future payments that the Company could be required to make under these instruments, or under the separation and distribution agreement to the extent retained by the Company's former parent on behalf of the Coal Business. Certain letters of credit included in the table below were issued against other commitments included in this table. 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. The Company’s management believes that these commitments will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s 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	$	79,476	$	53,053	$	26,423	$	—	$	—
Environmental		398		398		—		—		—
Other		91,282		91,282		—		—		—
Total Letters of Credit	$	171,156	$	144,733	$	26,423	$	—	$	—
Surety Bonds:
Employee-Related	$	83,524	$	71,024	$	12,500	$	—	$	—
Environmental		538,320		507,367		30,953		—		—
Other		4,255		3,977		278		—		—
Total Surety Bonds	$	626,099	$	582,368	$	43,731	$	—	$	—
Guarantees:
Other	$	7,306	$	6,377	$	398	$	398	$	133

Included in the above table are commitments and guarantees entered into in conjunction with the sale of Consolidation Coal Company and certain of its subsidiaries, which contain all five of its longwall coal mines in West Virginia and its river operations, to a third party. As part of the separation and distribution, the Company's former parent agreed to indemnify the Company and the Company agreed to indemnify its former parent in each case with respect to guarantees of certain equipment lease obligations that were assumed by the third party. In the event that the third party would default on the obligations defined in the agreements, the Company could be required to perform under the guarantees. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has not been required to perform under these guarantees. The equipment lease obligations are collateralized by the underlying assets. The current maximum estimated exposure under these guarantees as of  March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is believed to be approximately $7,000 and $8,000, respectively. 

The Company regularly evaluates the likelihood of default for all guarantees based on an expected loss analysis and records the fair value, if any, of its guarantees as an obligation in the consolidated financial statements.

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Note 15 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

CONSOL Energy determines the fair value of assets and liabilities based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair values are based on assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in valuation techniques and the inputs to valuations. The fair value hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources (including LIBOR-based discount rates), while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions of what market participants would use.

The fair value hierarchy includes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as described below.

Level One - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level Two - The fair value of the assets and liabilities included in Level 2 are based on standard industry income approach models that use significant observable inputs, including LIBOR-based discount rates.

Level Three - Unobservable inputs significant to the fair value measurement supported by little or no market activity. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s third-party guarantees are the credit risk of the third-party and the third-party surety bond markets. A significant increase or decrease in these values, in isolation, would have a directionally similar effect resulting in higher or lower fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 guarantees.

In those cases when the inputs used to measure fair value meet the definition of more than one level of the fair value hierarchy, the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its totality determines the applicable level in the fair value hierarchy.

The financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

	Fair Value Measurements at							Fair Value Measurements at
	March 31, 2021							December 31, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives (1)	$	—	$	(2,275	)	$	—	$	—	$	(2,834	)	$	—

(1) Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value for which the fair value option was not elected:

Long-term debt: The fair value of long-term debt is measured using unadjusted quoted market prices or estimated using discounted cash flow analyses. The discounted cash flow analyses are based on current market rates for instruments with similar cash flows.

The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments for which the fair value option was not elected are as follows:

	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Long-Term Debt	$	588,416	$	561,426	$	610,510	$	517,862

Certain of the Company’s debt is actively traded on a public market and, as a result, constitutes Level 1 fair value measurements. The portion of the Company’s debt obligations that is not actively traded is valued through reference to the applicable underlying benchmark rate and, as a result, constitutes Level 2 fair value measurements.

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Note 16 - Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 16—SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management to make decisions on and assess performance of the Company’s reportable segments. CONSOL Energy consists of two reportable segments, the PAMC and the CONSOL Marine Terminal. The PAMC includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine and a centralized preparation plant. The PAMC segment’s principal activities include the mining, preparation and marketing of thermal coal, sold primarily to industrial end-users, power generators and metallurgical end-users. The CONSOL Marine Terminal provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore. Selling, general and administrative costs are allocated to the Company’s segments based on a percentage of resources utilized, a percentage of total revenue and a percentage of total projected capital expenditures. CONSOL Energy’s Other segment includes revenue and expenses from various corporate and diversified business activities that are not allocated to the PAMC or the CONSOL Marine Terminal segments. The diversified business activities include the development of the Itmann Mine, the Greenfield Reserves, closed and idle mine activities, other income, gain on asset sales related to non-core assets, and gain/loss on debt extinguishment. Additionally, interest expense and income taxes, as well as various other non-operated activities, none of which are individually significant to the Company, are also reflected in CONSOL Energy's Other segment and are not allocated to the PAMC and CONSOL Marine Terminal segments.

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments utilizing Adjusted EBITDA and various sales and production metrics. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP, and items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant in understanding and assessing the Company's financial condition. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to net income, income from operations, or cash flows from operations, or as a measure of the Company's profitability, liquidity, or performance under GAAP. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of its segments and to allocate resources to its segments. Investors should be aware that the Company's presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The CONSOL Marine Terminal has been disclosed in CONSOL Energy’s Other segment during prior years due to its relative contribution to the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA. The recent COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the Company’s 2020 financial performance and influenced its outlook with respect to the importance of coal exports. Effective December 31, 2020, the Company disclosed the CONSOL Marine Terminal in a separate reportable segment due to its increased contribution to Adjusted EBITDA as well as the increased reliance on coal exports serviced by the CONSOL Marine Terminal in accordance with how the Company's chief operating decision maker receives and reviews financial information. The Company has revised the consolidated segment information for all periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect this reclassification.

Industry segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are:

	PAMC		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	284,465	$	—	$	1,070		$	—	$	285,535	(A)
Terminal Revenue		—		18,212		—			—		18,212
Freight Revenue		27,013		—		—			—		27,013
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	311,478	$	18,212	$	1,070		$	—	$	330,760
Adjusted EBITDA	$	99,185	$	11,961	$	(4,431	)	$	—	$	106,715
Segment Assets	$	1,855,878	$	106,603	$	558,079		$	—	$	2,520,560
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	54,781	$	1,214	$	3,902		$	—	$	59,897
Capital Expenditures	$	12,579	$	60	$	1,161		$	—	$	13,800

Industry segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are:

	PAMC		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	255,452	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	255,452	(A)
Terminal Revenue		—		16,501		—			—		16,501
Freight Revenue		3,147		—		—			—		3,147
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	258,599	$	16,501	$	—		$	—	$	275,100
Adjusted EBITDA	$	63,579	$	10,554	$	(11,199	)	$	—	$	62,934
Segment Assets	$	1,949,655	$	86,036	$	617,777		$	—	$	2,653,468
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	48,418	$	1,257	$	5,268		$	—	$	54,943
Capital Expenditures	$	20,692	$	106	$	6,380		$	—	$	27,178

(A) For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the PAMC segment had revenues from the following customers, each comprising over 10% of the Company's total sales:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Customer A	$	57,680	$	38,908
Customer B	$	33,239	$	104,354
Customer C	$	36,599	$	35,683
Customer D	$	44,236		*

* Revenues from this customer during the three months ended March 31, 2020 were less than 10% of the Company's total sales.

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Amounts:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Earnings Before Income Tax	$	31,589		$	4,383
Interest Expense, net		15,261			15,671
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(683	)		(16,833	)
Interest Income		(858	)		(244	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897			54,943
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation		1,509			5,014
Adjusted EBITDA	$	106,715		$	62,934

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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 17—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

CONSOL Coal Resources LP

On December 30, 2020, CONSOL Energy completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding common units of CONSOL Coal Resources, and CONSOL Coal Resources became the Company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (see Note 2 - Major Transactions). In connection with the closing of the CCR Merger, CONSOL Energy issued 7,967,690 shares of its common stock to acquire the 10,912,138 common units of CCR held by third-party CCR investors at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.73 shares of CEIX common stock for each CCR unit, for total implied consideration of $51,710.

Prior to the CCR Merger, CONSOL Energy, certain of its subsidiaries and the Partnership were party to various agreements, including an Omnibus Agreement dated September 30, 2016, as amended on November 28, 2017, and an Affiliated Company Credit Agreement. Under the Omnibus Agreement, CONSOL Energy provided the Partnership with certain services in exchange for payments by the Partnership for those services. In connection with the closing of the CCR Merger, the Affiliated Company Credit Agreement was terminated, all obligations and guarantees thereunder repaid and discharged and all liens granted in connection therewith released. In connection with the termination of the Affiliated Company Credit Agreement and in exchange for, and in satisfaction of, payment of the outstanding balance of approximately $176,535 thereunder, CCR issued 37,322,410 CCR common units to the Company.

Charges for services from the Company to CCR prior to the CCR Merger include the following:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020
Operating and Other Costs	$	853
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		2,793
Total Services from CONSOL Energy	$	3,646

Operating and Other Costs included pension service costs and insurance expenses. Selling, General and Administrative Costs included charges for incentive compensation, an annual administrative support fee and reimbursement for the provision of certain management and operating services provided by the Company.

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Note 18 - Stock and Debt Repurchases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 18—STOCK AND DEBT REPURCHASES:

In December 2017, CONSOL Energy’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from time to time, the Company's outstanding shares of common stock or its 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025. Since its inception, the Company's Board of Directors has subsequently amended the program several times, the most recent of which approved a $270 million stock and debt repurchase program, which terminates on June 30, 2022.

Under the terms of the program, CONSOL Energy is permitted to make repurchases in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, accelerated repurchase programs or in structured share repurchase programs. CONSOL Energy is also authorized to enter into one or more 10b5-1 plans with respect to any of the repurchases. Any repurchases of common stock or notes are to be funded from available cash on hand or short-term borrowings. The program does not obligate CONSOL Energy to acquire any particular amount of its common stock or notes, and can be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The program is conducted in compliance with applicable legal requirements and within the limits imposed by any credit agreement, receivables purchase agreement, indenture, or the TMA, and is subject to market conditions and other factors.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company spent $9,338 to retire $10,190 and spent $25,480 to retire $43,176 of its 11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025, respectively. No common shares were repurchased under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

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Note 19 - Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

NOTE 19—Subsequent Events :

On April 13, 2021, tax-exempt solid waste disposal revenue bonds in the amount of $75 million were issued through the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA). The bonds will have a 30-year maturity and were priced in an initial 7-year term rate period with an interest rate of 9.0 percent. The proceeds will be used to finance the already ongoing expansion of the coal refuse disposal areas at the Company's Bailey Preparation Plant in Graysville, PA, which will support current and future mining at the PAMC.

On April 28, 2021, CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Board of Directors approved an expansion of the stock and debt repurchase program. The aggregate amount of the program's expansion is $50 million, bringing the total amount of the Company's stock and debt repurchase program to $320 million. The Company's Board of Directors also approved extending the termination date of the program from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The program's available capacity as of May 4, 2021 is approximately $132 million.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CONSOL Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. The portion of these entities that is not owned by the Company is presented as non-controlling interest. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-01 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) to clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. Specifically, certain provisions in Topic 848, if elected by an entity, apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. Amendments in this Update to the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this Update provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates (IBORs), and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. This Update also provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity may elect to apply the amendments for contract modifications by Topic or Industry Subtopic as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. Once elected for a Topic or an Industry Subtopic, the amendments in this Update must be applied prospectively for all eligible contract modifications for that Topic or Industry Subtopic. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01 - Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in this Update clarify certain interactions between the guidance to account for certain equity securities under Topic 321, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323, and the guidance in Topic 815, which could change how an entity accounts for an equity security under the measurement alternative or a forward contract or purchased option to purchase securities that, upon settlement of the forward contract or exercise of the purchased option, would be accounted for under the equity method of accounting or the fair value option in accordance with Topic 825, Financial Instruments. These amendments improve current GAAP by reducing diversity in practice and increasing comparability of the accounting for these interactions. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740) to reduce the complexity of accounting for income taxes while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. The amendments in Update 2019-12 removed the following exceptions: (1) the exception to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) the exception to the general methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendments in Update 2019-12 also simplified the accounting for income taxes in the areas of franchise tax, step up in the tax basis of goodwill associated with a business combination, allocation of current and deferred tax expense to a legal entity that is not subject to tax in its separate financial statements, and presentation of the effect of an enacted change in tax laws or rates in the annual effective tax rate computation in the interim period that includes the enactment date. The Update added minor codification improvements for income taxes related to employee stock ownership plans and investments in qualified affordable housing projects accounted for using the equity method. These changes are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. CONSOL Energy adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2021, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive earnings per share are computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include additional shares from restricted stock units and performance share units, if dilutive. The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units were released, and that the proceeds from such activities were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period. 

The table below sets forth the share-based awards that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units		61,650		141,279
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units		—		—
		61,650		141,279

The computations for basic and dilutive earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share data	March 31,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net Income	$	26,404	$	2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		—		108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$	26,404	$	2,367
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding		34,206,632		25,987,155
Effect of dilutive shares		837,450		265,056
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		35,044,082		26,252,211
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	0.77	$	0.09
Dilutive	$	0.75	$	0.09

As of March 31, 2021, CONSOL Energy has 500,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which are issued or outstanding.

Reclassification, Comparability Adjustment [Policy Text Block]

Reclassifications

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company added the CONSOL Marine Terminal to its reportable segments disclosed in Note 16 - Segment Information. As a result, certain reclassifications of 2020 segment information have been made to conform to the 2021 presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total assets, net income, stockholders' equity or cash flows from operating activities.

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units		61,650		141,279
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units		—		—
		61,650		141,279

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share data	March 31,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net Income	$	26,404	$	2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		—		108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders	$	26,404	$	2,367
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding		34,206,632		25,987,155
Effect of dilutive shares		837,450		265,056
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding		35,044,082		26,252,211
Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	0.77	$	0.09
Dilutive	$	0.75	$	0.09

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Note 3 - Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2021		March 31, 2020
Coal Revenue	$	285,535	$	255,452
Terminal Revenue		18,212		16,501
Freight Revenue		27,013		3,147
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	330,760	$	275,100

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Note 4 - Miscellaneous Other Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Interest and Other Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Royalty Income - Non-Operated Coal	$	1,601	$	4,504
Interest Income		858		244
Rental Income		215		497
Contract Buyout		—		10,825
Other		515		100
Miscellaneous Other Income	$	3,189	$	16,170

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Note 5 - Components of Pension and Other Post-employment Benefit (OPEB) Plans Net Periodic Benefit Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Service Cost	$	279		$	296		$	—		$	—
Interest Cost		3,550			5,044			1,818			3,199
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(10,542	)		(10,455	)		—			—
Amortization of Prior Service Credits		—			—			(601	)		(601	)
Amortization of Actuarial Loss		1,367			1,730			1,629			2,319
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	$	(5,346	)	$	(3,385	)	$	2,846		$	4,917

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Note 6 - Components of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and Workers' Compensation Net Periodic Benefit Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

	CWP				Workers' Compensation
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2021		2020		2021			2020
Service Cost	$	1,115	$	1,151	$	1,059		$	1,569
Interest Cost		1,178		1,551		282			461
Amortization of Actuarial Loss (Gain)		2,091		1,401		(45	)		(122	)
State Administrative Fees and Insurance Bond Premiums		—		—		468			621
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	4,384	$	4,103	$	1,764		$	2,529

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Note 8 - Credit Losses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Table Text Block]

	January 1, 2020
	As Reported Under ASC 326		Pre-ASC 326 Adoption		Impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Trade Receivables	$	3,051	$	2,100	$	951
Other Receivables		3,372		711		2,661
Other Assets		795		—		795
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables	$	7,218	$	2,811	$	4,407

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block]

	Trade Receivables		Other Receivables		Other Assets
Beginning Balance, December 31, 2020	$	4,426	$	4,710	$	1,661
Provision for expected credit losses		120		2,024		12
Ending Balance, March 31, 2021	$	4,546	$	6,734	$	1,673

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Note 9 - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Coal	$	10,227	$	7,163
Supplies		44,982		49,037
Total Inventories	$	55,209	$	56,200

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Note 11 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Plant and Equipment	$	3,118,268	$	3,134,149
Coal Properties and Surface Lands		875,079		874,567
Airshafts		456,083		452,976
Mine Development		356,136		354,691
Advance Mining Royalties		326,173		327,313
Total Property, Plant and Equipment		5,131,739		5,143,696
Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		3,117,651		3,094,634
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	2,014,088	$	2,049,062

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Note 12 - Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Subsidence Liability	$	91,432	$	89,554
Accrued Payroll and Benefits		23,185		21,179
Accrued Interest		8,985		6,236
Litigation		8,457		3,625
Accrued Other Taxes		5,267		7,126
Accrued Equipment Obligations		300		6,698
Other		20,319		20,220
Current Portion of Long-Term Liabilities:
Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions		25,867		26,073
Asset Retirement Obligations		20,587		20,587
Operating Lease Liability		19,540		20,241
Pneumoconiosis Benefits		12,133		12,203
Workers' Compensation		9,683		9,653
Total Other Accrued Liabilities	$	245,755	$	243,395

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Note 13 - Long-term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Debt:
Term Loan B due in September 2024 (Principal of $264,652 and $270,188 less Unamortized Discount of $875 and $938, 4.61% and 4.65% Weighted Average Interest Rate, respectively)	$	263,777	$	269,250
11.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 2025		156,957		167,147
MEDCO Revenue Bonds in Series due September 2025 at 5.75%		102,865		102,865
Term Loan A due in March 2023 (5.50% Weighted Average Interest Rate)		60,000		66,250
Other Asset-Backed Financing Arrangements		2,632		2,813
Advance Royalty Commitments (13.68% Weighted Average Interest Rate)		2,185		2,185
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs		9,083		9,921
		579,333		600,589
Less: Amounts Due in One Year*		28,889		33,731
Long-Term Debt	$	550,444	$	566,858

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

	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	$	79,476	$	53,053	$	26,423	$	—	$	—
Environmental		398		398		—		—		—
Other		91,282		91,282		—		—		—
Total Letters of Credit	$	171,156	$	144,733	$	26,423	$	—	$	—
Surety Bonds:
Employee-Related	$	83,524	$	71,024	$	12,500	$	—	$	—
Environmental		538,320		507,367		30,953		—		—
Other		4,255		3,977		278		—		—
Total Surety Bonds	$	626,099	$	582,368	$	43,731	$	—	$	—
Guarantees:
Other	$	7,306	$	6,377	$	398	$	398	$	133

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Note 15 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value Measurements at							Fair Value Measurements at
	March 31, 2021							December 31, 2020
Description	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives (1)	$	—	$	(2,275	)	$	—	$	—	$	(2,834	)	$	—

Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Long-Term Debt	$	588,416	$	561,426	$	610,510	$	517,862

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Note 16 - Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	PAMC		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	284,465	$	—	$	1,070		$	—	$	285,535	(A)
Terminal Revenue		—		18,212		—			—		18,212
Freight Revenue		27,013		—		—			—		27,013
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	311,478	$	18,212	$	1,070		$	—	$	330,760
Adjusted EBITDA	$	99,185	$	11,961	$	(4,431	)	$	—	$	106,715
Segment Assets	$	1,855,878	$	106,603	$	558,079		$	—	$	2,520,560
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	54,781	$	1,214	$	3,902		$	—	$	59,897
Capital Expenditures	$	12,579	$	60	$	1,161		$	—	$	13,800

	PAMC		CONSOL Marine Terminal		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	255,452	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	255,452	(A)
Terminal Revenue		—		16,501		—			—		16,501
Freight Revenue		3,147		—		—			—		3,147
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	$	258,599	$	16,501	$	—		$	—	$	275,100
Adjusted EBITDA	$	63,579	$	10,554	$	(11,199	)	$	—	$	62,934
Segment Assets	$	1,949,655	$	86,036	$	617,777		$	—	$	2,653,468
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	48,418	$	1,257	$	5,268		$	—	$	54,943
Capital Expenditures	$	20,692	$	106	$	6,380		$	—	$	27,178

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Customer A	$	57,680	$	38,908
Customer B	$	33,239	$	104,354
Customer C	$	36,599	$	35,683
Customer D	$	44,236		*

Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Earnings Before Income Tax	$	31,589		$	4,383
Interest Expense, net		15,261			15,671
Gain on Debt Extinguishment		(683	)		(16,833	)
Interest Income		(858	)		(244	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897			54,943
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation		1,509			5,014
Adjusted EBITDA	$	106,715		$	62,934

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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020
Operating and Other Costs	$	853
Selling, General and Administrative Costs		2,793
Total Services from CONSOL Energy	$	3,646

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2021 shares
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)	500,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total (in shares)	0

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of earnings per share (in shares)	61,650	141,279
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of earnings per share (in shares)	61,650	141,279
Performance Shares [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of earnings per share (in shares)	0	0

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation - Schedule of Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Net Income		$ 26,404	$ 2,475
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		0	108
Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders		$ 26,404	$ 2,367
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)		34,206,632	25,987,155
Effect of dilutive shares (in shares)	[1]	837,450	265,056
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)		35,044,082	26,252,211
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.77	$ 0.09
Dilutive (in dollars per share)		$ 0.75	$ 0.09

[1] During periods in which the Company incurs a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all equity awards is anti-dilutive.

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Note 2 - Major Transactions (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 22, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in shares) | shares		7,967,690
Settlement Transaction with Murray Energy [Member]
Other Receivables		$ 4,895	$ 4,867
Other Assets, Total		$ 22,766	$ 22,055
Public Unitholders [Member] | CCR [Member]
Ownership, Oustanding Common Units, Percent	39.30%
CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member] | CCR [Member]
Ownership, Oustanding Common Units, Percent	60.70%
CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in shares) | shares	7,967,690
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Acquired, Shares (in shares) | shares	10,912,138
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests, Shares, Exchange Ratio	0.73
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	$ 51,710
CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	$ 9,822

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Note 3 - Revenue (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Capitalized Contract Cost, Net, Total	$ 0		$ 0
Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization	0	$ 0
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 0	$ 0

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Note 3 - Revenue - Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue		$ 330,760	$ 275,100
Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	285,535	255,452
Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		18,212	16,501
Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		$ 27,013	$ 3,147

[1] For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the PAMC segment had revenues from the following customers, each comprising over 10% of the Company's total sales: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Customer A $ 57,680 $ 38,908 Customer B $ 33,239 $ 104,354 Customer C $ 36,599 $ 35,683 Customer D $ 44,236 *

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Note 4 - Miscellaneous Other Income - Miscellaneous Other Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Royalty Income - Non-Operated Coal	$ 1,601	$ 4,504
Interest Income	858	244
Rental Income	215	497
Contract Buyout	0	10,825
Other	515	100
Miscellaneous Other Income	$ 3,189	$ 16,170

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Note 5 - Components of Pension and Other Post-employment Benefit (OPEB) Plans Net Periodic Benefit Costs - Components of Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Pension Plan [Member]
Service Cost	$ 279	$ 296
Interest Cost	3,550	5,044
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(10,542)	(10,455)
Amortization of Prior Service Credits	0	0
Amortization of Actuarial Loss	1,367	1,730
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	(5,346)	(3,385)
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Service Cost	0	0
Interest Cost	1,818	3,199
Expected Return on Plan Assets	0	0
Amortization of Prior Service Credits	(601)	(601)
Amortization of Actuarial Loss	1,629	2,319
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	$ 2,846	$ 4,917

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Note 6 - Components of Coal Worker's Pneumoniosis (CWP) and Workers' Compensation Net Periodic Benefit Costs - Components of Net Period Benefit Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis [Member]
Service Cost	$ 1,115	$ 1,151
Interest Cost	1,178	1,551
Amortization of Actuarial Loss	2,091	1,401
State Administrative Fees and Insurance Bond Premiums	0	0
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	4,384	4,103
Workers Compensation [Member]
Service Cost	1,059	1,569
Interest Cost	282	461
Amortization of Actuarial Loss	(45)	(122)
State Administrative Fees and Insurance Bond Premiums	468	621
Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost	$ 1,764	$ 2,529

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Note 7 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total	$ 5,185	$ 1,908
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Percentage of Earnings Before Income Taxes	16.40%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	44.60%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	21.00%

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Note 8 - Credit Losses (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Ending Balance		$ 583,065	$ 553,519	$ 571,090	$ 572,395
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Ending Balance					(3,298)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Ending Balance		$ 273,254	$ 246,850	$ 258,972	259,903
Retained Earnings [Member] | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Ending Balance	$ 3,298				$ (3,298)
Income Tax Effects Allocated Directly to Equity, Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle	$ 1,109

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Note 8 - Credit Losses - Impact of ASC 326 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables	$ 1,673	$ 1,661	$ 2,811
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables	4,546	4,426	2,100
Other Receivables [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables	$ 6,734	$ 4,710	711
Other Assets [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			0
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			7,218
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			3,051
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member] | Other Receivables [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			3,372
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			795
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			4,407
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			951
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Other Receivables [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			2,661
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses on Receivables			$ 795

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Note 8 - Credit Losses - Impact of ASC 326 - Allowance for Credit Losses by Portfolio (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Beginning Balance	$ 1,661
Provision for expected credit losses	12
Beginning Balance	1,673
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Beginning Balance	4,426
Provision for expected credit losses	120
Beginning Balance	4,546
Other Receivables [Member]
Beginning Balance	4,710
Provision for expected credit losses	2,024
Beginning Balance	$ 6,734

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Note 9 - Inventories - Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Coal	$ 10,227	$ 7,163
Supplies	44,982	49,037
Total Inventories	$ 55,209	$ 56,200

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Note 10 - Accounts Receivable Securitization (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount	$ 261		$ 341
Line of Credit [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 100,000
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.60%
Accounts Receivable Eligible for Securitization	$ 25,197	$ 31,868
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding	0	0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	25,500	31,218
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 303	$ 650
Line of Credit [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	2.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	2.50%

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Note 11 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, before Accumulated Amortization	$ 74,504		$ 112,334
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Accumulated Amortization	19,325		$ 56,761
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Amortization	$ 8,619	$ 4,964

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Note 11 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	$ 5,131,739	$ 5,143,696
Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	3,117,651	3,094,634
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,014,088	2,049,062
Coal and Other Plant and Equipment [Member]
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	3,118,268	3,134,149
Mining Properties and Mineral Rights [Member]
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	875,079	874,567
Airshafts [Member]
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	456,083	452,976
Mine Development [Member]
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	356,136	354,691
Coal Advance Mining Royalties [Member]
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	$ 326,173	$ 327,313

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Note 12 - Other Accrued Liabilities - Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsidence Liability	$ 91,432	$ 89,554
Accrued Payroll and Benefits	23,185	21,179
Accrued Interest	8,985	6,236
Litigation	8,457	3,625
Accrued Other Taxes	5,267	7,126
Accrued Equipment Obligations	300	6,698
Other	20,319	20,220
Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions	25,867	26,073
Asset Retirement Obligations	20,587	20,587
Pneumoconiosis Benefits	12,133	12,203
Workers' Compensation	9,683	9,653
Total Other Accrued Liabilities	245,755	243,395
Other Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Operating Lease Liability	$ 19,540	$ 20,241

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Note 13 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
		Mar. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Finance Lease, Liability, Current			$ 21,168			$ 21,168					$ 20,115
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total	[1]		28,889			28,889					33,731
Assets, Total			2,520,560	$ 2,653,468		2,520,560					2,523,366
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total			26,404	2,367
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total			683	16,833
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount				2,632							2,813
Derivative Liability, Current			2,275			2,275					2,834
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Total			414	(2,773)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, Tax			144	933		1,694
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax			(532)	4
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets, Total			127,258			127,258					123,468
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Total			126,290			126,290					122,639
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total			1,160	1,047
Forecast [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount									$ 150,000
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Repayments of Debt			9,338	$ 25,480
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total														$ 0
Loans Payable [Member] | The TLA Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity													$ 100,000
Loans Payable [Member] | The TLB Facility [Member]
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total			5,000			5,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit			$ 5,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Amount											150,000
Loans Payable [Member] | The TLB Facility [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Amount							$ 50,000		$ 150,000
Loans Payable [Member] | The TLB Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Repayment, Percent of Excess Cash Flow			75.00%
Loans Payable [Member] | The TLB Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Repayment, Percent of Excess Cash Flow			0.00%
Loans Payable [Member] | Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Leverage Ratio, Maximum					2.00
Loans Payable [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity													300,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.50%
Loans Payable [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Additional Borrowings					$ 0
Loans Payable [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Amount of Letters of Credit					$ 200,000
Line of Credit [Member] | The TLB Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity													400,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 400,000											$ 300,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount			$ 145,656			145,656					125,938
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 254,344			$ 254,344					$ 274,062
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Leverage Ratio, Maximum					3.75
Debt Instrument, Maximum First Lien Gross Leverage Ratio			1.37			1.37
Debt Instrument, Maximum Net Leverage Ratio			1.97			1.97
Debt Instrument, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio			1.88			1.88
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Leverage Ratio, Maximum								2.75	3.25	3.50
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Minimum								1.10	1.05	1.00
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, First Lien Gross Leverage Ratio					2.50
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility and TLA Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, First Lien Gross Leverage Ratio								1.75	2.00	2.25
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			11.00%	11.00%		11.00%						11.00%	11.00%
Repayments of Debt			$ 9,338	$ 25,480
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount			10,190	43,176		$ 10,190
Repayments of Lines of Credit				$ 25,480
Secured Debt [Member] | Other Asset-backed Financing Maturing December 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount			$ 2,632			$ 2,632
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			3.61%			3.61%

[1] Excludes current portion of Finance Lease Obligations of $21,261 and $18,219 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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Note 13 - Long-term Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Long term debt		$ 579,333	$ 600,589
Unamortized discount		9,083	9,921
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total	[1]	28,889	33,731
Long-Term Debt		550,444	566,858
MEDCO Revenue Bonds in Series Due September 2025 at 5.75% [Member]
Long term debt		102,865	102,865
Term Loan A Facility [Member]
Long term debt		60,000	66,250
Other Asset Backed Financing [Member]
Long term debt		2,632	2,813
Advance Royalty Commitments [Member]
Long term debt		2,185	2,185
Loans Payable [Member] | Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Long term debt		263,777	269,250
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Long term debt		$ 156,957	$ 167,147

[1] Excludes current portion of Finance Lease Obligations of $21,261 and $18,219 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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Note 13 - Long-term Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Unamortized discount	$ 9,083	$ 9,921

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Aug. 23, 2017	Apr. 24, 2017	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Number of Mines Sold			5
Guarantees, Maximum Exposure			$ 7	$ 8
Casey Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs	2
United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated Liability, Annual Servicing Cost, Next Ten Years			10
United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated Liability, Annual Servicing Cost, Next Ten Years			$ 20
Fitzwater Litigation [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs		3

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Material Adverse Effect on Company's Financial Condition (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	$ 171,156
Less Than 1 Year	144,733
1-3 Years	26,423
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Employee Related Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	79,476
Less Than 1 Year	53,053
1-3 Years	26,423
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Environmental Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	398
Less Than 1 Year	398
1-3 Years	0
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Other Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	91,282
Less Than 1 Year	91,282
1-3 Years	0
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Surety Bond [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	626,099
Less Than 1 Year	582,368
1-3 Years	43,731
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Surety Bond [Member] | Employee Related Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	83,524
Less Than 1 Year	71,024
1-3 Years	12,500
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Surety Bond [Member] | Environmental Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	538,320
Less Than 1 Year	507,367
1-3 Years	30,953
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Surety Bond [Member] | Other Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	4,255
Less Than 1 Year	3,977
1-3 Years	278
3-5 Years	0
Beyond 5 years	0
Other Guarantee Obligations [Member] | Other Commitment [Member]
Total Amounts Committed	7,306
Less Than 1 Year	6,377
1-3 Years	398
3-5 Years	398
Beyond 5 years	$ 133

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Note 15 - Fair Value of Financial instruments - Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Derivatives (1)	[1]	$ 0	$ 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Derivatives (1)	[1]	(2,275)	(2,834)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Derivatives (1)	[1]	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Note 15 - Fair Value of Financial instruments - Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	$ 588,416	$ 610,510
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value	$ 561,426	$ 517,862

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Note 16 - Segment Information (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021
Number of Reportable Segments	2

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Note 16 - Segment Information - Industry Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue		$ 330,760	$ 275,100
Adjusted EBITDA		106,715	62,934
Assets, Total		2,520,560	2,653,468	$ 2,523,366
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		59,897	54,943
Capital Expenditures		13,800	27,178
Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	285,535	255,452
Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		18,212	16,501
Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		27,013	3,147
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Revenue		0	0
Adjusted EBITDA		0	0
Assets, Total		0	0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		0	0
Capital Expenditures		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		0	0
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		311,478	258,599
Adjusted EBITDA		99,185	63,579
Assets, Total		1,855,878	1,949,655
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		54,781	48,418
Capital Expenditures		12,579	20,692
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	284,465	255,452
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		0	0
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		27,013	3,147
CONSOL Marine Terminal [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		18,212	16,501
Adjusted EBITDA		11,961	10,554
Assets, Total		106,603	86,036
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		1,214	1,257
Capital Expenditures		60	106
CONSOL Marine Terminal [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	0	0
CONSOL Marine Terminal [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		18,212	16,501
CONSOL Marine Terminal [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		0	0
Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue		1,070	0
Adjusted EBITDA		(4,431)	(11,199)
Assets, Total		558,079	617,777
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		3,902	5,268
Capital Expenditures		1,161	6,380
Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Coal Revenue [Member]
Revenue	[1]	1,070	0
Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Terminal Revenue [Member]
Revenue		0	0
Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Freight Revenue [Member]
Revenue		$ 0	$ 0

[1] For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the PAMC segment had revenues from the following customers, each comprising over 10% of the Company's total sales: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Customer A $ 57,680 $ 38,908 Customer B $ 33,239 $ 104,354 Customer C $ 36,599 $ 35,683 Customer D $ 44,236 *

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Note 16 - Segment Information - Segment Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue	$ 330,760	$ 275,100
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer A [Member]
Revenue	57,680	38,908
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer B [Member]
Revenue	33,239	104,354
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer C [Member]
Revenue	36,599	$ 35,683
Pennsylvania Mining Complex [Member] | Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Customer D [Member]
Revenue	$ 44,236

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Note 16 - Segment Information - Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Before Income Tax	$ 31,589	$ 4,383
Interest Expense, net	15,261	15,671
Gain on Debt Extinguishment	(683)	(16,833)
Interest Income	(858)	(244)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	59,897	54,943
Stock/Unit-Based Compensation	1,509	5,014
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 106,715	$ 62,934

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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in shares)	7,967,690
CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]
Common Unit, Issued (in shares)	10,912,138
Common Stock, Fixed Exchange Ratio	0.73
Conversion of Stock, Amount Converted | $	$ 51,710
CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member] | Affiliated Company Credit Agreement [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]
Common Unit, Issued (in shares)	37,322,410,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total | $	$ 176,535,000

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Note 17 - Related Party Transactions - Changes for Services (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Total Services from CONSOL Energy	$ 3,646
Operating and Other Costs [Member]
Total Services from CONSOL Energy	853
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Total Services from CONSOL Energy	$ 2,793

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Note 18 - Stock and Debt Repurchases (Details Textual) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	May 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares (in shares)	0
CONSOL Coal Resources L P [Member]
Stock and Debt Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 270,000
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 9,338	$ 25,480
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	11.00%	11.00%		11.00%	11.00%
Repayments of Debt	$ 9,338	$ 25,480
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	$ 10,190	$ 43,176

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Note 19 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 13, 2021	May 04, 2021	Apr. 28, 2021
Stock and Debt Repurchase Program, Additional Authorized Amount			$ 50
Stock and Debt Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 320
Stock and Debt Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Amount		$ 132
Tax-exempt Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 75
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)	30 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	9.00%