Note 2 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers:

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 2—REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS:

The following tables disaggregate 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, 2022
	Domestic		Export		Total
Power Generation	$	223,500	$	120,441	$	343,941
Industrial		1,944		97,549		99,493
Metallurgical		—		32,934		32,934
Total Coal Revenue		225,444		250,924		476,368
Terminal Revenue						21,397
Freight Revenue						38,389
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers					$	536,154

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Domestic		Export		Total
Power Generation	$	155,310	$	33,131	$	188,441
Industrial		2,836		80,574		83,410
Metallurgical		1,070		12,614		13,684
Total Coal Revenue		159,216		126,319		285,535
Terminal Revenue						18,212
Freight Revenue						27,013
Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers					$	330,760

Coal Revenue

The Company has disaggregated its coal revenue, derived from the PAMC and Itmann operations, between domestic and export revenues, as well as industrial, power generation and metallurgical markets. Domestic coal revenue tends to be derived from contracts that typically have a term of one year or longer and the pricing is typically fixed. Export coal revenue tends to be derived from spot or shorter-term contracts with pricing determined closer to the time of shipment or based on a market index; however, the Company has recently begun to secure several long-term export contracts with varying pricing arrangements. Coal revenue derived from the Itmann operations consists primarily of metallurgical coal sales, while coal revenue derived from the PAMC services all markets due to the nature of its coal quality characteristics.

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, at terminal locations or other customer destinations. The Company's coal contract revenue per ton is fixed and determinable based upon either fixed forward pricing or pricing derived from established indices and adjusted for nominal quality characteristics. 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 and typically do not 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 and per ton price fluctuations based on certain coal sales price indices. 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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, 2022 and 2021, 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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, 2022 and 2021, 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 goods passes to the customer, or over time when services are provided.