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Stock and Debt Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount

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Stock and Debt Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Per unit of ownership amount of cash distributions declared to unit-holder of a limited partnership (LP).

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017
Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			11.00%	11.00%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of program expansion		$ 50,000,000
Aggregate authorized amount		100,000,000
Repurchase program available capacity		74,383,000
Subsequent Event \| Consol Coal Resources LP Units
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of program expansion		$ 25,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		11.00%
Subsequent Event \| CONSOL Coal Resources LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash distribution declared (per common unit)	$ 0.5125