Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
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Debt	16,801	10,431
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		712
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures	591	693
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	712
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures		712
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures	0	0
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures	591	693
Convertible Senior Notes Due March 2028 [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Convertible Debt, Fair Value Disclosures	0	0
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	373,695
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt	307,732	227,487
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		373,433
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt	0	0
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt	307,732	227,487
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt	0	0
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value	10,081	15,580
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value	9,833	15,207
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value	0	0
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value	0	0
Palmarejo gold production royalty [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Financial Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value	10,081	15,580
Short Term Credit Agreement [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	94,517	94,489
Short Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	99,250	99,500
Short Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	0	0
Short Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	99,250	99,500
Short Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt	$ 0	0
San Bartolome Letter of Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding		4,571
San Bartolome Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding		4,571
San Bartolome Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding		0
San Bartolome Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding		4,571
San Bartolome Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Portion at Other than Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding		$ 0

Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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