Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Palmarejo Gold Stream Coeur Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (“Coeur Mexicana”), a subsidiary of Coeur, sells 50% of Palmarejo gold production (excluding production from certain properties acquired in 2015) to a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada”) under a gold stream agreement for the lesser of $800 or spot price per ounce. In 2015, Coeur Mexicana received a $22.0 million deposit toward future deliveries under the gold stream agreement. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, although Coeur has satisfied its contractual obligation to repay the deposit to Franco-Nevada, the deposit is accounted for as deferred revenue and is recognized as revenue on a units of production basis as ounces are sold to Franco-Nevada. As of December 31, 2018, the remaining unamortized balance was $12.9 million, which is included in Accrued liabilities and other and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Silvertip Contingent Consideration A total of up to $50.0 million of contingent consideration, payable in cash and common stock, is payable in conjunction with the October 2017 Silvertip acquisition. The contingent consideration is based on the achievement of two milestones, which the Company has determined to be probable at December 31, 2018. The first milestone payment of $25.0 million is contingent upon receipt of a permit expansion for a sustained mining and milling rate of 1,000 tonnes per day. The permit application was required to be submitted to the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mining no later than June 2018 and was submitted on April 30, 2018. The second milestone payment of up to $25.0 million is contingent upon the amount of resource tonnes added as of December 31, 2019. The former JDS Silver Holdings Ltd. shareholders will receive $5.0 million for a total resource of at least 2.5 million tonnes and $5.0 million for every 0.3 million tonnes over 2.5 million tonnes, up to 3.7 million tonnes. The maximum payment of $25.0 million can be earned if the total resource reaches 3.7 million tonnes. The Silvertip mine had total mineralized material of approximately 1.2 million tonnes at December 31, 2018.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Palmarejo Gold Stream

Coeur Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (“Coeur Mexicana”), a subsidiary of Coeur, sells 50% of Palmarejo gold production (excluding production from certain properties acquired in 2015) to a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada”) under a gold stream agreement for the lesser of $800 or spot price per ounce. In 2015, Coeur Mexicana received a $22.0 million deposit toward future deliveries under the gold stream agreement. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, although Coeur has satisfied its contractual obligation to repay the deposit to Franco-Nevada, the deposit is accounted for as deferred revenue and is recognized as revenue on a units of production basis as ounces are sold to Franco-Nevada. As of December 31, 2018, the remaining unamortized balance was $12.9 million, which is included in Accrued liabilities and other and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Silvertip Contingent Consideration

A total of up to $50.0 million of contingent consideration, payable in cash and common stock, is payable in conjunction with the October 2017 Silvertip acquisition. The contingent consideration is based on the achievement of two milestones, which the Company has determined to be probable at December 31, 2018. The first milestone payment of $25.0 million is contingent upon receipt of a permit expansion for a sustained mining and milling rate of 1,000 tonnes per day. The permit application was required to be submitted to the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mining no later than June 2018 and was submitted on April 30, 2018. The second milestone payment of up to $25.0 million is contingent upon the amount of resource tonnes added as of December 31, 2019. The former JDS Silver Holdings Ltd. shareholders will receive $5.0 million for a total resource of at least 2.5 million tonnes and $5.0 million for every 0.3 million tonnes over 2.5 million tonnes, up to 3.7 million tonnes. The maximum payment of $25.0 million can be earned if the total resource reaches 3.7 million tonnes. The Silvertip mine had total mineralized material of approximately 1.2 million tonnes at December 31, 2018.