2.4.0.8007 - Disclosure - Organizationtruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseContext_6ME__30-Jun-2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000086264duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_NatureOfOperationsus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div align="left" style="line-height: 11.4pt; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><font style="display: inline; text-decoration: underline;">Note 1 – Organization</font></font></div>
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<div align="justify" style="line-height: 11.4pt; text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 10pt;">Carbon Natural Gas Company (“Carbon” or the “Company”) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in the United States.  The Company’s business is comprised of the assets and properties of Nytis Exploration (USA) Inc. (“Nytis USA”) and its subsidiary Nytis Exploration Company LLC (“Nytis LLC”) which conduct the Company’s operations in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins.  Collectively, Carbon, Nytis USA and Nytis LLC are referred to as the Company.</font></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings).Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 275
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6927468&loc=d3e6003-108592
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