-Network: (11 - Statement - Statement Of Income Alternative)

-Income Statement [Abstract] {ID1}

-Statement [Table] {ID2}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID3}

Sales-Outside {ID4}

Sales-Gas Royalty Interests {ID5}

Sales-Purchased Gas {ID6}

Freight-Outside {ID7}

Other Income {ID8}

Total Revenue and Other Income {ID9}

Cost of Goods Sold and Other Operating Charges (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown below) {ID10}

Gas Royalty Interests' Costs {ID11}

Purchased Gas Costs {ID12}

Freight Expense {ID13}

Selling, General and Administrative Expense {ID14}

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization {ID15}

Interest Expense {ID16}

Taxes Other Than Income {ID17}

Total Costs {ID18}

Earnings Before Income Taxes {ID19}

Income Taxes {ID20}

Net Income {ID21}

Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest {ID22}

Net Income Attributable to CONSOL Energy Inc. Shareholders {ID23}

Basic Earnings Per Share {ID24}

Dilutive Earnings Per Share {ID25}

-Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding: {ID26}

Basic {ID27}

Dilutive {ID28}

Dividends Paid Per Share {ID29}

-Network: (12 - Statement - Statement Of Financial Position Classified)

-Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] {ID30}

-Statement [Table] {ID31}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID32}

-ASSETS {ID33}

-Current Assets: {ID34}

Cash and Cash Equivalents {ID35}

-Accounts and Notes Receivable: {ID36}

Trade {ID37}

Other Receivables {ID38}

Inventories {ID39}

Deferred Income Taxes {ID40}

Recoverable Income Taxes {ID41}

Prepaid Expenses {ID42}

Total Current Assets {ID43}

-Property, Plant and Equipment: {ID44}

Property, Plant and Equipment {ID45}

Less-Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization {ID46}

Total Property, Plant and Equipment-Net {ID47}

-Other Assets: {ID48}

Deferred Income Taxes {ID49}

Investment in Affiliates {ID50}

Other {ID51}

Total Other Assets {ID52}

TOTAL ASSETS {ID53}

-LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY {ID54}

-Current Liabilities: {ID55}

Accounts Payable {ID56}

Short-Term Notes Payable {ID57}

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt {ID58}

Accrued Income Taxes {ID59}

Other Accrued Liabilities {ID60}

Total Current Liabilities {ID61}

-Long-Term Debt: {ID62}

Long-Term Debt {ID63}

Capital Lease Obligations {ID64}

Total Long-Term Debt {ID65}

-Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities: {ID66}

Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions {ID67}

Pneumoconiosis Benefits {ID68}

Mine Closing {ID69}

Gas Well Plugging {ID70}

Workers' Compensation {ID71}

Salary Retirement {ID72}

Reclamation {ID73}

Other {ID74}

Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities {ID75}

Total Liabilities {ID76}

-Stockholders' Equity: {ID77}

Common Stock, $.01 par value; 500,000,000 Shares Authorized, 183,014,426 Issued and 180,665,103 Outstanding at June 30, 2009; 183,014,426 Issued and 180,549,851 Outstanding at December 31, 2008 {ID78}

Preferred Stock, 15,000,000 Shares Authorized; None Issued and Outstanding {ID79}

Capital in Excess of Par Value {ID80}

Retained Earnings {ID81}

Other Comprehensive Loss {ID82}

Common Stock in Treasury, at Cost-2,349,323 Shares at June 30, 2009 and 2,464,575 Shares at December 31, 2008 {ID83}

Total Consol Energy Inc. Stockholders' Equity {ID84}

Noncontrolling Interest {ID85}

Total Equity {ID86}

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY {ID87}

-Network: (13 - Statement - Statement Of Financial Position Classified (Parenthetical))

-Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] {ID88}

-Statement [Table] {ID89}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID90}

Common Stock, par value {ID91}

Common Stock, Shares Authorized {ID92}

Common Stock, Issued {ID93}

Common Stock, Outstanding {ID94}

Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized {ID95}

Preferred Stock, Issued {ID96}

Preferred Stock, Outstanding {ID97}

Common Stock in Treasury, Shares {ID98}

-Network: (14 - Statement - Statement Of Shareholders Equity And Other Comprehensive Income)

-Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] {ID99}

-Statement [Table] {ID100}

-Statement, Equity Components [Axis] {ID101}

-Equity Component [Domain] {ID102}

Common Stock {ID103}

Capital in Excess of Par Value {ID104}

Retained Earnings (Deficit) {ID105}

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) {ID106}

Treasury Stock {ID107}

Total Consol Energy, Inc. Stockholders' Equity {ID108}

Noncontrolling Interest {ID109}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID110}

Stockholders Equity Statement Abstract {ID111}

Beginning Balance {ID112}

Net Income {ID113}

Treasury Rate Lock (Net of ($24) tax) {ID114}

FASB 158 Long-Term Liability Adjustment (Net of $116 tax) {ID115}

Gas Cash Flow Hedge (Net of $4,775 tax) {ID116}

Comprehensive Income {ID117}

Issuance of Treasury Stock {ID118}

Issuance of CNX Gas Stock {ID119}

Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Compensation {ID120}

Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards {ID121}

Stock-Based Compensation Awards to CNX Gas {ID122}

Net Change in Crown Drilling Noncontrolling Interest {ID123}

Dividends ($0.20 per share) {ID124}

Ending Balance {ID125}

-Network: (15 - Statement - Statement Of Shareholders Equity And Other Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical))

-Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] {ID126}

-Statement [Table] {ID127}

-Statement, Equity Components [Axis] {ID128}

-Equity Component [Domain] {ID129}

Common Stock {ID130}

Capital in Excess of Par Value {ID131}

Retained Earnings (Deficit) {ID132}

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) {ID133}

Treasury Stock {ID134}

Total Consol Energy, Inc. Stockholders' Equity {ID135}

Noncontrolling Interest {ID136}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID137}

Treasury Rate Lock, tax {ID138}

FASB 158 Long-Term Liability Adjustment, tax {ID139}

Gas Cash Flow Hedge, tax {ID140}

Dividends, per share {ID141}

-Network: (16 - Statement - Statement Of Cash Flows Indirect)

-Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] {ID142}

-Statement [Table] {ID143}

-Statement [Line Items] {ID144}

-Operating Activities: {ID145}

Net Income {ID146}

-Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: {ID147}

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization {ID148}

Stock-based Compensation {ID149}

Gain on the Sale of Assets {ID150}

Amortization of Mineral Leases {ID151}

Deferred Income Taxes {ID152}

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates {ID153}

-Changes in Operating Assets: {ID154}

Accounts Receivable Securitization {ID155}

Accounts and Notes Receivable {ID156}

Inventories {ID157}

Prepaid Expenses {ID158}

Changes in Other Assets {ID159}

-Changes in Operating Liabilities: {ID160}

Accounts Payable {ID161}

Other Operating Liabilities {ID162}

Changes in Other Liabilities {ID163}

Other {ID164}

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities {ID165}

-Investing Activities: {ID166}

Capital Expenditures {ID167}

Net Investment in Equity Affiliates {ID168}

Proceeds from Sales of Assets {ID169}

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities {ID170}

-Financing Activities: {ID171}

Proceeds from (Payments on) Miscellaneous Borrowings {ID172}

Payments on Short-Term Borrowings {ID173}

Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Compensation {ID174}

Dividends Paid {ID175}

Issuance of Treasury Stock {ID176}

Purchases of Treasury Stock {ID177}

Noncontrolling Interest Member Distribution {ID178}

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities {ID179}

Net Increase(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents {ID180}

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period {ID181}

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period {ID182}

-Network: (17 - Disclosure - Notes to Financial Statements)

-Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] {ID183}

NOTE 1-BASIS OF PRESENTATION: {ID184}

NOTE 2-ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS: {ID185}

NOTE 3-COMPONENTS OF PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS: {ID186}

NOTE 4-COMPONENTS OF COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS (CWP) AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS: {ID187}

NOTE 5-INCOME TAXES: {ID188}

NOTE 6-INVENTORIES: {ID189}

NOTE 7-ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SECURITIZATION: {ID190}

NOTE 8-PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: {ID191}

NOTE 9-SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE: {ID192}

NOTE 10-COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: {ID193}

NOTE 11-DERIVATIVES {ID194}

NOTE 12-OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME: {ID195}

NOTE 13-FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: {ID196}

NOTE 14-SEGMENT INFORMATION: {ID197}

NOTE 15-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL INFORMATION: {ID198}

NOTE 16-RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS: {ID199}

-Network: (18 - Disclosure - Document Information)

-Document Information [Text Block] {ID200}

Document Type {ID201}

Amendment Flag {ID202}

Amendment Description {ID203}

Document Period End Date {ID204}

-Network: (19 - Disclosure - Entity Information)

-Entity [Text Block] {ID205}

Trading Symbol {ID206}

Entity Registrant Name {ID207}

Entity Central Index Key {ID208}

Current Fiscal Year End Date {ID209}

Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer {ID210}

Entity Current Reporting Status {ID211}

Entity Voluntary Filers {ID212}

Entity Filer Category {ID213}

Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding {ID214}

Entity Public Float {ID215}

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