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CNX Resources Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 2/8/24, at 4:34pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1070412-24-15   ·   File #:  1-14901

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 2/08/24  CNX Resources Corp.               10-K       12/31/23  146:17M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.31M 
 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     40K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     39K 
 4: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     40K 
 9: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     54K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
10: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     71K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     39K 
16: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    111K 
17: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     43K 
18: R3          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    130K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     58K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     42K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
21: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    173K 
22: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     56K 
23: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    103K 
24: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    148K 
25: R10         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     93K 
26: R11         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     88K 
27: R12         Revenue From Contracts With Customers               HTML     69K 
28: R13         Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML     41K 
29: R14         Stock Repurchase                                    HTML     41K 
30: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    139K 
31: R16         Asset Retirement Obligations                        HTML     50K 
32: R17         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     58K 
33: R18         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML     51K 
34: R19         Revolving Credit Facilities                         HTML     50K 
35: R20         Other Accrued Liabilities                           HTML     54K 
36: R21         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     92K 
37: R22         Leases                                              HTML    170K 
38: R23         Pension                                             HTML    108K 
39: R24         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     89K 
40: R25         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     47K 
41: R26         Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers    HTML     49K 
42: R27         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     66K 
43: R28         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    113K 
44: R29         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities              HTML     82K 
45: R30         Segment Information                                 HTML    161K 
46: R31         Supplemental Gas Data (Unaudited)                   HTML    237K 
47: R32         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     85K 
48: R33         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     50K 
49: R34         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     44K 
50: R35         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    131K 
51: R36         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     68K 
52: R37         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     93K 
53: R38         Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Tables)      HTML     56K 
54: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    133K 
55: R40         Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)               HTML     50K 
56: R41         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     62K 
57: R42         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     46K 
58: R43         Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     54K 
59: R44         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     80K 
60: R45         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    119K 
61: R46         Pension (Tables)                                    HTML    113K 
62: R47         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     86K 
63: R48         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     45K 
64: R49         Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers -  HTML     48K 
                (Tables)                                                         
65: R50         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     64K 
66: R51         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    140K 
67: R52         Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)     HTML     77K 
68: R53         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    158K 
69: R54         Supplemental Gas Data (Unaudited) (Tables)          HTML    250K 
70: R55         Significant Accounting Policies - Trade Accounts    HTML     51K 
                Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses                       
                (Details)                                                        
71: R56         Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant   HTML     59K 
                and Equipment (Details)                                          
72: R57         Significant Accounting Policies - Impairment of     HTML     42K 
                Proved and Unproved Properties (Details)                         
73: R58         Significant Accounting Policies - Impairment of     HTML     41K 
                Goodwill and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets                    
                (Details)                                                        
74: R59         Significant Accounting Policies - Investment Plan   HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R60         Significant Accounting Policies - Subsequent        HTML     45K 
                Events (Details)                                                 
76: R61         Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     45K 
77: R62         Earnings Per Share - Anti-Dilutive Options and      HTML     49K 
                Units Excluded from Earnings Per Share (Details)                 
78: R63         Earnings Per Share - Computation of Basic and       HTML     99K 
                Diluted (Loss) (Details)                                         
79: R64         Earnings Per Share - Shares of Common Stock         HTML     50K 
                Outstanding (Details)                                            
80: R65         Revenue From Contracts With Customers - Narrative   HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R66         Revenue From Contracts With Customers -             HTML     68K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
82: R67         Revenue From Contracts With Customers -             HTML     47K 
                Performance Obligation (Details)                                 
83: R68         Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative           HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R69         Stock Repurchase (Details)                          HTML     51K 
85: R70         Income Taxes - Income Tax Benefits (Details)        HTML     61K 
86: R71         Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Assets/Liabilities  HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R72         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     73K 
88: R73         Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation    HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R74         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     45K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
90: R75         Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)              HTML     52K 
91: R76         Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary (Details)   HTML     59K 
92: R77         Property, Plant and Equipment - Assets Amortized    HTML     48K 
                by Units of Production (Details)                                 
93: R78         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative    HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R79         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Carrying     HTML     44K 
                Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible                
                Assets (Details)                                                 
95: R80         Revolving Credit Facilities (Details)               HTML     93K 
96: R81         Other Accrued Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     66K 
97: R82         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt         HTML     89K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R83         Long-Term Debt - Maturities of Long-Term Debt       HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R84         Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML    154K 
100: R85         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Convertible Debt       HTML     58K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R86         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Interest (Details)     HTML     55K  
102: R87         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     50K  
103: R88         Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     53K  
104: R89         Leases - Balance Sheet Information (Details)        HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R90         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information         HTML     52K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R91         Leases - Maturity of Lease Liability (Details)      HTML     78K  
107: R92         Leases - Terms and Discount Rates (Details)         HTML     47K  
108: R93         Pension - Reconciliation of Changed in Benefit      HTML     89K  
                Obligations, Plan Assets, and Funded Status of                   
                Pension Benefits (Details)                                       
109: R94         Pension - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost   HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R95         Pension - Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess  HTML     46K  
                of Plan Assets (Details)                                         
111: R96         Pension - Weighted Average Assumptions (Details)    HTML     54K  
112: R97         Pension - Expected Future Benefit Payment           HTML     50K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R98         Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML    106K  
114: R99         Stock-Based Compensation - Options Granted,         HTML     63K  
                Assumptions and Weighted Average Fair Value                      
                (Details)                                                        
115: R100        Stock-Based Compensation - Stock and Performance    HTML     70K  
                Options Rollforward (Details)                                    
116: R101        Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted and           HTML     69K  
                Performance Stock Unit Rollforward (Details)                     
117: R102        Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML     47K  
118: R103        Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers -  HTML     55K  
                Summary (Details)                                                
119: R104        Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers -  HTML     63K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
120: R105        Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial     HTML     62K  
                Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
121: R106        Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value    HTML     50K  
                Disclosures (Details)                                            
122: R107        Derivative Instruments - Narrative (Details)        HTML     57K  
123: R108        Derivative Instruments - Notional Amounts of        HTML     51K  
                Derivative Instruments (Details)                                 
124: R109        Derivative Instruments - Fair Value of Derivative   HTML     58K  
                Instruments (Details)                                            
125: R110        Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative       HTML     78K  
                Instrument on Statement of Income (Details)                      
126: R111        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Narrative  HTML     43K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R112        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Maximum    HTML    101K  
                Potential Total of Future Payments Under                         
                Commitment Instruments (Details)                                 
128: R113        Commitments and Contingent Liabilities -            HTML     51K  
                Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                     
                (Details)                                                        
129: R114        Segment Information - Industry Segment Results      HTML    133K  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R115        Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment     HTML     58K  
                Information, Revenue and Other Income (Details)                  
131: R116        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Capitalized     HTML     57K  
                Costs (Details)                                                  
132: R117        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Costs Incurred  HTML     51K  
                for Property Acquisition, Exploration and                        
                Development (Details)                                            
133: R118        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Results of      HTML     69K  
                Operations (Details)                                             
134: R119        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Average Unit    HTML     50K  
                Prices and Average Production Costs (Details)                    
135: R120        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Narrative       HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
136: R121        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Producing       HTML     69K  
                Wells, Developed Acreage and Undeveloped Acreage                 
                (Details)                                                        
137: R122        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Proved          HTML    141K  
                Undeveloped Reserves (Details)                                   
138: R123        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Capitalized     HTML     48K  
                Exploratory Well Cost Activity (Details)                         
139: R124        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Future Cash     HTML     80K  
                Flow of Proved Reserves (Details)                                
140: R125        Supplemental Gas Data (unaudited) - Change in       HTML     70K  
                Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash               
                Flows (Details)                                                  
141: R126        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
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12/01/23  CNX Resources Corp.               8-K:5,9    11/29/23   12:306K
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