Supplemental Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income [Table Text Block]

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Year Ended December 31,2013

	Parent/Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	—		$	3,014,357		$	—		$	—		$	3,014,357
Costs, expenses and other
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	9,117			2,657,583			—			(3,564		)	2,663,136
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	5,949			420,458			35			—			426,442
Amortization of acquired sales contracts, net	—			(9,457		)	—			—			(9,457		)
Change in fair value of coal derivatives and coal trading activities, net	—			7,845			—			—			7,845
Asset impairment and mine closure costs	78,150			142,729			—			—			220,879
Goodwill impairment	—			265,423			—			—			265,423
Selling, general and administrative expenses	88,820			39,825			7,038			(2,235		)	133,448
Other operating income, net	4,209			(34,856		)	(5,370		)	5,799			(30,218		)
	186,245			3,489,550			1,703			—			3,677,498
Loss from investment in subsidiaries	(328,889		)	—			—			328,889			—
Loss from operations	(515,134		)	(475,193		)	(1,703		)	328,889			(663,141		)
Interest expense, net
Interest expense	(449,614		)	(24,747		)	(4,214		)	97,308			(381,267		)
Interest and investment income	30,285			68,248			5,378			(97,308		)	6,603
	(419,329		)	43,501			1,164			—			(374,664		)
Net loss resulting from early retirement and refinancing of debt	(42,921		)	—			—			—			(42,921		)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(977,384		)	(431,692		)	(539		)	328,889			(1,080,726		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(335,552		)	—			54			—			(335,498		)
Loss from continuing operations	(641,832		)	(431,692		)	(593		)	328,889			(745,228		)
Income from discontinued operations, including gain on sale - net of tax	—			103,396			—			—			103,396
Net loss	$	(641,832	)	$	(328,296	)	$	(593	)	$	328,889		$	(641,832	)
Total comprehensive loss	$	(587,633	)	$	(304,278	)	$	(593	)	$	304,871		$	(587,633	)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Year Ended December 31,2012

	Parent/Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	—		$	3,768,126		$	—		$	—		$	3,768,126
Costs, expenses and other													—
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	10,921			3,144,178			—			—			3,155,099
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	5,392			486,786			33			—			492,211
Amortization of acquired sales contracts, net	—			(25,189		)	—			—			(25,189		)
Change in fair value of coal derivatives and coal trading activities, net	—			(16,590		)	—			—			(16,590		)
Asset impairment and mine closure costs	—			539,182			—			—			539,182
Goodwill impairment	—			330,680			—			—			330,680
Contract settlement resulting from Patriot Coal bankruptcy	—			58,335			—			—			58,335
Reduction in accrual related to acquired litigation	—			(79,532		)	—			—			(79,532		)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	84,199			44,363			8,785			(3,048		)	134,299
Other operating income, net	(13,392		)	(39,209		)	(13,804		)	3,048			(63,357		)
	87,120			4,443,004			(4,986		)	—			4,525,138
Loss from investment in subsidiaries	(589,665		)	—			—			589,665			—
Income (loss) from operations	(676,785		)	(674,878		)	4,986			589,665			(757,012		)
Interest expense, net
Interest expense	(366,584		)	(34,849		)	(3,221		)	87,039			(317,615		)
Interest and investment income	27,750			57,268			7,494			(87,039		)	5,473
	(338,834		)	22,419			4,273			—			(312,142		)
Other non-operating expense
Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt	(21,975		)	(1,693		)	—			—			(23,668		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,037,594		)	(654,152		)	9,259			589,665			(1,092,822		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(353,907		)	—			—			—			(353,907		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(683,687		)	(654,152		)	9,259			589,665			(738,915		)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			55,228			—			—			55,228
Net Income (loss)	(683,687		)	(598,924		)	9,259			589,665			(683,687		)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(268		)	—			—			—			(268		)
Net Income (loss) attributable to Arch Coal, Inc.	$	(683,955	)	$	(598,924	)	$	9,259		$	589,665		$	(683,955	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	(692,239	)	$	(604,903	)	$	9,259		$	595,644		$	(692,239	)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Year Ended December 31,2011

	Parent/Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	—		$	3,883,039		$	—		$	—		$	3,883,039
Costs, expenses and other													—
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	22,929			2,957,425			—			—			2,980,354
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	2,876			418,104			—			—			420,980
Amortization of acquired sales contracts, net	—			(22,069		)	—			—			(22,069		)
Change in fair value of coal derivatives and coal trading activities, net	—			(2,907		)	—			—			(2,907		)
Asset impairment and mine closure costs	—			7,316			—			—			7,316
Acquisition and transition costs	47,360			—			—			—			47,360
Selling, general and administrative expenses	74,591			43,572			3,527			(2,634		)	119,056
Other operating income, net	(23,306		)	10,811			(251		)	2,634			(10,112		)
	124,450			3,412,252			3,276			—			3,539,978
Loss from investment in subsidiaries	532,757			—			—			(532,757		)	—
Income (loss) from operations	408,307			470,787			(3,276		)	(532,757		)	343,061
Interest expense, net
Interest expense	(256,191		)	(46,218		)	(2,224		)	74,447			(230,186		)
Interest and investment income	15,935			55,041			6,780			(74,447		)	3,309
	(240,256		)	8,823			4,556			—			(226,877		)
Nonoperating expense	(49,490		)	(1,958		)	—			—			(51,448		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	118,561			477,652			1,280			(532,757		)	64,736
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(24,279		)	—			—			—			(24,279		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	142,840			477,652			1,280			(532,757		)	89,015
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			53,825			—			—			53,825
Net Income (loss)	142,840			531,477			1,280			(532,757		)	142,840
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1,157		)	—			—			—			(1,157		)
Net Income (loss) attributable to Arch Coal, Inc.	$	141,683		$	531,477		$	1,280		$	(532,757	)	$	141,683
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	141,240		$	537,561		$	1,280		$	(538,841	)	$	141,240

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets [Table Text Block]

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

December 31, 2013

	Parent/Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	799,333	$	100,418		$	11,348		$	—		$	911,099
Restricted cash	—		—			—			—			—
Short term investments	248,414		—			—			—			248,414
Receivables	14,177		23,018			197,015			(4,637		)	229,573
Inventories	—		264,161			—			—			264,161
Other	84,401		43,617			806			—			128,824
Total current assets	1,146,325		431,214			209,169			(4,637		)	1,782,071
Property, plant and equipment, net	24,851		6,709,398			37			—			6,734,286
Investment in subsidiaries	7,741,589		—			—			(7,741,589		)	—
Intercompany receivables			1,953,719			(181,095		)	(1,772,624		)	—
Note receivable from Arch Western	675,000		—			—			(675,000		)	—
Other	162,287		311,463			86			—			473,836
Total other assets	8,578,876		2,265,182			(181,009		)	(10,189,213		)	473,836
Total assets	$	9,750,052	$	9,405,794		$	28,197		$	(10,193,850	)	$	8,990,193
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	17,781	$	158,224		$	137		$	—		$	176,142
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	53,779		228,664			781			(4,637		)	278,587
Current maturities of debt	28,882		4,611			—			—			33,493
Total current liabilities	100,442		391,499			918			(4,637		)	488,222
Long-term debt	5,099,833		18,169			—						5,118,002
Intercompany payables	1,772,624		—			—			(1,772,624		)	—
Note payable to Arch Coal	—		675,000			—			(675,000		)	—
Asset retirement obligations	1,095		401,618			—			—			402,713
Accrued pension benefits	7,797		(686		)	—			—			7,111
Accrued postretirement benefits other than pension	12,079		27,176			—			—			39,255
Accrued workers’ compensation	21,546		56,516			—			—			78,062
Deferred income taxes	413,546		—			—			—			413,546
Other noncurrent liabilities	67,841		121,794			398			—			190,033
Total liabilities	7,496,803		1,691,086			1,316			(2,452,261		)	6,736,944
Stockholders’ equity	2,253,249		7,714,708			26,881			(7,741,589		)	2,253,249
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	9,750,052	$	9,405,794		$	28,197		$	(10,193,850	)	$	8,990,193

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

December 31, 2012

	Parent/Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	671,313	$	100,468	$	12,841	$	—		$	784,622
Restricted cash	3,453		—		—		—			3,453
Short term investments	234,305		—		—		—			234,305
Receivables	49,281		40,452		247,171		(4,824		)	332,080
Inventories	—		365,424		—		—			365,424
Other	106,786		86,877		557		—			194,220
Total current assets	1,065,138		593,221		260,569		(4,824		)	1,914,104
Property, plant and equipment, net	27,476		7,309,550		72		—			7,337,098
Investment in subsidiaries	8,254,508		—		—		(8,254,508		)	—
Intercompany receivables	—		1,600,311		—		(1,600,311		)	—
Note receivable from Arch Western	675,000		—		—		(675,000		)	—
Other	187,171		568,314		90		—			755,575
Total other assets	9,116,679		2,168,625		90		(10,529,819		)	755,575
Total assets	$	10,209,293	$	10,071,396	$	260,731	$	(10,534,643	)	$	10,006,777
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	19,859	$	204,370	$	189	$	—		$	224,418
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	65,293		259,162		124		(4,824		)	319,755
Current maturities of debt	32,054		842		—		—			32,896
Total current liabilities	117,206		464,374		313		(4,824		)	577,069
Long-term debt	5,061,925		23,954		—		—			5,085,879
Intercompany payables	1,367,739		—		232,572		(1,600,311		)	—
Note payable to Arch Coal	—		675,000		—		(675,000		)	—
Asset retirement obligations	1,646		408,059		—		—			409,705
Accrued pension benefits	33,456		34,174		—		—			67,630
Accrued postretirement benefits other than pension	13,953		31,133		—		—			45,086
Accrued workers’ compensation	25,323		56,306		—		—			81,629
Deferred income taxes	664,182		—		—		—			664,182
Other noncurrent liabilities	69,296		151,360		374		—			221,030
Total liabilities	7,354,726		1,844,360		233,259		(2,280,135		)	7,152,210
Stockholders’ equity	2,854,567		8,227,036		27,472		(8,254,508		)	2,854,567
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	10,209,293	$	10,071,396	$	260,731	$	(10,534,643	)	$	10,006,777

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows [Table Text Block]

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31,2013

	Parent/Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(632,060	)	$	637,193		$	50,609		$	—		$	55,742
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(3,320		)	(293,664		)	—			—			(296,984		)
Additions to prepaid royalties	—			(14,947		)	—			—			(14,947		)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	—			10,790			—			—			10,790
Proceeds from sales-leaseback transactions	—			34,919			—			—			34,919
Proceeds from sale of Canyon Fuel	—			422,663			—			—			422,663
Purchases of short term investments	(213,726		)	—			—			—			(213,726		)
Proceeds from sales of short term investments	194,537			—			—			—			194,537
Investments in and advances to affiliates	(5,451		)	(10,321		)	—			512			(15,260		)
Change in restricted cash	3,453			—			—			—			3,453
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(24,507		)	149,440			—			512			125,445
Financing Activities
Contributions from parent	—			512			—			(512		)	—
Proceeds from term loan and senior notes	644,000			—			—			—			644,000
Payments to retire debt	(628,660		)	(512		)	—			—			(629,172		)
Payments on term loan	(17,250		)	—			—			—			(17,250		)
Net payments on other debt	(6,324		)	—			—			—			(6,324		)
Debt financing costs	(19,864		)	—			(625		)	—			(20,489		)
Dividends paid	(25,475		)	—			—			—			(25,475		)
Transactions with affiliates, net	838,160			(786,683		)	(51,477		)	—			—
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	784,587			(786,683		)	(52,102		)	(512		)	(54,710		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	128,020			(50		)	(1,493		)	—			126,477
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	671,313			100,468			12,841			—			784,622
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	799,333		$	100,418		$	11,348		$	—		$	911,099

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31,2012

	Parent/Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(571,576	)	$	781,551		$	122,829		$	—		$	332,804
Investing Activities
Change in restricted cash	6,869			—			—			—			6,869
Capital expenditures	(4,424		)	(390,801		)	—			—			(395,225		)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	—			1,328			21,497			—			22,825
Investments in and advances to affiliates	(6,287		)	(13,134		)	—			1,663			(17,758		)
Purchases of short term investments	(236,862		)	—			—			—			(236,862		)
Proceeds from sales of short term investments	1,754			—			—			—			1,754
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(17,500		)	—			—			—			(17,500		)
Additions to prepaid royalties	—			(13,269		)	—			—			(13,269		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(256,450		)	(415,876		)	21,497			1,663			(649,166		)
Financing Activities
Contributions from parent	—			1,663			—			(1,663		)	—
Proceeds from term loan and senior notes	1,993,253			—			—			—			1,993,253
Payments to retire debt	—			(452,934		)	—			—			(452,934		)
Net decrease in borrowings under lines of credit and commercial paper program	(375,000		)	—			(106,300		)	—			(481,300		)
Payments on term loan	(7,625		)	—			—			—			(7,625		)
Net payments on other debt	(682		)	—			—			—			(682		)
Debt financing costs	(50,022		)	—			(546		)	—			(50,568		)
Dividends paid	(42,440		)	—			—			—			(42,440		)
Issuance of common stock under incentive plans	5,131			—			—			—			5,131
Transactions with affiliates, net	(84,651		)	110,639			(25,988		)	—			—
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,437,964			(340,632		)	(132,834		)	(1,663		)	962,835
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	609,938			25,043			11,492			—			646,473
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	61,375			75,425			1,349			—			138,149
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	671,313		$	100,468		$	12,841		$	—		$	784,622

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2011

	Parent/Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(187,039	)	$	998,082		$	(168,801	)	$	—		$	642,242
Investing Activities
Acquisition of ICG, net of cash acquired	(2,894,339		)	—			—			—			(2,894,339		)
Change in restricted cash	5,167			—			—			—			5,167
Capital expenditures	(12,809		)	(528,021		)	(106		)	—			(540,936		)
Proceeds from dispositions of property, plant and equipment	—			25,887			—			—			25,887
Investments in and advances to affiliates	(633,534		)	(33,553		)	—			605,178			(61,909		)
Additions to prepaid royalties	—			(29,957		)	—			—			(29,957		)
Consideration paid related to prior business acquisition	(829		)	—			—			—			(829		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(3,536,344		)	(565,644		)	(106		)	605,178			(3,496,916		)
Financing Activities
Contributions from parent	—			605,178			—			(605,178		)	—
Proceeds from the issuance of senior notes	2,000,000			—			—			—			2,000,000
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net	1,267,933			—			—			—			1,267,933
Payments to retire debt	—			(605,178		)	—			—			(605,178		)
Net decrease in borrowings under lines of credit and commercial paper program	375,000			(56,904		)	106,300			—			424,396
Net proceeds from other debt	5,334			—			—			—			5,334
Debt financing costs	(114,799		)	(16		)	(8		)	—			(114,823		)
Dividends paid	(80,748		)	—			—			—			(80,748		)
Issuance of common stock under incentive plans	2,316			—			—			—			2,316
Transactions with affiliates, net	316,009			(379,973		)	63,964			—			—
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,771,045			(436,893		)	170,256			(605,178		)	2,899,230
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	47,662			(4,455		)	1,349			—			44,556
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	13,713			79,880			—			—			93,593
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	61,375		$	75,425		$	1,349		$	—		$	138,149