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Acquired Sales Contracts (Schedule of Acquired Sales Contracts) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets And Liabilities By Major Class [Line Items]    
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived $ 15,700,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived  
Acquired fair value, Assets 131,819,000aci_Finitelivedcoalsupplyagreementsgross 131,299,000aci_Finitelivedcoalsupplyagreementsgross
Acquired fair value, Liabilities 166,697,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementgrossobligationliability 166,697,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementgrossobligationliability
Accumulated amortization, Asset (129,449,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (130,363,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Accumulated amortization, Liabilities (120,367,000)aci_Finitelivedintangibleliabilitiesaccumulatedamortization (134,988,000)aci_Finitelivedintangibleliabilitiesaccumulatedamortization
Total, Assets 2,370,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 936,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Total, Liabilities 46,330,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementobligationnet 31,709,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementobligationnet
Net total, Liabilites   (30,773,000)aci_Nettotalofacquiredsalescontractsliabilities
Coal Supply Agreement, Liabilities 14,373,000aci_CoalSupplyAgreementLiability 12,453,000aci_CoalSupplyAgreementLiability
Other Current Assets [Member]    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets And Liabilities By Major Class [Line Items]    
Coal supply agreement, Assets 1,324,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementassets
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462,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementassets
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Accrued Liabilities [Member]    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets And Liabilities By Major Class [Line Items]    
Coal Supply Agreement, Liabilities 14,373,000aci_CoalSupplyAgreementLiability
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12,453,000aci_CoalSupplyAgreementLiability
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Other Assets [Member]    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets And Liabilities By Major Class [Line Items]    
Coal supply agreement, Assets 1,046,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementassets
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474,000aci_Coalsupplyagreementassets
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Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets And Liabilities By Major Class [Line Items]    
Coal Supply Agreement, Liabilities $ 31,957,000aci_CoalSupplyAgreementLiability
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$ 19,256,000aci_CoalSupplyAgreementLiability
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