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Derivatives (Schedule of Price Risk Derivatives) (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
Coal Sales [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivatives Held 4,802,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= aci_CoalSalesMember
Coal Purchases [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivatives Held 2,134,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= aci_CoalPurchasesMember
Year One [Member] | Coal Sales [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivatives Held 4,522,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= aci_CoalSalesMember
/ aci_ReportingYearAxis
= aci_YearOneMember
Year One [Member] | Coal Purchases [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivatives Held 2,134,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= aci_CoalPurchasesMember
/ aci_ReportingYearAxis
= aci_YearOneMember
Year Two [Member] | Coal Sales [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivatives Held 280,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= aci_CoalSalesMember
/ aci_ReportingYearAxis
= aci_YearTwoMember
Year Two [Member] | Coal Purchases [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Derivatives Held 0invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= aci_CoalPurchasesMember
/ aci_ReportingYearAxis
= aci_YearTwoMember