Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Coal	$	202,103	$	206,517
Repair parts and supplies	178,710		163,527
Work-in-process	10,713		7,446
	$	391,526	$	377,490