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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventories consist of the following:



	March 31		December 31
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Coal	$	182,998	$	180,917
Repair parts and supplies	170,040		172,139
Work-in-process	15,202		12,368
	$	368,240	$	365,424

The repair parts and supplies are stated net of an allowance for slow-moving and obsolete inventories of $14.0 million at March 31, 2013, and $13.6 million at December 31, 2012.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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