Insurance Recovery Related to Mountain Laurel Longwall (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) item
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance Recovery	$ 9,000
Longwall system's not recoverable \| item	123
Mountain Laurel Longwall Operations
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance Recovery	$ 9,000
Hydraulic Shields not recoverable \| item	176
Minimum \| Mountain Laurel Longwall Operations
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Anticipated recovery amount	$ 20,000
Maximum \| Mountain Laurel Longwall Operations
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Anticipated recovery amount	$ 25,000

Amount of amount of capital required for the new shields, anticipated to be recovered from insurance.

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Represents longwall system's hydraulic shields not recovered as a result of geologic conditions in the final longwall panel.

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Represents longwall system's not recovered as a result of geologic conditions in the final longwall panel.

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The net amount (to the extent disclosed within this portion of the income statement) by which an insurance settlement exceeds incremental costs incurred from the event causing an interruption of business, plus the insurance award for earnings lost from the event, such as a natural catastrophe, explosion or fire.

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