Accounts receivables percentage of total trade

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Goods sold during the year

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The maximum life term of a long-term sales contract.

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The minimum life term of a long-term sales contract.

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Percentage of total company revenue

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Percentage of accounts receivable net current.

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Percentage of goods sold under long term contract

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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The total amount due to the entity within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from outside sources, including trade accounts receivable, notes and loans receivable, as well as any other types of receivables, net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Risk Concentrations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, T in Millions	3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) T	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable	$ 200,904				$ 172,604						$ 200,904	$ 172,604
Tons of coal sold \| T											96.6
Percentage of tons sold under long term contract											60.00%
Long term contracts percentage of company revenue											47.00%
Long-term contracts, life term, minimum											1 year
Long-term contracts, life term, maximum											4 years
Revenues	650,963	$ 633,180	$ 592,349	$ 575,295	560,244	$ 613,538	$ 549,866	$ 600,975	$ 575,688		$ 2,451,787	2,324,623
Europe
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues									61,169		559,165	388,926
Asia
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues									55,634		452,711	264,503
Central and South America
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues									13,224		79,085	30,982
Africa
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues									0		17,567	14,901
Brokered Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 0		2,372	3,150
Predecessor
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues										$ 1,398,709
Predecessor \| Europe
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues										112,986
Predecessor \| Asia
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues										68,536
Predecessor \| Central and South America
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues										41,861
Predecessor \| Africa
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues										0
Predecessor \| Brokered Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenues										$ 0
Electric utilities
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Receivables	73,900				72,900						$ 73,900	$ 72,900
Percentage of total trade accounts receivable											37.00%	42.00%
Domestic and foreign steel producers
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable	$ 126,500				$ 99,400						$ 126,500	$ 99,400
Trade receivables, percentage	63.00%				58.00%						63.00%	58.00%