Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2013		2012
	(Dollars in millions)
Trade accounts payable	$	483.0	$	555.0
Other accrued expenses	267.3		372.2
Accrued payroll and related benefits	248.0		256.8
Accrued taxes other than income	223.5		203.8
Commodity and foreign currency hedge contracts	213.9		5.7
Liabilities associated with discontinued operations	127.8		33.3
Accrued royalties	67.1		82.3
Accrued interest	47.9		47.5
Payable to voluntary employee beneficiary association for certain Patriot retirees (1)	20.0		—
Accrued environmental cleanup-related costs	18.3		10.6
Workers’ compensation obligations	10.0		18.4
Accrued health care insurance	7.1		21.3
Income taxes payable	3.8		—
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	1,737.7	$	1,606.9

⁽¹⁾ Refer to Note 25. "Matters Related to the Bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corporation" herein for additional details related to this transaction.