Property, Plant, Equipment and Mine Development (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property, Plant, Equipment and Mine Development [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property, Plant, Equipment and Mine Development

Property, plant, equipment and mine development, net, as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:



	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(Dollars in millions)
Land and coal interests	$	11,036.4		$	11,024.1
Buildings and improvements	1,591.7			1,525.4
Machinery and equipment	2,644.7			2,777.5
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(4,621.7		)	(4,244.5		)
Total, net	$	10,651.1		$	11,082.5

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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