Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in millions)
Trade accounts payable	$	333.3		$	461.7
Commodity and foreign currency hedge contracts	231.7			341.1
Other accrued expenses	225.8			298.8
Accrued payroll and related benefits	191.9			268.7
Accrued taxes other than income	135.9			175.3
Payable to voluntary employee beneficiary association for certain Patriot retirees (1)	75.0			75.0
Accrued interest	68.8			48.4
Accrued royalties	41.0			61.5
Asset retirement obligations	25.5			30.2
Accrued environmental cleanup-related costs	23.9			19.4
Accrued health care insurance	15.8			2.4
Workers’ compensation obligations	8.6			10.9
Income taxes payable	6.8			3.3
Other	2.3		—	—
Liabilities associated with discontinued operations	60.0			12.5
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	1,446.3		$	1,809.2

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