Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial information relating to the reporting segments

Financial information relating to the Company’s segments is as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended March 31, 2012	Palmarejo Mine			San Bartolomé Mine			Kensington Mine			Rochester Mine			Martha Mine			Endeavor Mine			Other			Total
Sales of metals	$	123,722		$	41,376		$	10,377		$	18,758		$	3,618		$	6,713		$	—		$	204,564
Productions costs applicable to sales	(45,860		)	(13,608		)	(17,090		)	(9,565		)	(3,694		)	(2,737		)	—			(92,554		)
Depreciation and depletion	(37,769		)	(4,219		)	(6,605		)	(1,642		)	(596		)	(1,644		)	(117		)	(52,592		)
Gross profit (loss)	40,093			23,549			(13,318		)	7,551			(672		)	2,332			(117		)	59,418
Exploration expense	1,320			70			222			709			3,412			—			834			6,567
Other operating expenses	—			5			19			1,341			197			—			7,102			8,664
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	38,773			23,474			(13,559		)	5,501			(4,281		)	2,332			(8,053		)	44,187
Interest and other income	4,581			95			—			49			(75		)	—			357			5,007
Interest expense	(4,810		)	—			(892		)	(8		)	—			—			(960		)	(6,670		)
Fair value adjustments, net	(25,611		)	—			(551		)	—			—			—			3,049			(23,113		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(3,544		)	(7,689		)	—			—			(201		)	—			(4,002		)	(15,436		)
Net income (loss)	$	9,389		$	15,880		$	(15,002	)	$	5,542		$	(4,557	)	$	2,332		$	(9,609	)	$	3,975
Segment assets (A)	$	2,008,004		$	285,276		$	504,082		$	90,072		$	24,183		$	36,372		$	17,104		$	2,965,093
Capital expenditures (B)	$	7,170		$	10,207		$	10,878		$	2,639		$	659		$	—		$	94		$	31,647

Three months ended March 31, 2011	Palmarejo Mine			San Bartolomé Mine			Kensington Mine			Rochester Mine			Martha Mine			Endeavor Mine			Other			Total
Sales of metals	$	88,165		$	46,321		$	48,110		$	14,262		$	(314	)	$	3,080		$	—		$	199,624
Productions costs applicable to sales	(37,369		)	(14,118		)	(32,920		)	(7,357		)	390			(1,100		)	—			(92,474		)
Depreciation and depletion	(33,675		)	(5,143		)	(9,365		)	(514		)	(592		)	(619		)	(133		)	(50,041		)
Gross profit (loss)	17,121			27,060			5,825			6,391			(516		)	1,361			(133		)	57,109
Exploration expense	636			4			46			21			1,296			—			759			2,762
Other operating expenses	—			38			20			3,536			—			—			12,211			15,805
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	16,485			27,018			5,759			2,834			(1,812		)	1,361			(13,103		)	38,542
Interest and other income	1,289			607			1			46			(311		)	—			302			1,934
Interest expense	(5,703		)	(34		)	(1,247		)	—			(345		)	—			(1,975		)	(9,304		)
Loss on debt extinguishment	—			—			—			—			—			—			(467		)	(467		)
Fair value adjustments, net	(6,343		)	—			(698		)	—			—			—			1,739			(5,302		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(3,776		)	(10,037		)	(20		)	—			41			—			853			(12,939		)
Net income (loss)	$	1,952		$	17,554		$	3,795		$	2,880		$	(2,427	)	$	1,361		$	(12,651	)	$	12,464
Segment assets (A)	$	2,106,197		$	269,158		$	503,321		$	27,049		$	17,571		$	39,093		$	23,506		$	2,985,895
Capital expenditures (B)	$	5,081		$	3,536		$	5,369		$	1,668		$	251		$	—		$	13		$	15,918

(A) Segment assets consist of receivables, prepaids, inventories, property, plant and equipment, and mining properties

(B) Balance represents cash flow amounts 

Consolidated Assets

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets
Total assets for reportable segments	$	2,965,093	$	2,963,130
Cash and cash equivalents	151,883		175,012
Short term investments	1,316		20,254
Other assets	108,201		106,045
Total consolidated assets	$	3,226,493	$	3,264,441

Long Lived Assets by Country

Geographic Information

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Long Lived Assets:
United States	$	520,403	$	515,096
Australia	32,355		33,999
Chile	65		65
Argentina	5,336		5,213
Bolivia	237,069		230,956
Mexico	1,873,705		1,903,375
Total	$	2,668,933	$	2,688,704

Revenue by Country

	Three months ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Revenues:
United States	$	29,135	$	62,372
Mexico	123,722		88,165
Bolivia	41,376		46,321
Australia	6,713		3,080
Argentina	3,618		(314		)
Total	$	204,564	$	199,624