Income from Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Income from discontinued operations [Text Block]

Note 10 – Income from Discontinued Operations

Federal Black Lung Excise Tax (“FBLET”) refunds

The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 enabled taxpayers to file claims for FBLET refunds for periods prior to those open under the statute of limitations previously applicable to us.  In 2009, we received $23.9 million of FBLET refunds and recognized the majority of these refunds as a pretax gain of $19.7 million in 2009. In thesecond quarterof 2011,the statute of limitations expired and we recognized a pretax gain of $4.2 million for the remaining portion of the refund