Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 35,809	$ 22,375
Gain on sale	(10,653)
Deferred income taxes	13,665	13,369
Equity income – Savoy and Sunrise Energy	(6,398)	(1,005)
Cash distributions from Savoy	1,060
DD&A	14,096	11,818
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps	(632)	(712)
Stock-based compensation	2,331	2,194
Other	576
Taxes paid on vesting of RSUs	(1,661)	(746)
Change in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	221	(163)
Coal inventory	236	66
Income tax accounts	8,978	(2,807)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,751	1,415
Other	1,341	(259)
Cash provided by operating activities	60,720	45,545
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of unproved oil and gas properties	13,195
Capital expenditures for coal properties	(32,995)	(34,714)
Capital expenditures for unproved oil and gas properties	(1,710)	(915)
Investment in Sunrise Energy		(2,375)
Investment in Savoy		(453)
Change in CDs	1,291	2,167
Marketable securities	(2,257)
Other	1,284	(752)
Cash used in investing activities	(21,192)	(37,042)
Financing activities:
Payments of bank debt	(10,000)	(10,000)
Dividends	(3,505)	(2,937)
Stock option buy-out		(679)
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1,242	327
Other		(163)
Cash used in financing activities	(12,263)	(13,452)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	27,265	(4,949)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	10,277	15,226
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	37,542	10,277
Cash paid for interest	1,508	2,255
Cash paid for income taxes	100	4,400
Changes in accounts payable for coal properties	$ (358)	$ (2,088)