(3) Income Taxes (in thousands) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Expected Income Tax

	2012			2011
Expected amount	$	12,064		$	19,859
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		1,723			2,950
Other		(3,119	)		(1,878	)
	$	10,668		$	20,931

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Long-term deferred tax assets:
AMT credit carryforwards	$	-		$	1,137
Stock-based compensation		582			596
Investment in Savoy		1,582			960
Oil and gas properties		1,778			1,540
Net long-term deferred tax assets		3,942			4,233
Long-term deferred tax liabilities:
Coal properties		(39,826	)		(35,333	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	35,884		$	31,100