Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net income	$ 23,807	$ 35,809
Gain on sale	(3,051)	(10,653)
Deferred income taxes	4,763	13,665
Equity income – Savoy and Sunrise Energy	(2,206)	(6,398)
Cash distributions from Savoy	1,943	1,060
DD&A	16,028	14,096
Stock-based compensation	2,655	2,331
Taxes paid on vesting of RSUs	(739)	(1,661)
Accounts receivable	(1,058)	221
Coal inventory	(479)	236
Income taxes	(3,465)	8,978
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,060	1,751
Other	(2,216)	1,285
Cash provided by operating activities	37,042	60,720
Proceeds from sale of properties	7,630	13,195
Capital expenditures for coal properties	(26,209)	(32,995)
Investment in Sunrise Energy	(506)
Marketable securities	(1,221)	(2,257)
Other	(48)	865
Cash used in investing activities	(20,354)	(21,192)
Payments of bank debt	(7,500)	(10,000)
Bank borrowings	1,400
Deferred financing costs	(1,544)
Dividends	(23,374)	(3,505)
Stock option buy-out	(1,461)
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	137	1,242
Cash used in financing activities	(32,342)	(12,263)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(15,654)	27,265
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	37,542	10,277
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	21,888	37,542
Cash paid for interest	622	1,508
Cash paid for income taxes	9,250	100
Changes in accounts payable for coal properties	$ (567)	$ (358)