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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Expected Income Tax

	2013			2012
Expected amount	$	10,784		$	12,064
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		1,540			1,723
Percentage depletion		(4,373	)		(1,816	)
Other		(289	)		(1,303	)
	$	7,662		$	10,668

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

	2013			2012
Long-term deferred tax assets:
Stock-based compensation	$	372		$	582
Investment in Savoy		1,885			1,582
Oil and gas properties		913			1,778
Net long-term deferred tax assets		3,170			3,942
Long-term deferred tax liabilities:
Coal properties		(46,474	)		(39,805	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	43,304		$	35,863