Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Cash provided by operating activities	$ 76,573	$ 20,730
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures for coal properties	(27,109)	(14,326)
Acquisition		(319,762)
Other	478
Cash (used in) investing activities	(26,631)	(334,088)
Financing activities:
Dividends	(3,596)	(3,593)
Bank borrowings		350,000
Payments on bank debt	(40,312)	(20,375)
Other		(6,884)
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(43,908)	319,148
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	6,034	5,790
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	13,469	16,228
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 19,503	$ 22,018