Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company's reportable segments are strategic business units arranged geographically which have separate management teams. The business units have been aggregated into the U.S. Operations, Canadian and U.K. Operations, and Other reportable segments. Both the U.S. Operations and Canadian and U.K. Operations reportable segments primary business is that of mining and exporting metallurgical coal for the steel industry. The U.S. Operations segment includes the operations of the Company's underground mines, surface mines, coke plant and natural gas operations located in Alabama and the Company's underground and surface mining operations located in West Virginia. The Canadian and U.K. Operations segment includes the results of the mining operations located in Northeast British Columbia (Canada) and South Wales (United Kingdom). The Other segment primarily includes unallocated corporate expenses.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Company evaluates performance primarily based on operating income of the respective business segments.

Summarized financial information concerning the Company's reportable segments is shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	For the years ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Revenues:
U.S. Operations	$	1,166,226		$	1,331,308		$	1,728,363
Canadian and U.K. Operations	237,584			527,989			668,313
Other	3,535			1,334			3,219
Total revenues (a)	$	1,407,345		$	1,860,631		$	2,399,895
Segment operating income (loss) (b):
U.S. Operations	$	(118,009	)	$	58,371		$	188,696
Canadian and U.K. Operations	(183,180		)	(209,709		)	(1,158,591		)
Other	(5,747		)	(19,627		)	(43,231		)
Total operating loss	(306,936		)	(170,965		)	(1,013,126		)
Interest expense, net	(295,903		)	(221,583		)	(132,997		)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	33,673			(6,875		)	(5,555		)
Other income (loss), net	646			(1,418		)	(13,081		)
Loss before income tax benefit	(568,520		)	(400,841		)	(1,164,759		)
Income tax benefit	(97,952		)	(41,838		)	(99,204		)
Net loss	$	(470,568	)	$	(359,003	)	$	(1,065,555	)
Impairment and restructuring charges:
U.S. Operations	$	52,223		$	(7,763	)	$	114,281
Canadian and U.K. Operations	4,721			10,646			999,198
Other	564			—			—
Total	$	57,508		$	2,883		$	1,113,479

	For the years ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Depreciation and depletion:
U.S. Operations	$	150,701	$	167,668	$	173,140
Canadian and U.K. Operations	109,368		141,696		141,713
Other	2,456		2,150		1,379
Total	$	262,525	$	311,514	$	316,232
Capital expenditures:
U.S. Operations	$	85,333	$	133,407	$	162,535
Canadian and U.K. Operations	4,387		18,331		224,583
Other	3,279		2,158		4,394
Total	$	92,999	$	153,896	$	391,512

	For the years ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Identifiable assets by segment:
U.S. Operations	$	1,122,850	$	1,265,255	$	1,603,745
Canadian and U.K. Operations	3,538,073		3,687,925		3,728,817
Other	725,206		637,680		435,858
Total	$	5,386,129	$	5,590,860	$	5,768,420
Long-lived assets by country:
U.S.	$	876,079	$	998,763	$	1,034,992
Canada	3,007,732		3,092,483		3,203,227
U.K.	419,287		451,308		459,469
Total	$	4,303,098	$	4,542,554	$	4,697,688

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(a) Export sales were $1.0 billion, $1.5 billion and $1.9 billion for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Export sales to customers in foreign countries in excess of 10% of consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Percent of Consolidated Revenues
	For the years ended December 31,
Country	2014		2013		2012
Germany	9.6	%	10.5	%	9.7	%
Brazil	10.7	%	13.3	%	10.7	%
Japan	8.6	%	13.2	%	11.5	%

(b) Segment operating income (loss) amounts include expenses for other postretirement benefits. A breakdown by segment of other postretirement benefits (income) expense is as follows (in thousands):

	For the years ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
U.S. Operations	$	55,653		$	59,118		$	53,301
Other	(177		)	(218		)	(449		)
	$	55,476		$	58,900		$	52,852