INVENTORIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Coal stockpiles	$	989		$	309
Coal fuel inventories	3,048			3,755
Materials and supplies	34,954			22,508
Reserve for obsolete inventory	(1,257		)	(876		)
Total	$	37,734		$	25,696