HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Heritage Health Benefit Expenses [Abstract]

HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES

HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES

The caption Heritage health benefit expenses used in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations refers to costs of benefits the Company provides to its former mining operation employees. The components of these expenses are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Health care benefits	$	2,041	$	2,404	$	6,138	$	7,054
Combined benefit fund payments	462		342		1,387		1,366
Workers’ compensation benefits	102		120		324		380
Black lung benefits	196		449		173		1,446
Total	$	2,801	$	3,315	$	8,022	$	10,246