HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Heritage Health Benefit Expenses [Abstract]

Components of costs of benefits to 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