Heritage Health Benefit Expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Heritage Health Benefit Expenses [Abstract]

HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES

7. HERITAGE HEALTH BENEFIT EXPENSES

The caption Heritage health benefit expenses used in the 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				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Health care benefits	$	2,308	$	1,942	$	4,763	$	4,619
Combined benefit fund payments		686		756		1,371		1,512
Workers’ compensation benefits		165		230		323		365
Black lung benefits		282		466		762		813
Total	$	3,441	$	3,394	$	7,219	$	7,309