Heritage Health Benefit Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Health care benefits	$	2,445	$	2,932	$	7,208	$	7,551
Combined benefit fund payments		686		756		2,057		2,268
Workers’ compensation benefits		162		175		485		540
Black lung benefits		603		378		1,365		1,191
Total	$	3,896	$	4,241	$	11,115	$	11,550