Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,229	$ 5,775
Receivables:
Trade	46,698	50,578
Contractual third-party reclamation receivables	7,427	7,743
Other	4,002	4,545
Total Receivables	58,127	62,866
Inventories	25,841	23,571
Other current assets	6,713	5,335
Total current assets	133,910	97,547
Property, plant and equipment:
Land and mineral rights	84,033	83,824
Capitalized asset retirement cost	114,856	114,856
Plant and equipment	519,233	506,661
Property plant and equipment	718,122	705,341
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(319,841)	(288,386)
Net property, plant and equipment	398,281	416,955
Advanced coal royalties	3,138	3,695
Reclamation deposits	70,801	72,274
Restricted investments and bond collateral	56,933	55,384
Contractual third-party reclamation receivables, less current portion	89,656	87,739
Deferred income taxes	0	2,458
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $10.3 million and $9.1 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	5,297	6,555
Other assets	10,951	7,699
Total Assets	768,967	750,306
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	19,796	14,973
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
Trade	43,920	46,247
Production taxes	27,896	26,317
Workers' compensation	946	954
Postretirement medical benefits	13,581	13,581
SERP	304	304
Deferred revenue	12,014	10,209
Asset retirement obligations	16,677	14,514
Other current liabilities	4,682	6,241
Total current liabilities	139,816	133,340
Long-term debt, less current installments	266,664	208,731
Revolving lines of credit	0	18,400
Workers' compensation, less current portion	9,279	9,424
Excess of pneumoconiosis benefit obligation over trust assets	3,611	2,246
Postretirement medical benefits, less current portion	196,230	197,279
Pension and SERP obligations, less current portion	13,026	20,462
Deferred revenue, less current portion	68,320	75,395
Asset retirement obligations, less current portion	230,010	227,129
Intangible liabilities, net of accumulated amortization $10.2 million at September 30, 2011 and $9.4 million at December 31, 2010, respectively	7,899	8,663
Other liabilities	8,480	11,592
Total liabilities	943,335	912,661
Shareholders' deficit:
Preferred stock of $1.00 par value; Authorized 5,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding 159,960 shares at September 30, 2011, and 160,129 shares at December 31, 2010, respectively	160	160
Common stock of $2.50 par value; Authorized 30,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding 13,762,177 shares at September 30, 2011, and 11,160,798 shares at December 31, 2010, respectively	34,404	27,901
Other paid-in capital	125,498	98,466
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(57,195)	(57,680)
Accumulated deficit	(269,990)	(226,740)
Total Westmoreland Coal Company shareholders' deficit	(167,123)	(157,893)
Noncontrolling interest	(7,245)	(4,462)
Total deficit	(174,368)	(162,355)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit	$ 768,967	$ 750,306

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