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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

INVENTORIES:

Inventory components consist of the following:



	December 31,
	2011		2010
Coal	$	105,378	$	108,694
Merchandise for resale	43,639		50,120
Supplies	109,318		99,724
Total Inventories	$	258,335	$	258,538

Merchandise for resale is valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) cost method. The excess of replacement cost of merchandise for resale inventories over carrying LIFO value was $22,406 and $19,624 at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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