GOODWILL	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT
GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT	5.GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT At December 31, 2019, our consolidated balance sheet included $136.4 million of goodwill, of which $132.0 million was associated with the reporting unit representing our Hamilton County Coal, LLC ("Hamilton") mine, which is included in our Illinois Basin segment. The goodwill associated with our Hamilton mine was recorded in conjunction with our acquisition of the Hamilton mine on July 31, 2015. During the first quarter of 2020, we assessed certain events and changes in circumstances, including a) adverse industry and market developments, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, b) our response to these developments, including temporarily ceasing production at several mines, including Hamilton and c) our actual performance during the first quarter of 2020. After consideration of these events and changes in circumstances, we performed an interim test of the goodwill associated with the Hamilton reporting unit comparing Hamilton's carrying amount to its fair value as of March 31, 2020. We estimated the fair value of the Hamilton reporting unit using an income approach utilizing a discounted cash flow model. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model included estimated production, forward coal prices, operating expenses, capital expenditures and a weighted average cost of capital. Our forecasts of future cash flows considered current market conditions and our estimate on how the mine will perform in future years based on the information available to us. Key assumptions used in our valuation are not observable in active markets; therefore, the fair value measurements represent Level 3 fair value measurements. The fair value of the Hamilton reporting unit was determined to be below its carrying amount (including goodwill) by more than the recorded balance of goodwill associated with the reporting unit. Accordingly, we recognized an impairment charge of $132.0 million consisting of the total carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the Hamilton reporting unit. This impairment change reduced our consolidated goodwill balance to $4.4 million as of March 31, 2020. We performed an interim test on ARLP’s remaining goodwill balances not associated with Hamilton and concluded no impairment was necessary for the goodwill associated with our other reporting units.

GOODWILL

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

5.GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT

At December 31, 2019, our consolidated balance sheet included $136.4 million of goodwill, of which $132.0 million was associated with the reporting unit representing our Hamilton County Coal, LLC ("Hamilton") mine, which is included in our Illinois Basin segment. The goodwill associated with our Hamilton mine was recorded in conjunction with our acquisition of the Hamilton mine on July 31, 2015. During the first quarter of 2020, we assessed certain events and changes in circumstances, including a) adverse industry and market developments, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, b) our response to these developments, including temporarily ceasing production at several mines, including Hamilton and c) our actual performance during the first quarter of 2020. After consideration of these events and changes in circumstances, we performed an interim test of the goodwill associated with the Hamilton reporting unit comparing Hamilton's carrying amount to its fair value as of March 31, 2020.

We estimated the fair value of the Hamilton reporting unit using an income approach utilizing a discounted cash flow model. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model included estimated production, forward coal prices, operating expenses, capital expenditures and a weighted average cost of capital. Our forecasts of future cash flows considered current market conditions and our estimate on how the mine will perform in future years based on the information available to us. Key assumptions used in our valuation are not observable in active markets; therefore, the fair value measurements represent Level 3 fair value measurements. The fair value of the Hamilton reporting unit was determined to be below its carrying amount (including goodwill) by more than the recorded balance of goodwill associated with the reporting unit. Accordingly, we recognized an impairment charge of $132.0 million consisting of the total carrying amount of goodwill allocated to the Hamilton reporting unit. This impairment change reduced our consolidated goodwill balance to $4.4 million as of March 31, 2020. We performed an interim test on ARLP’s remaining goodwill balances not associated with Hamilton and concluded no impairment was necessary for the goodwill associated with our other reporting units.