NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Components of Noncontrolling Interests Recorded in Partners' Capital

The following table summarizes the components of noncontrolling interests recorded in Partners' Capital for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Noncontrolling interests reflected in Partners' Capital:
Affiliate (SGP)	$	(303,798	)	$	(303,797	)
Non-Affiliates (ARLP's non-affiliate limited partners)		604,861			556,285
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(23,968	)		(22,900	)
Total noncontrolling interests	$	277,095		$	229,588

Summary of Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

The following table summarizes net income attributable to each component of the noncontrolling interests for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Affiliate (SGP)	$	48	$	61	$	50
Non-Affiliates (ARLP's non-affiliate limited partners)		135,110		172,139		142,907
	$	135,158	$	172,200	$	142,957

Summary of Cash Distribution Paid by ARLP to Noncontrolling Interest

The following table summarizes cash distributions paid by ARLP to each component of the noncontrolling interests for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests:
Affiliate (SGP)(1)	$	49	$	42	$	36
Non-Affiliates (ARLP's non-affiliate limited partners)(1)		90,228		78,399		69,102
	$	90,277	$	78,441	$	69,138

(1)

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests, in the table above, represent ARLP's quarterly distributions in accordance with the ARLP Partnership agreement.