NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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,
	2013		2012
Noncontrolling interests reflected in Partners’ Capital:
Affiliate (SGP)	$	(303,799)	$	(303,798)
Non-Affiliates (ARLP’s non-affiliate limited partners)	669,041		604,861
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5,521)		(23,968)
Total noncontrolling interests	$	359,721	$	277,095

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,
	2013		2012		2011
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Affiliate (SGP)	$	56	$	48	$	61
Non-Affiliates (ARLP’s non-affiliate limited partners)	157,665		135,110		172,139
	$	157,721	$	135,158	$	172,200

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,
	2013		2012		2011
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests:
Affiliate (SGP) (1)	$	57	$	49	$	42
Non-Affiliates (ARLP’s non-affiliate limited partners) (1)	99,366		90,228		78,399
	$	99,423	$	90,277	$	78,441

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