The minimum amount of royalties to be paid annually to the related party, per the terms of the agreement.

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Contribution by affiliate for general and administrative expenses.

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Represents the outstanding common units held by affiliates of the entity registered during the period.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized amounts paid for mineral royalties.

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Represent cumulative annual minimum and/or earned royalty required to be paid to the related party, per the terms of the agreement.

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The amount of cash paid for royalties during the current period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Revenue earned during the period by the entity for rights granted to another party under coal mineral leases.

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RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Registration Rights and Various ARLP Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2007
Related Party Transaction
Outstanding common units registered				47,363,000
Contributions from affiliates for general and administrative expenses	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 2,200,000
Advance royalties	28,115,000	25,311,000
Affiliated entity controlled by Mr. Craft \| ARLP
Related Party Transaction
Contributions from affiliates for general and administrative expenses	1,500,000	1,500,000	2,200,000
Equity Method Investee \| ARLP \| Acquisition and lease-back of reserves and surface rights \| White Oak
Related Party Transaction
Royalties generated	11,400,000	200,000	15,000
Equity Method Investee \| ARLP \| Coal handling and services agreement \| White Oak
Related Party Transaction
Revenue from services and products	28,200,000	19,600,000	2,100,000
Equity Method Investee \| ARLP \| Subsidiary agreements for purchase of services and products \| White Oak
Related Party Transaction
Revenue from services and products	4,600,000	3,900,000	2,400,000
SGP Land, LLC \| MC Mining LLC \| Mineral lease
Related Party Transaction
Annual minimum royalties	300,000
Cumulative annual minimum and/or earned royalty payments	6,000,000
Payments for royalties	1,900,000	900,000	300,000
SGP \| Tunnel Ridge \| Coal lease
Related Party Transaction
Annual minimum royalties	3,000,000
Payments for royalties	3,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Advance royalties	$ 5,500,000