NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Components of noncontrolling interests recorded in Partners' Capital

	December 31,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Noncontrolling interests reflected in Partners’ Capital:
Affiliate (SGP)	$	(303,822)	$	(303,788)
Non-Affiliates (ARLP’s non-affiliate limited partners)	762,666		777,210
Affiliate (Cavalier Minerals) (See Note 11 – Variable Interest Entity)	2,585		465
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(19,681)		(20,391)
Total noncontrolling interests	$	441,748	$	453,496

Summary of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
			(in thousands)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest:
Affiliate (SGP)	$	33	$	74	$	56
Non-Affiliates (ARLP’s non-affiliate limited partners)	92,840		208,260		157,665
Affiliate (Cavalier Minerals)	(27)		(16)		-
	92,846		208,318		$	157,721

Summary of cash distribution paid by ARLP to noncontrolling interests

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
			(in thousands)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests:
Affiliate (SGP) (1)	$	66	$	63	$	57
Non-Affiliates (ARLP’s non-affiliate limited partners) (1)	117,296		108,350		99,366
	$	117,362	$	108,413	$	99,423

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