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ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION (Details)				12 Months Ended
ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION (Details)	Jun. 16, 2014 shares	Apr. 26, 2007	May. 15, 2006 $ / item shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Ownership interests
Ownership percentage by limited partners				100.00%
ARLP
Ownership interests
Unit split ratio	2
Units issued due to split	37,030,317
Additional units issued to parent	15,544,169
MGP
Ownership interests
Subsidiaries holding percentage				100.00%
ARLP
Ownership interests
Units owned by parent	31,088,338			31,088,338
ARLP \| SGP
Ownership interests
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners				0.01%
Intermediate Partnership \| SGP
Ownership interests
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners				0.01%
Alliance Coal
Ownership interests
Subsidiaries holding percentage				0.001%
IPO Concurrent Transactions \| MGP
Ownership interests
Subsidiaries holding percentage			100.00%
IPO Concurrent Transactions \| ARLP
Ownership interests
Units owned by parent			15,550,628
IPO Concurrent Transactions \| Alliance Coal
Ownership interests
Subsidiaries holding percentage		0.001%	0.001%
Managing general partner of the subsidiary		MGP	AHGP
Limited Partners' Capital
Ownership interests
Partnership units sold			12,500,000
Price of partnership units sold (in dollars per unit) \| $ / item			25.00
Limited Partners' Capital \| IPO Concurrent Transactions \| SGP
Ownership interests
Units distributed to affiliates			20,641,168
Limited Partners' Capital \| IPO Concurrent Transactions \| AMH
Ownership interests
Units distributed to affiliates			6,863,470
Limited Partners' Capital \| IPO Concurrent Transactions \| AMH II
Ownership interests
Units distributed to affiliates			19,858,362