CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 210,798	$ 337,728
Property, plant and equipment:
Capital expenditures	(48,602)	(107,758)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(10,894)	(5,797)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	749	243
Purchases of equity investments in affiliates	(33,185)	(30,757)
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(28,078)
Advances/loans to affiliate		(7,300)
Other	960	1,807
Net cash used in investing activities	(90,972)	(177,640)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under securitization facility	32,100
Payments under securitization facility	(27,700)
Payments on term loan	(56,250)	(12,500)
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	140,000	363,000
Payments under revolving credit facilities	(75,000)	(110,000)
Payment on long-term debt		(205,000)
Proceeds on capital lease transactions	33,881
Payments on capital lease obligations	(9,660)	(667)
Contributions to consolidated company from affiliate noncontrolling interest	1,300	1,147
Net settlement of employee withholding taxes on vesting of ARLP Long-Term Incentive Plan	(1,336)	(2,719)
Distributions paid by consolidated partnership to noncontrolling interests	(50,036)	(57,883)
Distributions paid to Partners	(90,393)	(110,897)
Other		(5,321)
Net cash used in financing activities	(103,094)	(140,840)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	16,732	19,248
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	38,678	28,274
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	55,410	47,522
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest	14,873	15,972
Cash paid for income taxes	3
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITY:
Accounts payable for purchase of property, plant and equipment	1,740	9,857
Assets acquired by capital lease	35,994
Market value of ARLP common units issued under ARLP's Long-Term Incentive and Directors Deferred Compensation Plans before minimum statutory tax withholding requirements	$ 3,642	7,389
Acquisition of businesses:
Fair value of assets assumed		41,452
Contingent consideration		(6,230)
Previously held equity-method investment		(1,609)
Cash paid, net of cash acquired		(28,078)
Fair value of liabilities assumed		$ 5,535