Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
SALES AND OPERATING REVENUES:
Coal sales	$ 442,483	$ 385,905	$ 850,168	$ 750,064
Transportation revenues	8,706	8,821	18,006	18,526
Other sales and operating revenues	6,666	5,523	12,853	12,276
Total revenues	457,855	400,249	881,027	780,866
EXPENSES:
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization)	284,117	246,702	540,235	485,969
Transportation expenses	8,706	8,821	18,006	18,526
Outside coal purchases	5,842	4,544	9,631	6,386
General and administrative	13,806	11,823	27,079	23,026
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	39,100	35,677	76,962	71,973
Total operating expenses	351,571	307,567	671,913	605,880
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	106,284	92,682	209,114	174,986
Interest expense (net of interest capitalized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 of $167, $423, $312 and $691, respectively)	(9,156)	(7,439)	(18,466)	(15,034)
Interest income	89	49	195	101
Other income	393	304	980	154
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	97,610	85,596	191,823	160,207
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	324	422	96	591
NET INCOME	97,286	85,174	191,727	159,616
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	(43,874)	(38,940)	(86,808)	(72,354)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALLIANCE HOLDINGS GP, L.P. ("NET INCOME OF AHGP")	$ 53,412	$ 46,234	$ 104,919	$ 87,262
BASIC NET INCOME OF AHGP PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	$ 0.89	$ 0.77	$ 1.75	$ 1.46
DILUTED NET INCOME OF AHGP PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	$ 0.89	$ 0.77	$ 1.75	$ 1.46
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	$ 0.5550	$ 0.4650	$ 1.0825	$ 0.9175
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING-BASIC	59,863,000	59,863,000	59,863,000	59,863,000
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING-DILUTED	59,863,000	59,863,000	59,863,000	59,863,000