Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
SALES AND OPERATING REVENUES:
Coal sales	$ 473,683	$ 396,655	$ 1,323,851	$ 1,146,719
Transportation revenues	7,446	7,111	25,452	25,637
Other sales and operating revenues	6,528	6,590	19,381	18,866
Total revenues	487,657	410,356	1,368,684	1,191,222
EXPENSES:
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization)	294,771	264,388	835,006	750,357
Transportation expenses	7,446	7,111	25,452	25,637
Outside coal purchases	19,864	5,736	29,495	12,122
General and administrative	13,613	16,327	40,692	39,353
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	40,275	37,587	117,237	109,560
Total operating expenses	375,969	331,149	1,047,882	937,029
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	111,688	79,207	320,802	254,193
Interest expense (net of interest capitalized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 of $170, $67, $482 and $758, respectively)	(8,782)	(7,633)	(27,248)	(22,667)
Interest income	84	47	279	148
Other income	360	460	1,340	614
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	103,350	72,081	295,173	232,288
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)	(317)	995	(221)	1,586
NET INCOME	103,667	71,086	295,394	230,702
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	(46,559)	(31,602)	(133,367)	(103,956)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALLIANCE HOLDINGS GP, L.P. ("NET INCOME OF AHGP")	$ 57,108	$ 39,484	$ 162,027	$ 126,746
BASIC NET INCOME OF AHGP PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	$ 0.95	$ 0.66	$ 2.71	$ 2.12
DILUTED NET INCOME OF AHGP PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	$ 0.95	$ 0.66	$ 2.71	$ 2.12
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT	$ 0.5825	$ 0.4825	$ 1.665	$ 1.40
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