CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 491,960	$ 527,210
Property, plant and equipment:
Capital expenditures	(70,267)	(159,182)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(7,965)	(3,093)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	756	1,519
Purchases of equity investments in affiliates	(65,367)	(47,624)
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,011)	(74,953)
Payment for acquisition of customer contracts	(23,000)
Advances/loans to affiliate		(7,300)
Other	2,167	1,807
Net cash used in investing activities	(164,687)	(288,826)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under securitization facility	44,600	6,500
Payments under securitization facility	(27,700)	(6,500)
Payments on term loan	(106,250)	(20,319)
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	140,000	463,000
Payments under revolving credit facilities	(215,000)	(200,000)
Payment on long-term debt		(205,000)
Proceeds on capital lease transactions	33,881
Payments on capital lease obligations	(17,769)	(994)
Contributions to consolidated company from affiliate noncontrolling interest	2,557	1,483
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	(69,680)	(87,623)
Distributions paid to Partners	(123,318)	(168,365)
Other	(60)	(5,583)
Net cash used in financing activities	(340,075)	(226,120)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(12,802)	12,264
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	38,678	28,274
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	25,876	40,538
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest	20,194	20,164
Cash paid for income taxes	7	14
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITY:
Accounts payable for purchase of property, plant and equipment	4,669	12,561
Assets acquired by capital lease	37,089
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	1,011	497,790
Contingent consideration		(20,407)
Settlement of pre-existing relationships		(119,663)
Previously held equity-method investment		(104,931)
Cash paid, net of cash acquired	$ (1,011)	(74,953)
Fair value of liabilities assumed		$ 177,836