SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Industry Segment Results

Industry segment results for the three months ended September 30, 2017 are:

	PAMC		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Combined
Coal Sales	$	279,245	$	—		$	—	$	279,245	(A)
Other Outside Sales	—		15,065			—		15,065
Freight Revenue	21,803		—			—		21,803
Total Sales and Freight	$	301,048	$	15,065		$	—	$	316,113
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax	$	21,011	$	(8,723	)	$	—	$	12,288
Segment Assets	$	1,912,656	$	675,873		$	—	$	2,588,529
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	41,638	$	5,015		$	—	$	46,653
Capital Expenditures	$	27,157	$	624		$	—	$	27,781

(A) Included in the PAMC segment are sales of $70,159 to Duke Energy, which comprises over 10% of sales.

Industry segment results for the three months ended September 30, 2016 are:

	PAMC		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Combined
Coal Sales	$	267,685	$	—		$	—	$	267,685	(B)
Other Outside Sales	—		4,549			—		4,549
Freight Revenue	9,392		—			—		9,392
Total Sales and Freight	$	277,077	$	4,549		$	—	$	281,626
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax	$	34,741	$	(30,056	)	$	—	$	4,685
Segment Assets	$	2,007,767	$	761,790		$	—	$	2,769,557
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	42,370	$	7,480		$	—	$	49,850
Capital Expenditures	$	12,292	$	3,163		$	—	$	15,455

(B) Included in the PAMC segment are sales of $47,939 to Duke Energy and sales of $32,431 to GenOn Energy Management, LLC, each comprising over 10% of sales.

Industry segment results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are:

	PAMC		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Combined
Coal Sales	$	899,400	$	—		$	—	$	899,400	(C)
Other Outside Sales	—		42,806			—		42,806
Freight Revenue	51,847		—			—		51,847
Total Sales and Freight	$	951,247	$	42,806		$	—	$	994,053
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax	$	131,670	$	(1,674	)	$	—	$	129,996
Segment Assets	$	1,912,656	$	675,873		$	—	$	2,588,529
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	125,341	$	(427	)	$	—	$	124,914
Capital Expenditures	$	49,045	$	1,965		$	—	$	51,010

(C) Included in the PAMC segment are sales of $177,948 to Duke Energy and sales of $114,451 to Xcoal Energy Resources, each comprising over 10% of sales.

Industry segment results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are:

	PAMC		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Combined
Coal Sales	$	744,411	$	—		$	—	$	744,411	(D)
Other Outside Sales	—		20,316			—		20,316
Freight Revenue	33,949		—			—		33,949
Total Sales and Freight	$	778,360	$	20,316		$	—	$	798,676
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax	$	80,588	$	(53,311	)	$	—	$	27,277
Segment Assets	$	2,007,767	$	761,790		$	—	$	2,769,557
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	125,334	$	2,492		$	—	$	127,826
Capital Expenditures	$	38,295	$	4,366		$	—	$	42,661

(D) Included in the PAMC segment are sales of $107,618 to Duke Energy, which comprises over 10% of sales.

Schedule of Total Assets

Total Assets:

	September 30,
	2017		2016
Segment assets for total reportable business segments	$	1,912,656	$	2,007,767
Segment assets for all other business segments	400,362		447,575
Items excluded from segment assets:
Cash and other investments	86,131		61,432
Deferred tax assets	189,380		252,783
Total Combined Assets	$	2,588,529	$	2,769,557