SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Industry Segment Results

Industry segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are:

	PAMC		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	351,009	$	—		$	—	$	351,009	(A)
Terminal Revenue	—		15,221			—		15,221
Freight Revenue	17,887		—			—		17,887
Total Revenue and Freight	$	368,896	$	15,221		$	—	$	384,117
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax	$	98,480	$	(21,337	)	$	—	$	77,143
Segment Assets	$	1,965,979	$	763,137		$	—	$	2,729,116
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	43,257	$	6,214		$	—	$	49,471
Capital Expenditures	$	19,714	$	2,242		$	—	$	21,956

(A) Included in the PAMC segment are sales of $86,826 to Key-Con Fuels, $52,213 to Duke Energy and $39,262 to Raven Power Fort Smallwood LLC, each comprising over 10% of sales.

Industry segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are:

	PAMC		Other			Adjustments and Eliminations		Consolidated
Coal Revenue	$	316,448	$	—		$	—	$	316,448	(B)
Terminal Revenue	—		12,886			—		12,886
Freight Revenue	12,282		—			—		12,282
Total Revenue and Freight	$	328,730	$	12,886		$	—	$	341,616
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax	$	61,015	$	(5,164	)	$	—	$	55,851
Segment Assets	$	1,955,172	$	729,904		$	—	$	2,685,076
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$	42,301	$	10,692		$	—	$	52,993
Capital Expenditures	$	8,118	$	903		$	—	$	9,021

(B) Included in the PAMC segment are sales of $57,070 to Duke Energy and sales of $54,820 to Xcoal, each comprising over 10% of sales.

Schedule of Total Assets

Total Assets:

	March 31,
	2018		2017
Segment assets for total reportable business segments	$	1,965,979	$	1,955,172
Segment assets for all other business segments	504,822		539,164
Items excluded from segment assets:
Cash and other investments	190,777		72
Deferred tax assets	67,538		190,668
Total Consolidated Assets	$	2,729,116	$	2,685,076