2.4.0.83030 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000837173duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_InventoryDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Inventories2false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfInventoryCurrentTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"> Inventories are summarized as follows (in thousands): <div style="POSITION: relative; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 70%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 15%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;">   <div align="center"> <table style="text-align:left;TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 668px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="668"> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="51"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="64"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" width="12"></td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" align="left">  </th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">June 30, 2013</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center">December 31, 2012</th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> Coal</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">258,181</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">228,910</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> Raw materials and supplies</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">81,403</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">77,108</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> Total inventories</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">339,584</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">$</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right">306,018</td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> </div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 false0Schedule of inventoriesfalseInventories (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.walterenergy.com/role/DisclosureInventoriesTables12