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Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note L: Leases

Total lease expense for operating leases was $46,314,000, $47,830,000 and $51,738,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Corporation's operating leases generally contain renewal and/or purchase options with varying terms. The Corporation has royalty agreements that generally require royalty payments based on tons produced or total sales dollars and also contain minimum payments. Total royalties, principally for leased properties, were $36,333,000, $37,474,000 and $34,563,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Future minimum lease and mineral and other royalty commitments for all noncancelable agreements as of December 31, 2011 are as follows:


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2012	$	70,059
2013		53,271
2014		49,502
2015		45,412
2016		34,196
Thereafter		104,156
Total	$	356,596

Of the total future minimum commitments, $128,526,000 relates to the Corporation's contracts of affreightment.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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