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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Collaborative Arrangement Disclosure [Text Block]

Shale Play		Industry Participation Agreement Partner		Industry Participation Agreement Date		Drilling Carries Remaining*
Marcellus		Noble Energy, Inc.		September 30, 2011		$	2,034,785
Utica		Hess Ohio Developments, LLC		October 21, 2011		$	279,248

Property, Plant and Equipment

	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Coal and other plant and equipment	$	6,086,734			$	6,030,620
Intangible drilling cost	1,721,384				1,550,297
Proven gas properties	1,597,626				1,596,838
Coal properties and surface lands	1,455,541				1,346,151
Unproven gas properties	1,371,532				1,266,017
Gas gathering equipment	1,034,927				1,006,882
Airshafts	727,674				706,388
Mine development	583,494				537,939
Leased coal lands	529,700				529,758
Gas wells and related equipment	542,284				492,367
Coal advance mining royalties	396,034				391,501
Other gas assets	125,194				82,217
Gas advance royalties	22,127				8,229
Total Property Plant and Equipment	16,194,251				15,545,204
Less: Accumulated DD&A	5,770,506				5,354,237
Total Net PP&E	$	10,423,745			$	10,190,967

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Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 5

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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Tabular disclosure of contractual arrangements that involve two or more parties that both: (i) actively participate in a joint operating activity and (ii) are exposed to significant risks and rewards that depend on the commercial success of the joint operating activity. Additionally, the element may include all other transactions of the entity categorized collectively, if such comparison of collaborative arrangements as a component of all transactions of the entity is desired.

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