Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense |
Income tax (benefit) expense consisted of the following (in thousands):
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For the year ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Current |
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Federal |
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$ |
6,839 |
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$ |
41,112 |
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$ |
19,914 |
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State |
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— |
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3 |
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5 |
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6,839 |
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41,115 |
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19,919 |
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Deferred |
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Federal |
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(9,657 |
) |
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(10,696 |
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51,153 |
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State |
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264 |
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2,644 |
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1,718 |
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(9,393 |
) |
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(8,052 |
) |
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52,871 |
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Total |
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$ |
(2,554 |
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$ |
33,063 |
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$ |
72,790 |
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the 21% U.S. federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
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For the year ended December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Amount |
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Rate |
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Amount |
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Rate |
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Amount |
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Rate |
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Income before income tax expense |
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54,444 |
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283,666 |
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551,419 |
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U.S. federal statutory tax rate |
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$ |
11,433 |
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21.0 |
% |
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$ |
59,570 |
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21.0 |
% |
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$ |
115,798 |
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21.0 |
% |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1) |
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226 |
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0.4 |
% |
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2,370 |
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0.8 |
% |
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1,508 |
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0.3 |
% |
Effect of cross-border tax laws |
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Foreign-derived intangible income deduction |
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(4,325 |
) |
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(7.9 |
)% |
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(12,118 |
) |
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(4.3 |
)% |
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(26,077 |
) |
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(4.7 |
)% |
Tax credits |
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Marginal well tax credits |
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(4,739 |
) |
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(8.7 |
)% |
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(4,943 |
) |
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(1.7 |
)% |
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— |
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— |
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Nontaxable and nondeductible items |
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Percentage depletion |
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(12,193 |
) |
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(22.4 |
)% |
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(14,400 |
) |
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(5.1 |
)% |
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(21,811 |
) |
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(4.0 |
)% |
Executive compensation limitation |
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6,137 |
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11.3 |
% |
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4,595 |
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1.6 |
% |
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3,548 |
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0.6 |
% |
Other adjustments |
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907 |
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1.7 |
% |
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(2,011 |
) |
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(0.7 |
)% |
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(176 |
) |
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— |
% |
Tax (benefit) expense recognized |
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$ |
(2,554 |
) |
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(4.7 |
)% |
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$ |
33,063 |
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11.7 |
% |
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$ |
72,790 |
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13.2 |
% |
(1)State taxes in the state of Alabama for all years presented made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
Significant components of the Company's deferred income tax assets and liabilities were (in thousands):
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December 31, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Deferred income tax assets: |
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Net operating loss and credit carryforwards |
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$ |
48,386 |
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$ |
48,804 |
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Inventory |
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— |
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8,670 |
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Asset retirement obligations |
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13,743 |
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18,114 |
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Black lung obligations |
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7,580 |
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7,793 |
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Accrued expenses |
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9,913 |
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8,861 |
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Other |
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3,636 |
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1,852 |
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Total deferred income tax assets |
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83,258 |
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94,094 |
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Less: valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets |
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(45,045 |
) |
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(44,674 |
) |
Net deferred income tax assets |
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38,213 |
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49,420 |
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Deferred income tax liabilities: |
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Inventory |
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(211 |
) |
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— |
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Prepaid expenses |
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(11,123 |
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(10,930 |
) |
Property, plant and equipment |
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(71,580 |
) |
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(98,283 |
) |
Investments in partnership |
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(5,675 |
) |
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— |
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Other |
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(856 |
) |
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(832 |
) |
Total deferred income tax liabilities |
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(89,445 |
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(110,045 |
) |
Net deferred income tax liability |
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$ |
(51,232 |
) |
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$ |
(60,625 |
) |
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| Summary of Valuation Allowance |
The following table shows the balance of the Company's valuation allowance and the associated activity during 2025:
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December 31, 2025 |
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Beginning balance |
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$ |
44,674 |
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Addition - deferred income tax expense |
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371 |
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Ending balance |
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$ |
45,045 |
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