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ACCRUED WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND PNEUMOCONIOSIS BENEFITS - Workers' Compensation Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Reconciliation of changes in the workers' compensation liability
Beginning balance	$ 49,539	$ 54,439
Accruals increase	7,162	7,654
Payments	(11,320)	(10,837)
Interest accretion	1,606	1,454
Valuation gain	6,397	(3,171)
Ending balance	$ 53,384	$ 49,539
Estimated present value of future obligations and other information
Workers' compensation discount rate	2.81%	3.89%
Letters of credit outstanding to secure workers compensation obligations	$ 90,200	$ 90,500
Other long-term assets
Estimated present value of future obligations and other information
Receivables for traumatic injury claims	$ 7,700	$ 8,100

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Carrying amount due after one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) of amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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