OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

The Company conducts various non-regulated activities as reflected in the table below:

	2018				2017					2016
	Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense			Revenue		Expense
Operating and maintenance	$	10,392	$	11,895	$	8,621	$	8,847		$	8,430	$	9,061
Leases	2,467		135		2,015		182			1,923		204
Design and construction	1,273		1,202		1,918		1,635			1,792		1,473
Meter reading and billing	391		157		256		(6		)	242		62
Interest income	133		—		68		—			18		—
Change in value of life insurance contracts loss (gain)	—		2,340		—		(3,057		)	—		(1,026		)
Other non-regulated income and expenses	3,616		7,058		3,020		1,789			4,180		1,671
Total	$	18,272	$	22,787	$	15,898	$	9,390		$	16,585	$	11,445

Operating and maintenance services and meter reading and billing services are provided for water and wastewater systems owned by private companies and municipalities. The agreements typically call for a fee-per-service or a flat-rate amount per month. Leases have been entered into with telecommunications companies for cellular phone antennas placed on the Company's property. Design and construction services are for the design and installation of water mains and other water infrastructure for others outside the Company's regulated service areas. Third-party insurance program gains and losses are included in other non-regulated income and expenses. The 2018 other non-regulated income and expenses included $5.4 million of new business development expenses. Also, the 2016 other non-regulated income and expenses included a litigation gain of $1.5 million.