OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

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:

	2020				2019				2018
	Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense
Operating and maintenance	$	11,481	$	13,551	$	12,655	$	13,791	$	10,392	$	11,895
Leases	2,398		48		2,279		35		2,467		135
Design and construction	802		704		1,745		1,612		1,273		1,202
Meter reading and billing	458		109		412		163		391		157
Interest income	52		—		92		—		133		—
Change in value of life insurance contracts (gain) loss	—		(4,293)		—		(5,104)		—		2,340
Other non-regulated income and expenses	1,731		4,181		2,022		3,372		3,616		7,058
Total	$	16,922	$	14,300	$	19,205	$	13,869	$	18,272	$	22,787

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 business development expenses.