Note 4 - Miscellaneous Other Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Interest and Other Income [Text Block]

NOTE 4—MISCELLANEOUS OTHER INCOME:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Royalty Income - Non-Operated Coal	$	2,821	$	2,241	$	5,095	$	9,638
Interest Income		737		76		2,406		442
Rental Income		256		255		716		1,077
Contract Buyout		—		—		—		40,969
Sale of Certain Coal Lease Contracts		—		17,847		—		17,847
Other		467		582		1,287		1,134
Miscellaneous Other Income	$	4,281	$	21,001	$	9,504	$	71,107

Contract buyout income earned during 2020 was primarily the result of partial contract buyouts that involved negotiations to reduce coal quantities several customers were otherwise obligated to purchase under contracts in exchange for payment of certain fees to the Company, and do not impact forward contract terms.

The sale of certain coal lease contracts was in connection with one of several transactions completed in the three months ended September 30, 2020 related to the Company's non-operating surface and mineral assets outside of the Pennsylvania Mining Complex.