Deferred Revenue and Deferred Revenue - Affiliate (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Revenue

The Partnership’s deferred revenue (including affiliate) consists of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Deferred revenue	$	110,885	$	44,931
Deferred revenue—affiliate	—		71,632
Total deferred revenue (including affiliate)	$	110,885	$	116,563

The Partnership recognized the following amounts of deferred revenue (including affiliate) attributable to previously paid minimums resulting from the expiration of the lessee’s ability to recoup the payments as Coal royalty and other revenue (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016		2017			2016
Coal royalty and other	$	(2,070	)	$	38,740	$	(1,312	)	$	44,835
Coal royalty and other—affiliates	9,617			4,787		13,126			5,657
Total coal royalty and other (including affiliates)	$	7,547		$	43,527	$	11,814		$	50,492