Financing Transaction

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Financing Receivable [Abstract]

Financing Transaction

17.    Financing Transaction

The Partnership owns rail loadout and associated infrastructure at the Sugar Camp mine in the Illinois Basin operated by a subsidiary of Foresight. The infrastructure at the Sugar Camp mine is leased to a subsidiary of Foresight and is accounted for as a financing transaction (the "Sugar Camp lease"). The Sugar Camp lease expires in 2032 with renewal options for up to 80 additional years. Minimum payments are $5.0 million per year through the end of the lease term. The $5.0 million due to the Partnership in 2020 and 2021 is included in the fixed cash payments from Foresight resulting from contract modifications entered into during the second quarter of 2020 as discussed in Note 14. Major Customers. The Partnership is also entitled to variable payments in the form of throughput fees determined based on the amount of coal transported and processed utilizing the Partnership's assets. In the event the Sugar Camp lease is renewed beyond 2032, payments become a fixed $10 thousand per year for the remainder of the renewed term.