Note 16 - Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	*16.* Subsequent Events The following represents material events that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022 through the time of the Partnership’s filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC: Common Unit and Preferred Unit Distributions In November 2022, the Board of Directors declared a distribution of $0.75 per common unit with respect to the third quarter of 2022. The Board of Directors also declared a distribution on NRP's preferred units with respect to the third quarter of 2022 totaling $7.5 million in cash. *Redemption of 2025* Senior Notes** In October 2022, NRP redeemed the outstanding $121.4 million 2025 Senior Notes at a redemption price of 102.281% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, utilizing cash on hand and $70 million in borrowings under its recently extended credit facility. The fourth quarter 2022 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income will include a $3.9 million loss on extinguishment of debt associated with the redemption.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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