Leases

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Lease Revenue

The components of lease revenue at NW Natural were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
Lease revenue
Operating leases	$	18	$	48	$	71	$	143
Sales-type leases	4,588		4,895		13,766		7,039
Total lease revenue	$	4,606	$	4,943	$	13,837	$	7,182

Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments to be Received, Maturity

Total future minimum lease payments to be received under non-cancellable leases at NW Natural at September 30, 2020 are as follows:

In thousands	Operating		Sales-Type		Total
Remainder of 2020	$	18	$	4,509	$	4,527
2021	50		17,518		17,568
2022	45		17,026		17,071
2023	45		16,557		16,602
2024	45		15,867		15,912
Thereafter	94		267,027		267,121
Total lease revenue	$	297	$	338,504	$	338,801
Less: imputed interest			192,653
Total leases receivable			$	145,851

Lease Expense

The components of lease expense, a portion of which is capitalized, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
NW Natural:
Operating lease expense	$	746	$	1,158	$	2,862	$	3,455
Short-term lease expense	$	300	$	323	$	783	$	814
Other (NW Holdings):
Operating lease expense	$	17	$	47	$	109	$	139
NW Holdings:
Operating lease expense	$	763	$	1,205	$	2,971	$	3,594
Short-term lease expense	$	300	$	323	$	783	$	814

Operating Lease, Lease Asset and Liabilities

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases as of September 30, 2020 is as follows:

In thousands	September 30,				December 31,
	2020		2019		2019
NW Natural:
Operating lease right of use asset	$	77,949	$	3,745	$	2,760
Operating lease liabilities - current liabilities	$	1,020	$	3,075	$	1,979
Operating lease liabilities - non-current liabilities	80,830		654		772
Total operating lease liabilities	$	81,850	$	3,729	$	2,751
Other (NW Holdings):
Operating lease right of use asset	$	87	$	172	$	190
Operating lease liabilities - current liabilities	$	61	$	96	$	122
Operating lease liabilities - non-current liabilities	24		78		69
Total operating lease liabilities	$	85	$	174	$	191
NW Holdings:
Operating lease right of use asset	$	78,036	$	3,917	$	2,950
Operating lease liabilities - current liabilities	$	1,081	$	3,171	$	2,101
Operating lease liabilities - non-current liabilities	80,854		732		841
Total operating lease liabilities	$	81,935	$	3,903	$	2,942

Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Term and Discount Rates [Table Text Block]

The weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for the operating leases at NW Natural were as follows:

In thousands	September 30,				December 31,
	2020		2019		2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)	19.4		0.9		1.0
Weighted-average discount rate	7.22	%	3.86	%	3.98	%

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Maturities of operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2020 were as follows:

In thousands	NW Natural		Other (NW Holdings)		NW Holdings
Remainder of 2020	$	1,665	$	17	$	1,682
2021	6,761		52		6,813
2022	6,849		18		6,867
2023	6,986		—		6,986
2024	7,150		—		7,150
Thereafter	130,969		—		130,969
Total lease payments	160,380		87		160,467
Less: imputed interest	78,530		2		78,532
Total lease obligations	81,850		85		81,935
Less: current obligations	1,020		61		1,081
Long-term lease obligations	$	80,830	$	24	$	80,854

Lessee, Leases, Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In thousands	2020		2019		2020		2019
NW Natural:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	673	$	1,113	$	2,800	$	3,319
Finance cash flows from finance leases	$	215	$	—	$	672	$	—
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	106	$	—	$	78,539	$	7,054
Finance leases	$	676	$	—	$	1,386	$	—
Other (NW Holdings):
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	18	$	45	$	109	$	132
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	304
NW Holdings:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	691	$	1,158	$	2,909	$	3,451
Finance cash flows from finance leases	$	215	$	—	$	672	$	—
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases	$	106	$	—	$	78,539	$	7,358
Finance leases	$	676	$	—	$	1,386	$	—