10. Conveyance of Future Hard Minerals Royalty Revenues

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company conveyed a limited-term nonparticipating royalty interest in certain of its coal and trona leases to a third party for $413 million, net of transaction costs. Such conveyance entitles the third party to receive up to $553 million in future royalty revenue over a period of not less than 10 years and not greater than 15 years. Additionally, such third party is entitled to receive 3% of the aggregate royalties earned during the first 10 years between $800 million and $900 million and 4% of the aggregate royalties earned during the first 10 years that exceed $900 million. Generally, such third party relies solely on the royalty payments to recover its investment and, as such, has the risk of the royalties not being sufficient to recover its investment over the term of the conveyance.

Proceeds from this transaction have been accounted for as deferred revenues and are included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The deferred revenues will be amortized to other revenues, included in gains (losses) on divestitures and other, net on a unit-of-revenue basis over the term of the agreement. During the first quarter of 2016, the Company amortized $12 million of deferred revenues as a result of this agreement. Proceeds from the transaction and payments to the third party are reported in financing activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

The third party will receive the first payment for royalties in September 2016. The specified future amounts that the third party expects to receive and the payment timing are subject to change based upon the actual royalties received by the Company during the term of the conveyance. The following summarizes the future amounts, prior to the 3% to 4% of any excess described above, that the third party expects to receive:



millions
2016	$	25
2017	50
2018	50
2019	52
2020	56
Later years	320
Total	$	553