Kiewit Royalty Trust (KIRY) 10-K 27 Mar 15 2014 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	KIEWIT ROYALTY TRUST
Entity Central Index Key	711477
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-14
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float	$0
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	0
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY

STATEMENTS_OF_ASSETS_LIABILITI

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$10,454	$4,724
Royalty and overriding royalty interests in coal leases	167,817	167,817
Less accumulated amortization	-167,817	-167,817
Total assets	10,454	4,724
Liabilities
Distributions payable to unit holders	10,454
Trust reserve		4,724
Total liabilities and trust corpus	$10,454	$4,724

STATEMENTS_OF_ASSETS_LIABILITI1

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS (Parenthetical)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
Beneficial interest units, authorized (in shares)	12,633,432	12,633,432
Beneficial interest units, issued (in shares)	12,633,432	12,633,432
Beneficial interest units, outstanding (in shares)	12,633,432	12,633,432

STATEMENTS_OF_DISTRIBUTABLE_IN

STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
STATEMENTS OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME
Royalty income	$2,219,831	$2,263,774
Interest income	23	46
Trust expenses	-161,704	-166,845
Trust reserve	4,724	-4,724
Distributable income	$2,062,874	$2,092,251
Distributable income per unit (in dollars per unit)	$0.16	$0.17

STATEMENTS_OF_CHANGES_IN_TRUST

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS
Distributable income	$2,062,874	$2,092,251
Distributions payable to unit holders	($2,062,874)	($2,092,251)

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
	1.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
	(a)Basis of Accounting:
	The financial statements of the Trust, as prepared on the modified cash basis, reflect the Trust’s assets, liabilities, trust corpus, and distributable income as follows:
		1. Royalty income and interest income are recognized in the month in which amounts are received by the Trust.
		2. Trust expenses, consisting principally of routine general and administrative costs, include payments made during the accounting period.
		3. Reserves for liabilities that are contingent or uncertain in amount may also be established if considered necessary.
		4. Net royalty and overriding royalty interests that are producing properties are amortized using the unit-of-production method.  This amortization is shown as a reduction of Trust corpus.
		5. Distributions to Unit Holders are recognized when declared by the Trustee.
		6. Production withholding taxes withheld from Unit Holder distributions and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from royalty income in the statement of distributable income.
	The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because of the following:
		·	Royalty income and interest income are recognized in the month received rather than in the month of production.
		·	Expenses generally are not accrued.
		· Amortization of the net royalty and overriding royalty interests is shown as a reduction to Trust corpus and not as a charge to operating results.
		·	Reserves may be established for contingencies that would not be recorded under GAAP.
	These statements differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and were prepared on the modified cash basis of reporting, which is considered to be the most meaningful because Distributions to Unit Holders are based on net cash receipts.  This comprehensive basis of accounting, other than GAAP, corresponds to the accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12E, Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts.
	(b)Cash and Cash Equivalents:
	The Trust considers all highly liquid financial instruments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
	(c)Related Party:
	The Trust was organized to provide an efficient, orderly and practical means of administering the income received from royalty interests and is administered by U.S. Bank National Association, as the sole trustee (the “Trustee”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Indenture, the Trust pays the Trustee an annual fee of $80,000.  The Trustee may adjust this fee annually in its sole discretion.  The Trust pays a Trustee fee of $20,000 per quarter as long as the Trust has sufficient royalty income to make such payments.  In fiscal years 2014 and 2013, the Trust paid an aggregate of $80,000 in Trustee fees per year.
	(d)Subsequent Events:
	We have evaluated the Trust activity and have concluded that there are no material subsequent events requiring additional disclosure or recognition in these financial statements.

Trust_Organization_and_Provisi

Trust Organization and Provisions:	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Trust Organization and Provisions:
Trust Organization and Provisions:
	2.Trust Organization and Provisions:
	The Trust was established on May 17, 1982.  Units of beneficial interest (“Units”) in the Trust were distributed on June 23, 1982 to Class B and Class C shareholders of record of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. (now known as Level 3 Communications, Inc.) (the “Trustor”), as of June 10, 1982.  These shareholders received one Unit in the Trust for each share of the Trustor’s stock held.  On June 28, 1982, the Trustor conveyed to the Trust royalty and overriding royalty interests owned by the Trustor’s subsidiaries in certain coal properties in the States of Montana and Wyoming.
	The terms of the Trust Indenture provide, among other things, that:
		(a)	the Trust shall not engage in any business or investment activity of any kind or acquire any assets other than those initially conveyed to the Trust;
		(b)	the Trustee may not sell all or any part of the royalty interests unless approved by a majority of Unit Holders outstanding, in which case the sale must be for cash and the proceeds promptly distributed;
		(c)	the Trustee may establish a cash reserve for the payment of any liability which is contingent or uncertain in amount;
		(d)	the Trustee will make cash distributions to the Unit Holders in January, April, July and October of each year as discussed in Note 4; and
		(e)	in September 1994, the Trust Indenture was amended to authorize the Trustee to invest funds in government obligations, government-secured obligations and funds registered pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940.
	Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Indenture, the Trust shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following events:  (i) at such time that the Trust’s net revenues  for each of the three successive years are less than $1 million per year, (ii) the Unit Holders vote in favor of termination at a meeting, or (iii) the expiration of twenty-one years after the death of the last survivor  of the issue in being on May 17,1982 of any member of the Board of Directors of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. on May 17, 1982.  As of the date of this report, none of these termination provisions has been triggered.

Royalty_and_Overriding_Royalty

Royalty and Overriding Royalty Interests:	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Royalty and Overriding Royalty Interests:
Royalty and Overriding Royalty Interests:
	3.Royalty and Overriding Royalty Interests:
	The cash received by the Trustee from the royalty interests will consist of a specified amount per ton or a specified fraction of the value of the total production of the property, free of the expense of development and operation.  Net royalty and overriding royalty interests that are producing properties are amortized using the unit-of-production method.  This amortization is shown as a reduction of Trust corpus.  The royalty interests are fully amortized.  The initial carrying value of the royalty and overriding royalty interests in coal leases of $167,817 represents the Trustor’s historical net book value at the date of the transfer to the Trust.

Distributions_to_Unit_Holders

Distributions to Unit Holders:	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Distributions to Unit Holders:
Distributions to Unit Holders:
	4.Distributions to Unit Holders:
	The amounts to be distributed to Unit Holders (“Distribution Amount”) are determined on a quarterly basis.  The Quarterly Distribution Amount is the excess of (i) the cash received during the quarter which is attributable to royalties plus any decrease in cash reserves, plus any other cash receipts of the Trust during the quarter over (ii) the liabilities of the Trust paid during the quarter, plus any increase in cash reserves.  The Distribution Amount is payable to Unit Holders of record as of the last business day of each calendar quarter.  If paid, the cash distributions are made quarterly within the first 10 business days of January, April, July and October.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes:	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes:
Income Taxes:
	5.Income Taxes:
	Provision for federal and state income taxes has not been made in the financial statements since the Trust has been recognized by the IRS as a “grantor trust” which is not a taxable entity.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):
	6.Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):
	The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information:
		Royalty Income		Distributable		Distributable
				Income		Income Per Unit
	For the year ended December 31, 2014:
	March 31, 2014	$	563,643	$	531,372	$	0.042061
	June 30, 2014	27,311		—		—
	September 30, 2014	1,581,366		1,521,048		0.120399
	December 31, 2014	47,511		10,454		0.000827
		$	2,219,831	$	2,062,874	$	0.163287
		Royalty Income		Distributable		Distributable
				Income		Income Per Unit
	For the year ended December 31, 2013:
	March 31, 2013	$	438,465	$	400,775	$	0.031723
	June 30, 2013	66,668		31,340		0.002481
	September 30, 2013	1,712,559		1,660,136		0.131408
	December 31, 2013	46,082		—		—
		$	2,263,774	$	2,092,251	$	0.165612

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Basis of Accounting	(a)Basis of Accounting:
	The financial statements of the Trust, as prepared on the modified cash basis, reflect the Trust’s assets, liabilities, trust corpus, and distributable income as follows:
		1	Royalty income and interest income are recognized in the month in which amounts are received by the Trust.
		2. Trust expenses, consisting principally of routine general and administrative costs, include payments made during the accounting period.
		3. Reserves for liabilities that are contingent or uncertain in amount may also be established if considered necessary.
		4. Net royalty and overriding royalty interests that are producing properties are amortized using the unit-of-production method.  This amortization is shown as a reduction of Trust corpus.
		5. Distributions to Unit Holders are recognized when declared by the Trustee.
		6. Production withholding taxes withheld from Unit Holder distributions and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from royalty income in the statement of distributable income.
	The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because of the following:
		·	Royalty income and interest income are recognized in the month received rather than in the month of production.
		·	Expenses generally are not accrued.
		· Amortization of the net royalty and overriding royalty interests is shown as a reduction to Trust corpus and not as a charge to operating results.
		·	Reserves may be established for contingencies that would not be recorded under GAAP.
	These statements differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and were prepared on the modified cash basis of reporting, which is considered to be the most meaningful because Distributions to Unit Holders are based on net cash receipts.  This comprehensive basis of accounting, other than GAAP, corresponds to the accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12E, Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
	(b)Cash and Cash Equivalents:
	The Trust considers all highly liquid financial instruments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Related Party	(c)Related Party:
	The Trust was organized to provide an efficient, orderly and practical means of administering the income received from royalty interests and is administered by U.S. Bank National Association, as the sole trustee (the “Trustee”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Indenture, the Trust pays the Trustee an annual fee of $80,000.  The Trustee may adjust this fee annually in its sole discretion.  The Trust pays a Trustee fee of $20,000 per quarter as long as the Trust has sufficient royalty income to make such payments.  In fiscal years 2014 and 2013, the Trust paid an aggregate of $80,000 in Trustee fees per year.
Subsequent Events
	(d)Subsequent Events:
	We have evaluated the Trust activity and have concluded that there are no material subsequent events requiring additional disclosure or recognition in these financial statements.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D1

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited): (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):
Summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information
		Royalty Income		Distributable		Distributable
				Income		Income Per Unit
	For the year ended December 31, 2014:
	March 31, 2014	$	563,643	$	531,372	$	0.042061
	June 30, 2014	27,311		—		—
	September 30, 2014	1,581,366		1,521,048		0.120399
	December 31, 2014	47,511		10,454		0.000827
		$	2,219,831	$	2,062,874	$	0.163287
		Royalty Income		Distributable		Distributable
				Income		Income Per Unit
	For the year ended December 31, 2013:
	March 31, 2013	$	438,465	$	400,775	$	0.031723
	June 30, 2013	66,668		31,340		0.002481
	September 30, 2013	1,712,559		1,660,136		0.131408
	December 31, 2013	46,082		—		—
		$	2,263,774	$	2,092,251	$	0.165612

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	item
Related Party
Trust pays to Trustee	$80,000
Quarterly Trustee Fee	20,000
Payment for Trustee Fee	$80,000	$80,000
Subsequent Events
Number of material subsequent events	0

Trust_Organization_and_Provisi1

Trust Organization and Provisions: (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 23, 1982	Dec. 31, 2014
		item
Trust Organization and Provisions:
Number of units issued for each share of the Trustor's stock held	1
Successive period for which threshold net revenues is to be maintained to avoid termination of the Trust		3 years
Minimum net revenues to be maintained per year to avoid termination of the Trust		$1
Period after the death of the last survivor of the issue in being on May 17, 1982 for termination of trust		21 years
Number of termination provisions that has been triggered as of reporting date		0

Royalty_and_Overriding_Royalty1

Royalty and Overriding Royalty Interests: (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Royalty and Overriding Royalty Interests:
Initial carrying value of royalty and overriding royalty interests in coal leases	$167,817	$167,817

Distributions_to_Unit_Holders_

Distributions to Unit Holders: (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Distributions to Unit Holders:
Number of business days from the first day of the quarter which quarterly cash distributions are made	10 days

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D2

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited): (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):
Royalty income	$47,511	$1,581,366	$27,311	$563,643	$46,082	$1,712,559	$66,668	$438,465	$2,219,831	$2,263,774
Distributable income	$10,454	$1,521,048		$531,372		$1,660,136	$31,340	$400,775	$2,062,874	$2,092,251
Distributable income per unit (in dollars per unit)	$0.00	$0.12		$0.04		$0.13	$0.00	$0.03	$0.16	$0.17