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Non-operating (loss) income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Non-operating (loss) income, net [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure

Non-operating Income, Net

The following table presents the components of Non-operating income, net:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2021						2020
			(In thousands)
Interest income			$	216					$	4,421
Transition services income			—						2,100
Other, net			228						563
Total non-operating income, net			$	444					$	7,084

The lower interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2021 reflects a decline in interest rates on our investments in debt securities. The transition services income in 2020 relates to the divested security services business. The transition services agreement ended in February 2020.

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The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.

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