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Leases and Restricted Cash (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Leases and Restricted Cash [Abstract] |
Capital Lease Obligations |
|  | December 31, 2011 $ |  |  | December 31, 2010 $ |
RasGas II LNG Carriers |  |  | 471,397 |  |  |  | 470,752 |
Spanish-Flagged LNG Carrier |  |  | — |  |  |  | 81,881 |
Suezmax Tankers |  |  | 175,650 |  |  |  | 185,501 |
Total |  |  | 647,047 |  |  |  | 738,134 |
Less current portion |  |  | 47,203 |  |  |  | 267,382 |
Total |  |  | 599,844 |  |  |  | 470,752 |
Commitment under capital leases of RasGas II LNG Carriers and Suezmax Tankers |
Year |  | Commitment |
2012 |  | $ | 24,000 |
2013 |  | $ | 24,000 |
2014 |  | $ | 24,000 |
2015 |  | $ | 24,000 |
2016 |  | $ | 24,000 |
Thereafter |  | $ | 881,128 |
Year |  | Commitment |
2012 |  | $ | 58,893 |
2013 |  | $ | 76,443 |
2014 |  | $ | 31,728 |
2015 |  | $ | 3,593 |
2016 |  | $ | 3,551 |
Thereafter |  | $ | 26,908 |
Estimated future minimum rental payments to be received and paid under the lease contracts |
Year |  | Head Lease Receipts (1) |  |  | Sublease Payments (1)(2) |
2012 |  | $ | 28,859 |  |  | $ | 24,999 |
2013 |  | $ | 28,843 |  |  | $ | 24,999 |
2014 |  | $ | 28,828 |  |  | $ | 24,999 |
2015 |  | $ | 22,188 |  |  | $ | 24,999 |
2016 |  | $ | 21,242 |  |  | $ | 24,999 |
Thereafter |  | $ | 260,306 |  |  | $ | 306,356 |
Total |  | $ | 390,266 |  |  | $ | 431,351 |
(1) | The Head Leases are fixed-rate operating leases while the Subleases have a small variable-rate component. As at December 31, 2011, the Partnership had received $120.1 million of aggregate Head Lease receipts and had paid $66.0 million of aggregate Sublease payments. Head Lease receipts are deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over the lease terms and as at December 31, 2011, $35.3 million of Head Lease receipts had been deferred and included in other long-term liabilities in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
(2) | The amount of payments under the Subleases are updated annually to reflect any changes in the lease payments due to changes in tax law.
Net Investments in Direct Financing Leases |
|  | December 31, 2011 $ |  |  | December 31, 2010 $ |
Total minimum lease payments to be received |  |  | 662,912 |  |  |  | 701,442 |
Estimated unguaranteed residual value of leased properties |  |  | 194,965 |  |  |  | 194,965 |
Initial direct costs |  |  | 554 |  |  |  | 587 |
Less unearned revenue |  |  | (448,890 | ) |  |  | (481,299 | )
Total |  |  | 409,541 |  |  |  | 415,695 |
Less current portion |  |  | 6,074 |  |  |  | 5,635 |
Total |  |  | 403,467 |  |  |  | 410,060 |

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