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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Abstract] |
Carrying amount of intangible assets for the Partnership's reportable segments |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Liquefied Gas Segment $ |  |  | Conventional Tanker Segment $ |  |  | Total $ |  |  | Liquefied Gas Segment $ |  |  | Conventional Tanker Segment $ |  |  | Total $ |
Gross carrying amount |  |  | 179,813 |  |  |  | 2,739 |  |  |  | 182,552 |  |  |  | 179,813 |  |  |  | 2,739 |  |  |  | 182,552 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (65,599 | ) |  |  | (2,537 | ) |  |  | (68,136 | ) |  |  | (56,743 | ) |  |  | (2,263 | ) |  |  | (59,006 | )
Net carrying amount |  |  | 114,214 |  |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | 114,416 |  |  |  | 123,070 |  |  |  | 476 |  |  |  | 123,546 |

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