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Segment Reporting - Revenues and Percentage of Consolidated Voyage Revenues from Top Customers (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Voyage revenues from major customers | $ 397,991 | $ 402,928 | $ 399,276
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Ltd. [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Voyage revenues from major customers | 70,100 | 69,800 | 69,700
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Voyage revenues from major customers | 48,500 | 51,800 | 53,500
The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Voyage revenues from major customers | $ 44,900 | $ 44,300 | $ 47,300
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Ltd. [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of voyage revenues from major customers | 18.00% | 17.00% | 17.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Shell Spain LNG S.A.U [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of voyage revenues from major customers | 12.00% | 13.00% | 13.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of voyage revenues from major customers | 11.00% | 11.00% | 12.00%

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