XML 50 R30.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.4.0.3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Changes in Partnership's Capitalized Dry Docking Costs | The following table summarizes the change in the Partnership’s capitalized dry docking costs, from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 $ |  |  | 2014 $ |  |  | 2013 $ |
Balance at January 1, |  |  | 33,635 |  |  |  | 40,328 |  |  |  | 28,821 |
Cost incurred for dry docking |  |  | 10,357 |  |  |  | 13,471 |  |  |  | 27,203 |
Sales of vessels (note 15e) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (5,327 | ) |  |  | (2,285 | )
Dry-dock amortization |  |  | (10,076 | ) |  |  | (14,837 | ) |  |  | (13,411 | )
Balance at December 31, |  |  | 33,916 |  |  |  | 33,635 |  |  |  | 40,328 |
Changes in Balances of Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | The following table contains the changes in the balance of the Partnership’s only component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income for the periods presented:
|  | Qualifying Cash Flow Hedging Instruments $ |
Balance as at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 131 |
Other comprehensive loss |  |  | (1,534 | )
Balance as at December 31, 2014 |  |  | (1,403 | )
Other comprehensive loss |  |  | (648 | )
Balance as at December 31, 2015 |  |  | (2,051 | )

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration