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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	)

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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.

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