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Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Estimated Fair Value of Partnership's Financial Instruments on Recurring Basis

The following table includes the estimated fair value and carrying value of those assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis, as well as the estimated fair value of the Partnership’s financial instruments that are not accounted for at a fair value on a recurring basis.

						December 31, 2015								December 31, 2014
		Fair Value Hierarchy Level				Carrying Amount Asset (Liability) $				Fair Value Asset (Liability) $				Carrying Amount Asset (Liability) $				Fair Value Asset (Liability) $
Recurring:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash			Level 1				214,000				214,000				205,636				205,636
Derivative instruments (note 13)
Interest rate swap agreements			Level 2				(104,137	)			(104,137	)			(119,558	)			(119,558	)
Interest rate swaption agreements – assets			Level 2				5,623				5,623				—				—
Interest rate swaption agreements – liabilities			Level 2				(6,406	)			(6,406	)			—				—
Cross currency swap agreements			Level 2				(128,782	)			(128,782	)			(70,386	)			(70,386	)
Other derivative			Level 3				(6,296	)			(6,296	)			(2,137	)			(2,137	)
Other:
Advances to equity accounted joint ventures (note 7)			(i	)			159,870				(i	)			181,514				(i	)
Long-term receivable included in accounts receivable and other assets(ii)			Level 3				16,453				16,427				17,137				17,164
Long-term debt – public (note 10)			Level 1				(291,247	)			(288,333	)			(212,536	)			(220,762	)
Long-term debt – non-public (note 10)			Level 2				(1,707,962	)			(1,677,139	)			(1,694,445	)			(1,659,852	)

⁽ⁱ⁾  The advances to equity accounted joint ventures together with the Partnership’s equity investments in the joint ventures form the net aggregate carrying value of the Partnership’s interests in the joint ventures in these consolidated financial statements. The fair values of the individual components of such aggregate interests are not determinable.

⁽ⁱⁱ⁾  As at December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the non-interest bearing receivable is based on the remaining future fixed payments of $18.2 million to be received from BG International Limited (or BG), as part of the ship construction support agreement, as well as an estimated discount rate of 8.0%. As there is no market rate for the equivalent of an unsecured non-interest bearing receivable from BG, the discount rate is based on unsecured debt instruments of similar maturity held, adjusted for a liquidity premium. A higher or lower discount rate would result in a lower or higher fair value asset.

Changes in Fair Value of Assets Measured on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

Changes in fair value during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 for the Partnership’s other derivative asset, the Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative, which is described below and is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), are as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2015 $		2014 $
Fair value at beginning of year		(2,137)		6,344
Realized and unrealized (losses) gains included in earnings		(5,039)		(7,161)
Settlements		880		(1,320)
Fair value at end of year		(6,296)		(2,137)

Summary of Partnership's Loan Receivables and Other Financing Receivables

The following table contains a summary of the Partnership’s loan receivables and other financing receivables by type of borrower and the method by which the Partnership monitors the credit quality of its financing receivables on a quarterly basis.

Class of Financing Receivable		Credit Quality Indicator		Grade		December 31, 2015 $		December 31, 2014 $
Direct financing leases		Payment activity		Performing		666,658		682,495
Other receivables:
Long-term receivable and accrued revenue included in accounts receivable and other assets		Payment activity		Performing		28,256		30,664
Advances to equity accounted joint ventures (note 7)		Other internal metrics		Performing		159,870		181,514
						854,784		894,673

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of liability.

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