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Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:

		Year Ended December 31, 2015 $				Year Ended December 31, 2014 $				Year Ended December 31, 2013 $
Current			(2,646	)			(5,212	)			(1,482	)
Deferred			(76	)			(2,355	)			(3,674	)
Income tax expense			(2,722	)			(7,567	)			(5,156	)

Reconciliations of Tax Charge

Reconciliations of the tax charge related to the relevant year at the applicable statutory income tax rates and the actual tax charge related to the relevant year are as follows:

		Year Ended December 31, 2015 $				Year Ended December 31, 2014 $				Year Ended December 31, 2013 $
Net income before income tax expenses			220,232				226,494				218,471
Net income not subject to taxes			(173,298	)			(81,604	)			(131,529	)
Net income subject to taxes			46,934				144,890				86,942
At applicable statutory tax rates
Amount computed using the standard rate of corporate tax			(12,007	)			(33,083	)			(16,476	)
Adjustments to valuation allowance and uncertain tax position			5,362				14,851				12,830
Permanent and currency differences			4,204				11,507				1,576
Change in tax rate			(281	)			(842	)			(3,086	)
Tax expense charge related to the current year			(2,722	)			(7,567	)			(5,156	)

Components of Partnership's Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The significant components of the Partnership’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:

		Year Ended December 31, 2015 $				Year Ended December 31, 2014 $
Derivative instruments			7,021				8,647
Taxation loss carryforwards and disallowed finance costs			44,823				48,440
Vessels and equipment			3,462				3,602
Capitalized interest			(2,184	)			(2,261	)
			53,122				58,428
Valuation allowance			(53,198	)			(58,428	)
Net deferred tax liabilities included in accrued liabilities			(76	)			—

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.

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