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CAPITAL LEASES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Leases, Capital [Abstract] |
Long-term obligations under capital leases |
(in thousands of $) | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Total long-term obligations under capital leases | 405,843 |  |  | 411,875 |
Less: current portion of obligations under capital leases | (5,909 | ) |  | (5,766 | )
Long term obligations under capital leases | 399,934 |  |  | 406,109 |
Future minimum rental payments under capital leases | As at December 31, 2011, the Company is committed to make quarterly minimum rental payments under capital leases, as follows:
Year ending December 31, (in thousands of $) | Methane Princess Lease |  |  | Golar Winter Lease |  |  | Grand Lease |  |  | Total |
2012 | 6,985 |  |  | 10,002 |  |  | 9,161 |  |  | 26,148 |
2013 | 7,273 |  |  | 10,002 |  |  | 9,112 |  |  | 26,387 |
2014 | 7,551 |  |  | 10,002 |  |  | 9,057 |  |  | 26,610 |
2015 | 7,844 |  |  | 10,002 |  |  | 9,044 |  |  | 26,890 |
2016 | 8,142 |  |  | 10,002 |  |  | 9,044 |  |  | 27,188 |
2017 and thereafter | 244,180 |  |  | 155,032 |  |  | 188,524 |  |  | 587,736 |
Total minimum lease payments | 281,975 |  |  | 205,042 |  |  | 233,942 |  |  | 720,959 |
Less: Imputed interest | (133,265 | ) |  | (85,672 | ) |  | (96,179 | ) |  | (315,116 | )
Present value of minimum lease payments | 148,710 |  |  | 119,370 |  |  | 137,763 |  |  | 405,843 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum lease payments as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in aggregate and for each of the five years succeeding fiscal years, with separate deductions from the total for the amount representing executor costs, including any profit thereon, included in the minimum lease payments and for the amount of the imputed interest necessary to reduce the net minimum lease payments to present value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (b) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 + Details
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