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OPERATING LEASES (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2011 Vessels | Dec. 31, 2010 Vessels | Jan. 31, 2012 Subsequent event | Dec. 31, 2011 Time charters Vessels
Minimum contractual future revenues to be received: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 388,742,000 |
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 342,076,000 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 352,200,000 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 273,964,000 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 257,510,000 |
2017 and thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  | 932,114,000 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,546,606,000 | [1]
Duration of charter hire extension |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Number of time charter vessels in which operating costs are borne by the charterer on a pass through basis |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Property and equipment, gross |  |  |  | 1,878,000,000 | 1,776,000,000 |  |  |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | 392,000,000 | 297,000,000 |  |  |
Future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 | 735,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 | 342,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total minimum lease payments | 1,077,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total rental expense for operating leases | $ 1,000,000 | $ 12,100,000 | $ 19,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | This excludes additional revenues relating to the amendment to the terms of the Golar Winter charter signed in January 2012. The amendment includes an increase in charter hire rates and an extension of the charter hire by five years from 2019 to 2024 contingent upon the completion of the modification work to the Golar Winter. The amendment to the charter was effected in January 2012.

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