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SEGMENTAL INFORMATION - Revenues from External Customers (Details) (Customer concentration risk, Sales revenue, services, net, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Petrobas |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 22.00% | [1] | 31.00% | [1] | 37.00% | [1]
Concentration risk amount | $ 90,321 | [1] | $ 93,741 | [1] | $ 90,652 | [1]
DUSUP |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 11.00% | [1] | 16.00% | [1] | 12.00% | [1]
Concentration risk amount | 45,951 | [1] | 47,054 | [1] | 29,893 | [1]
Pertamina |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 9.00% | [1] | 13.00% | [1] | 15.00% | [1]
Concentration risk amount | 35,455 | [1] | 37,829 | [1] | 36,944 | [1]
Qatar Gas Transport Company |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 6.00% |  | 12.00% |  | 0.00% |
Concentration risk amount | 23,006 |  | 35,461 |  | 0 |
BC Group plc |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 23.00% | [1] | 8.00% | [1] | 20.00% | [1]
Concentration risk amount | 96,179 | [1] | 25,101 | [1] | 49,147 | [1]
PT Nusantara Regas |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 9.00% | [1] | 0.00% | [1] | 0.00% | [1]
Concentration risk amount | 38,789 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1]
Shell |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage | 1.00% |  | 2.00% |  | 10.00% |
Concentration risk amount | $ 2,590 |  | $ 5,105 |  | $ 25,440 |
[1] | A substantial portion of these revenues pertain to vessels owned by Golar Partners and its subsidiaries which were deconsolidated from December 13, 2012.

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