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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS [Abstract] |
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS |
23. | OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
(in thousands of $) | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Deferred tax asset (see note 10) | 531 |  |  | 622 |
Other long-term assets | 6,238 |  |  | 6,324 |
| 6,769 |  |  | 6,946 |
Other long-term assets include unutilized parts originally ordered for the Golar Spirit FSRU retrofitting following changes to the original project specification. Of these parts $8.4 million have been used internally for both the retrofitting of the NR Satu and to a lesser extent the Golar Freeze in 2009. Since acquisition, the Company has recognized total impairment charges of $4.0 million (see note 8). As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the carrying value of these parts was $3.0 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

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