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OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) | 12 Months Ended | 107 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2003 GBP (£) tax_lease | Dec. 13, 2012 tax_lease | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 Golar LNG Partners tax_lease
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Book value of vessels secured against long-term loans and capital leases |  |  | $ 432,867,000 | $ 1,431,050,000 |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Number of tax leases | 6 |  |  |  |
Gross amount received from tax lease benefit (in GBP) | 41,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of tax leases terminated |  | 5 |  |  |
Number of tax leases remaining |  |  |  |  | 1
Number of tax leases, accrue benefits over term of lease |  | 2 |  |  |
Total number of outstanding tax leases |  |  |  |  | 3
Other commitment to pay third party |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |

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