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OPERATING LEASES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Leases [Abstract] |
Minimum contractual future revenues to be received on time charters | The minimum contractual future revenues to be received on time charters as of December 31, 2012, were as follows:
Year ending December 31, | Total |
(in thousands of $) |
2013 | 85,688 |
2014 | 79,388 |
2015 | 79,388 |
2016 | 40,613 |
2017 | 26,560 |
Total * | 311,637 |
Future minimum rental payments under non-cancellable operating leases | The future minimum rental payments under the Company's non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
Year ending December 31, | Total |
(in thousands of $) |
2013 | 676 |
2014 | 556 |
2015 | 556 |
2016 | 556 |
2017 | 556 |
2018 | 232 |
Total minimum lease payments | 3,132 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of minimum contractual future revenues to be received on time charters in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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