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SEGMENTAL INFORMATION - Revenues from External Customers (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) charter | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) charter | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of charterers during the year | charter | 3 | 3 |
Benchmark percentage of revenue for major customer | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Nigeria LNG Ltd | Sales Revenue, net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
Concentration risk amount | $ 37,994 | $ 0 | $ 0
Concentration risk percentage | 42.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Major commodity trading company | Sales Revenue, net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
Concentration risk amount | $ 16,167 | $ 15,761 | $ 0
Concentration risk percentage | 18.00% | 17.00% | 0.00%
Major Japanese trading company | Sales Revenue, net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
Concentration risk amount | $ 0 | $ 55,975 | $ 47,744
Concentration risk percentage | 0.00% | 59.00% | 53.00%
Gdf Suez Gas | Sales Revenue, net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
Concentration risk amount | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 10,015
Concentration risk percentage | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.00%
Eni Spa | Sales Revenue, net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
Concentration risk amount | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 8,912
Concentration risk percentage | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.00%
BG Group plc | Sales Revenue, net | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Revenues from external customers: |  |  |
Concentration risk amount | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 13,114
Concentration risk percentage | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.00%

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