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OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions, BRL in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) tax_lease | Dec. 31, 2003 GBP (£) tax_lease | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 BRL | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Book value of vessels secured against long-term loans |  |  | $ 2,543,012 |  | $ 1,997,657
Number of tax leases | tax_lease |  | 6 |  |  |
Gross amount received from tax lease benefit (in GBP) | £ |  | £ 41 |  |  |
Number of tax leases terminated | tax_lease | 5 |  |  |  |
Other commitment to pay third party |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible exposure | £ | £ 0 |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible exposure | £ | £ 100 |  |  |  |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Number of tax leases remaining | tax_lease | 1 |  |  |  |
Performance Guarantee |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | BRL |  |  |  | BRL 164.7 |
Maximum percentage of guarantor liability |  |  | 49.00% | 49.00% |
Present value of the guarantee |  |  | $ 1,200 |  |
Equity Method Investments | Convertible bonds |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |
Book value of vessels secured against long-term loans |  |  | $ 13,000 |  |

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