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RESTRICTED CASH AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract] |
Components of restricted cash and cash equivalents | Our restricted cash and short-term deposits balances are as follows:
(in thousands of $) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Restricted cash relating to the total return equity swap (see note 30) (i) | 70,016 |  |  | 92,752 |
Restricted cash in relation to the Hilli (ii) | 231,947 |  |  | 280,000 |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits held by lessor VIEs (see note 4) (iii) | 69,853 |  |  | 35,450 |
Restricted cash relating to the Golar Bear, Golar Crystal and Golar Frost (iv) | 43,656 |  |  | — |
Restricted cash relating to office lease | 388 |  |  | 361 |
Total restricted cash | 415,860 |  |  | 408,563 |
Less: Amounts included in current restricted cash and short-term deposits | 183,525 |  |  | 228,202 |
Long-term restricted cash | 232,335 |  |  | 180,361 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the cash and cash items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The provisions of any restrictions are described in a note to the financial statements. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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