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Segmental Information - Revenues From External Customers (Details) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) charter
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of charterers | charter |  |  | 4
Benchmark percentage of revenue for major customer |  | 10.00% |
The Cool Pool | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 36,663 | $ 0
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 76.00% | 0.00%
Nigeria LNG Ltd | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 5,849 | $ 29,116
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 12.00% | 42.00%
NFE Transport Partners LLC | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 5,648 | $ 0
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 12.00% | 0.00%
Major commodity trading company | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 0 | $ 14,871
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 0.00% | 21.00%
Major Japanese trading company | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 0 | $ 7,289
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 0.00% | 10.00%
Multinational oil and gas company | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 0 | $ 6,963
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 0.00% | 10.00%
Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues | [1] | $ 10,494 | $ 0
Collaborative Arrangement | The Cool Pool | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | 10,500 |
Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues | [1] | 37,798 | $ 70,009
Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions | The Cool Pool | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Time and voyage charter revenues |  | $ 26,200 |
[1] | This includes amounts arising from transactions with related parties (see note 17).

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