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Related party transactions - Ship Finance Transactions (Detail) - Ship Finance International Ltd VIEs [Member] - USD ($) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |
Lease costs on leased units | $ 68 | $ 94
SFL Hercules Limited [Member] |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |
Lease costs on leased units | 20 | 28
West Taurus [Member] |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |
Lease costs on leased units | 18 | 25
SFL Linus Limited [Member] |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |
Lease costs on leased units | $ 30 | $ 41

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- Definition The amount of the current period expense recorded for use of the property in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902758&loc=d3e41499-112717 + Details
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