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INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIES (Details) (USD $)
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Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jun. 30, 2014
SFL Hercules [Member]
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vessel
Jun. 30, 2013
SFL Hercules [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
SFL Hercules [Member]
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May 31, 2014
SFL Hercules [Member]
Oct. 31, 2013
SFL Linus [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
SFL Linus [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
SFL Linus [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
SFL Linus [Member]
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Oct. 31, 2013
SFL Deepwater [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
SFL Deepwater [Member]
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vessel
Jun. 30, 2013
SFL Deepwater [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
SFL Deepwater [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2008
SFL Deepwater [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
SFL West Polaris [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
SFL West Polaris [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
SFL West Polaris [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
SFL West Polaris [Member]
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Jul. 31, 2008
SFL West Polaris [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Bluelot Shipping Company [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Bluelot Shipping Company [Member]
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
Bluelot Shipping Company [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
SFL Corte Real [Member]
Rate
Jun. 30, 2013
SFL Corte Real [Member]
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
SFL Corte Real [Member]
Rate
Jun. 30, 2014
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Mar. 31, 2014
Bluelot Shipping Company and SFL Corte Real [Member]
Rate
Jun. 30, 2014
Bluelot Shipping Company and SFL Corte Real [Member]
Jun. 30, 2014
Seadrill [Member]
subsidiaries
Jun. 30, 2014
Bluelot Shipping Company and SFL Corte Real [Member]
subsidiaries
Jun. 30, 2014
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                                                                        
Participation in equity method investee (in hundredths)     100.00% 100.00% 100.00%     100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%     100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   0.00% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00%       100.00%            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount           $ 375,000,000 $ 475,000,000       $ 390,000,000       $ 1,400,000,000 $ 420,000,000       $ 700,000,000                                
Term loan facility, term             5 years       5 years         5 years                                        
Term loan facility, amount outstanding 1,730,015,000 1,736,879,000 297,500,000         475,000,000       343,300,000         369,000,000                                      
Term Loan Facility, Revolving Credit Facility     50,000,000                                                                  
Term loan facility, amount guaranteed     85,000,000         90,000,000       90,000,000         94,000,000                                      
Number of main assets subject of leases which includes both fixed price call options and fixed price purchase obligations     1                 2                                                
Number of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries                                                               2 2      
Number of Investment Loans to Fund Vessels                                                             2          
Investment loan to finance vessel                                                             25,000,000          
Summarized balance sheet information [Abstract]                                                                        
Current assets     45,939,000   56,886,000     52,990,000   0   74,020,000   94,981,000     33,298,000   34,412,000   0   9,780,000 0   9,857,000 206,247,000   205,916,000              
Non-current assets     414,065,000   429,720,000     553,107,000   195,000,000   411,647,000   432,755,000     442,708,000   458,558,000   0   0 0   0 1,821,527,000   1,516,033,000              
Total assets     460,004,000   486,606,000     606,097,000   195,000,000   485,667,000   527,736,000     476,006,000   492,970,000   0   9,780,000 0   9,857,000 2,027,774,000   1,721,949,000              
Current liabilities     37,282,000   29,101,000     54,263,000   0   85,065,000   85,240,000     38,583,000   38,337,000   0   3,523,000 0   3,646,000 215,193,000   159,847,000              
Non-current liabilities     415,000,000   453,860,000     552,029,000   197,317,000   372,421,000   418,554,000     432,169,000   451,384,000   0   0 0   0 1,771,619,000   1,521,115,000              
Total liabilities     452,282,000   482,961,000     606,292,000   197,317,000   457,486,000   503,794,000     470,752,000   489,721,000   0   3,523,000 0   3,646,000 1,986,812,000   1,680,962,000              
Total shareholders' equity     7,722,000   3,645,000     (195,000)   (2,317,000)   28,181,000   23,942,000     5,254,000   3,249,000   0   6,257,000 0   6,211,000 40,962,000   40,987,000              
Statement of operations information [Abstract]                                                                        
Operating revenues     12,686,000 626,000 13,832,000     12,217,000 0 0   12,936,000 31,804,000 46,145,000     11,151,000 12,168,000 23,701,000   1,171,000 9,858,000 19,490,000 2,492,000 9,883,000 19,624,000               52,653,000 64,339,000 122,792,000
Net operating revenues     12,672,000 625,000 13,808,000     12,206,000 0 0   12,924,000 31,804,000 46,109,000     11,136,000 12,150,000 23,681,000   232,000 1,112,000 2,261,000 431,000 1,112,000 2,262,000 49,601,000 46,803,000 88,121,000              
Net income     $ 4,077,000 $ (238,000) $ 3,645,000     $ 3,035,000 $ 0 $ (38,000)   $ 4,239,000 $ 12,381,000 $ 17,747,000     $ 2,005,000 $ 1,163,000 $ 2,324,000   $ 232,000 $ 1,112,000 $ 2,261,000 $ 431,000 $ 1,112,000 $ 2,261,000 $ 14,019,000 $ 15,530,000 $ 28,200,000