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INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIES (Details)
$ in Thousands
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
drilling_rig
Rate
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Rate
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Rate
Sep. 30, 2017
Summarized balance sheet information [Abstract]        
Current assets $ 60,007   $ 58,089  
Non-current assets 944,994   967,954  
Total assets 1,005,001   1,026,043  
Current liabilities 60,345   69,181  
Non-current liabilities 910,558   931,755  
Total liabilities 970,903   1,000,936  
Total shareholders' equity 34,098   25,107  
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Net operating revenues 33,289 $ 32,271 64,410  
Net income 8,991 $ 7,451 $ 14,635  
Loan balance outstanding $ 1,484,631      
Proportion of secured bank lenders in restructuring agreement with Seadrill Limited       97.00%
Proportion of bondholders in restructuring agreement with Seadrill Limited       40.00%
Number of drilling units | drilling_rig 3      
SFL Deepwater [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Participation in equity method investee (in hundredths) | Rate 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%  
Summarized balance sheet information [Abstract]        
Current assets $ 24,028   $ 19,558  
Non-current assets 294,563   302,362  
Total assets 318,591   321,920  
Current liabilities 18,019   18,252  
Non-current liabilities 291,692   297,060  
Total liabilities 309,711   315,312  
Total shareholders' equity 8,880   6,608  
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Operating revenues 9,817 $ 9,651 19,594  
Net operating revenues 9,817 9,651 19,540  
Net income 2,272 1,964 3,973  
Loan balance outstanding 195,801   203,686  
Amount available to draw down 0   0  
Dividends Paid $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
SFL Hercules [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Participation in equity method investee (in hundredths) | Rate 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%  
Summarized balance sheet information [Abstract]        
Current assets $ 18,848   $ 16,858  
Non-current assets 282,125   290,370  
Total assets 300,973   307,228  
Current liabilities 19,088   19,487  
Non-current liabilities 273,846   281,627  
Total liabilities 292,934   301,114  
Total shareholders' equity 8,039   6,114  
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Operating revenues 9,536 $ 9,552 19,126  
Net operating revenues 9,536 9,552 19,049  
Net income 1,925 1,821 3,372  
Loan balance outstanding 210,000   210,000  
Amount available to draw down 0   0  
Dividends Paid $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
SFL Linus [Member]        
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]        
Participation in equity method investee (in hundredths) | Rate 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%  
Summarized balance sheet information [Abstract]        
Current assets $ 17,131   $ 21,673  
Non-current assets 368,306   375,222  
Total assets 385,437   396,895  
Current liabilities 23,238   31,442  
Non-current liabilities 345,020   353,068  
Total liabilities 368,258   384,510  
Total shareholders' equity 17,179   12,385  
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Operating revenues 13,936 $ 13,068 25,852  
Net operating revenues 13,936 13,068 25,821  
Net income 4,794 3,666 7,290  
Loan balance outstanding 240,117   241,500  
Amount available to draw down 0   0  
Dividends Paid 0 0 0  
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]        
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Operating revenues 33,289 32,271 64,572  
Financial Guarantee [Member] | SFL Deepwater [Member]        
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Amount guaranteed by Ship Finance 84,697   84,697  
Financial Guarantee [Member] | SFL Hercules [Member]        
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Amount guaranteed by Ship Finance 78,947   78,947  
Financial Guarantee [Member] | SFL Linus [Member]        
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Amount guaranteed by Ship Finance 102,470   102,470  
Equity Accounted Subsidiaries [Member]        
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Loan balance outstanding 645,918   655,186  
Amount available to draw down 0   0  
Amount guaranteed by Ship Finance 266,100   266,100  
Dividends Paid 0 $ 0 0  
Equity Accounted Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Guarantee [Member]        
Statement of operations information [Abstract]        
Amount guaranteed by Ship Finance $ 266,114   $ 266,114