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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Schedule of related party leasing revenues and repayments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Profit sharing income - related parties	$ 1,512	$ 10,358
Interest income related parties – direct financing leases	766	946
Service revenue related parties – direct financing leases	3,258	3,591
Golden Ocean
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Lease Income	25,261	26,663
Profit sharing income - related parties	1,244	0
Frontline Shipping
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Profit sharing income - related parties	268	10,358
Interest income related parties – direct financing leases	766	946
Service revenue related parties – direct financing leases	3,258	3,591
Direct financing lease repayments	$ 3,176	$ 3,403

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That portion of gross lease revenues generated by direct financing leases with related parties that is allocated to lease executory costs.

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The amount of direct financing lease repayments received from related parties during the period.

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Amount of operating lease income from lease payments and variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121576215&loc=SL77919372-209981

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 270
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6A
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