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LOSS ON DE-CONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARIES 1 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2014 vessel	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of vessels owned through ITCL	4fro_NumberOfVesselsOwnedThroughItcl
Loss from de-consolidation of subsidiaries		$ 12,415us-gaap_DeconsolidationGainOrLossAmount	$ 0us-gaap_DeconsolidationGainOrLossAmount	$ 0us-gaap_DeconsolidationGainOrLossAmount
Debt Amortized Discount from Bond Buyback Sale		(1,629)fro_DebtAmortizedDiscountfromBondBuybackSale	(1,820)fro_DebtAmortizedDiscountfromBondBuybackSale
Windsor Group [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Loss from de-consolidation of subsidiaries					12,400us-gaap_DeconsolidationGainOrLossAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = fro_WindsorGroupMember
First Preferred Mortgage Term Notes due 2021 [Member] | Windsor Group [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Debt Amortized Discount from Bond Buyback Sale					$ 8,800fro_DebtAmortizedDiscountfromBondBuybackSale / dei_LegalEntityAxis = fro_WindsorGroupMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fro_FirstPreferredMortgageTermNotesDue2021Member
8.04% First Preferred Mortgage Term Notes
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
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The amount of the gain (loss) recognized by the parent and included in its attributable portion of net income for the period due to deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The gain (loss) recognized and included in the net income attributable to the parent for the period is generally computed as the difference between: (a) the aggregate of: (1) the fair value of any consideration received; (2) the fair value of any retained noncontrolling investment in the former subsidiary at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated; and (3) the carrying amount of any noncontrolling interest in the former subsidiary (including any accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated and (b) the carrying amount of the former subsidiary's assets and liabilities.

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