COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Book Value of Assets Pledged) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Book value of consolidated assets pledged under ship mortgages	$ 2,310,000	$ 1,864,000
Vessels and equipment, net
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Book value of consolidated assets pledged under ship mortgages	2,107,000	1,189,000
Investments in sales-type, direct financing leases and leaseback assets
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Book value of consolidated assets pledged under ship mortgages	$ 203,000	$ 675,000

The carrying amount, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of all assets that are pledged as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation primarily arising from secured borrowings, repurchase agreements or other current or potential obligations, where the secured party does not have the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral and therefore are not reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109249958&loc=SL6224234-111729

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