Other assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]

Other assets

Other assets:

As at	Dec 31 2023		Dec 31 2022
Cash flow hedges (note 19)	$	121,108	$	322,748
Chile VAT receivable	17,824		18,343
Restricted cash for debt service and major maintenance of vessels (a)	15,772		14,349
Fair value of Egypt gas supply contract derivative (note 19)	20,402		11,220
Investment in Carbon Recycling International	5,620		5,620
Defined benefit pension plans (note 21)	5,718		3,977
Other	15,416		19,476
Total other assets	201,860		395,733
Less current portion (b)	(3,893)		(39,346)
	197,967		$	356,387

a) Restricted cash

The Company holds $15.8 million (2022 - $14.3 million) of restricted cash for the funding of debt service and major maintenance accounts.

b) Current portion of other assets

Other assets presented as current assets as at December 31, 2023 includes $0.5 million for the current portion of the cash flow hedge (see note 19), and $3.4 million of restricted cash for major maintenance, in particular the anticipated major maintenance costs of four vessels