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DEBT (Details)
 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
7.84% to 8.04% First Preferred Mortgage Term Notes due 2019 and 2021 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 25, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
May 24, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 07, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 22, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 21, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 08, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Aug. 27, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 02, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
May 21, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 26, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 26, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
4.5% Convertible bond due 2015 [Member]
NOK
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
7.84% to 8.04% First Preferred Mortgage Term Notes due 2019 and 2021 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
7.84% to 8.04% First Preferred Mortgage Term Notes due 2019 and 2021 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
First Preferred Mortgage Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
US Dollar denominated fixed rate debt [Member]
First Preferred Mortgage Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2008
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due 2017 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due September 2013 [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2008
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due September 2013 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due 2020 [Member]
USD ($)
May 31, 2009
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due 2020 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Secured Loan Facility Entered in June 2009 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2009
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Secured Loan Facility Entered in June 2009 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due in 2015 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2010
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due in 2015 [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility Due in 2013 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility 2 due in 2017 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
US Dollar denominated floating rate debt [Member]
Term Loan Facility 2 due in 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                          
Total US Dollar floating rate and fixed rate debt $ 513,137,000 $ 1,362,948,000       $ 225,000,000         $ 225,000,000               $ 288,137,000 $ 303,289,000     $ 0 $ 834,659,000                          
Credit facility , outstanding 376,000 1,410,000                                                                      
Total debt 513,513,000 1,364,358,000     513,137,000                                   376,000                            
Less current portion of long-term debt (19,521,000) (173,595,000)                                                                      
Long-term debt 493,992,000 1,190,763,000                                                                      
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)     4.50%     4.50%         4.50%                                                    
Stated interest rate range, minimum (in hundredths)       7.84%                             7.84% 7.84%                                  
Stated interest rate range, maximum (in hundredths)       8.04%                             8.04% 8.04%                                  
Movement in debt [Roll Forward]                                                                          
Balance at beginning of period 1,364,358,000       528,289,000                                   836,069,000                            
Drawdowns 72,000,000       0                                   72,000,000                            
Loan repayments (256,527,000)       (15,152,000)                                   (241,375,000)                            
Assumed by Frontline 2012 (666,318,000)       0                                   (666,318,000)                            
Balance at end of period 513,513,000 1,364,358,000     513,137,000                                   376,000                            
Secured term loan facility, borrowing capacity                                                 420,000,000   180,000,000   146,400,000   33,000,000   200,000,000   20,000,000 147,000,000  
Secured term loan facility, maturity date                                                 2017   2013-09   2020   2011-06   2015   2013 2017  
Reductions in bank debt as a result of sale of a vessel during the period                                                                 52,200,000        
Amount of debt drawn down                                                                       72,000,000  
Number of VLCC double hull vessels the Facility was used to acquire (in number of vessels)                                                   2       2       2      
Number of Suezmax double hull vessels the Facility was used to acquire (in number of vessels)                                                   4   5                  
Number of vessels acquired with facility that were subsequently sold (in number of vessels)                                                       4           1      
Number of one year extensions to the original note (in number of extensions)                                                               2          
Number of VLCC double hull vessels refinanced using the Facility (in number of vessels)                                                                   1      
Number of newbuilding double hull VLCC's the Facility was used to finance (in number of newbuildings)                                                                         2
Convertible bonds due 2015 [Abstract]                                                                          
Debt instrument placed on private placement                                 225,000,000                                        
Convertible, conversion price (in dollars per share)                 $ 36.5567       $ 37.0483   $ 38.0895   $ 39.00                                        
Convertible, reference price                                 $ 29.7784 180.0045                                      
USD/NOK exchange rate                                 6.0448 6.0448                                      
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)             $ 0.02 $ 0.10   $ 0.10   $ 0.25   $ 0.75   $ 0.75                                          
Bond redemption features (in hundredths)           100.00%                         100.00%                                    
Bond redemption feature, minimum (in hundredths)           90.00%                                                              
Number of new shares to be issued (in shares)           6,154,822                                                              
Number of structures involved in financing and leasing transactions (in number of structures)                                         3                                
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)                                         7.91% 7.91%                              
Sinking fund redemption price (in hundredths)                                         100.00%                                
2012 19,145,000                                                                        
2013 20,700,000                                                                        
2014 22,376,000                                                                        
2015 24,174,000                                                                        
2016 26,134,000                                                                        
Thereafter 175,608,000                                                                        
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]                                                                          
2012 19,521,000                                                                        
2013 20,700,000                                                                        
2014 22,376,000                                                                        
2015 249,174,000                                                                        
2016 26,134,000                                                                        
Thereafter 175,608,000                                                                        
Total debt 513,513,000 1,364,358,000     513,137,000                                   376,000                            
Weighted average interest rate for floating rate debt denominated in U.S. dollars (in hundredths) 0.00% 3.20%                                                                      
Number of tranches of term notes purchased   3                                                                      
Total 288,137,000                                                                        
Make whole premium   2,100,000                                                                      
Assets pledged [Abstract]                                                                          
Vessels and newbuildings 298,491,000 1,652,205,000                                                                      
Restricted cash and investments (excluding amounts held in charter service reserve) $ 99,303,000 $ 182,091,000