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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Components of earnings per share, basic and diluted | The components of the numerator for the calculation of basic and diluted EPS are as follows:
(in thousands of $) | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Net income attributable to Golar LNG Ltd stockholders – basic and diluted | 46,650 |  |  | 384 |  |  | 23,082 |
The components of the denominator for the calculation of basic and diluted EPS are as follows:
(in thousands) | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of shares | 74,707 |  |  | 67,597 |  |  | 67,577 |
Weighted average number of treasury shares | — |  |  | (424 | ) |  | (347 | )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 74,707 |  |  | 67,173 |  |  | 67,230 |
Diluted earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 74,707 |  |  | 67,173 |  |  | 67,230 |
Effect of dilutive share options | 326 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 105 |
Common stock and common stock equivalents | 75,033 |  |  | 67,393 |  |  | 67,335 |
Earnings per share are as follows:
| 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Basic and Diluted | $ | 0.62 |  |  | $ | 0.01 |  |  | $ | 0.34 |

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