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DEBT - Debt and Lease Restrictions (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2011
acquisition
Apr. 30, 2003
Dec. 31, 2011
Golar LNG Partners
Subsidiary
Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent event
Golar LNG Partners
Subsidiary
Dec. 31, 2011
Golar Freeze Limited
Debt and lease restrictions:          
Restrictive covenants, minimum amount of cash and cash equivalents $ 25,000,000        
Number of subsidiaries of compliance with restrictive covenants     1 1  
Percentage ownership in subsidiary   100.00% 65.00%   100.00%
Excess of proceeds over the historical cost of entities transferred to the Partnership.     $ 165,800,000    
Maximum number of acquisitions permitted in waiver covenant 2