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OPERATING LEASES (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases:      
2013 $ 676,000    
2014 556,000    
2015 556,000    
2016 556,000    
2017 556,000    
2018 232,000    
Total minimum lease payments 3,132,000    
Total rental expense for operating leases 700,000 1,000,000 12,100,000
Vessels leased to third parties
      
Minimum contractual future revenues to be received:      
Cost 620,000,000 141,200,000  
Accumulated depreciation 1,878,000,000 392,000,000  
Time charters
      
Minimum contractual future revenues to be received:      
2013 85,688,000    
2014 79,388,000    
2015 79,388,000    
2016 40,613,000    
2017 26,560,000    
Total 311,637,000 [1]    
Time charters | Golar Maria
      
Minimum contractual future revenues to be received:      
Minimum contractual revenues $ 143,400,000    
[1] This includes the minimum contractual revenues of $143.4 million relating to the Golar Maria which was sold to Golar Partners in February 2013.