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EQUITY OFFERINGS/TRANSACTIONS WITH LISTED SUBSIDIARIES (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 Golar LNG Partners | Jan. 31, 2013 Golar LNG Partners | Nov. 30, 2012 Golar LNG Partners | Jul. 31, 2012 Golar LNG Partners | Apr. 30, 2011 Golar LNG Partners | Jun. 30, 2011 Golar LNG Energy Limited | May 31, 2011 Golar LNG Energy Limited | Jun. 30, 2011 Golar LNG Energy Limited | Aug. 31, 2009 Golar LNG Energy Limited Private placement | Dec. 31, 2013 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners Golar Maria | Feb. 07, 2013 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners Golar Maria | Dec. 31, 2012 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners Golar Grand | Nov. 08, 2012 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners Golar Grand | Dec. 31, 2012 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners NR Satu | Jul. 19, 2012 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners NR Satu | Dec. 31, 2011 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners Golar Freeze | Oct. 19, 2011 Retained investment in subsidiary Golar LNG Partners Golar Freeze
Equity offerings of subsidiaries: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Common Units Issued by Golar LNG Partners | 5,100,000 | [1] | 3,900,000 | [1] | 4,300,000 | [1] | 6,325,000 | [1] | 13,800,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Common Units Issued to the Company | 0 |  | 416,947 |  | 1,524,590 |  | 969,305 |  | 9,327,254 |  |  |  | 92,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Offering Price (USD per share) | $ 29.10 |  | $ 29.74 |  | $ 30.50 |  | $ 30.95 |  | $ 22.50 |  |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Units | $ 148,410,000 | [2] | $ 115,986,000 | [2] | $ 131,150,000 | [2] | $ 188,485,000 | [2] | $ 310,500,000 | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Units | 147,313,000 |  | 115,224,000 |  | 129,981,000 |  | 187,138,000 |  | 287,795,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company's Ownership in Golar Partners after the Offering | 41.40% | [3] | 50.90% | [3] | 54.10% | [3] | 57.50% | [3] | 65.40% | [3] |  |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,900,000 | 127,900,000 | 176,800,000 | 176,800,000 | 388,000,000 | 388,000,000 | 231,300,000 | 231,300,000
Less: Net assets transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (45,600,000) | (45,630,000) | (43,100,000) |  | (255,700,000) |  | (65,500,000) |
Excess of sales price over net assets transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,300,000 | 82,270,000 | 133,700,000 |  | 132,300,000 |  | 165,800,000 |
Additions to Golar's stockholders' equity and noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 88,300,000 |  | 85,800,000 |  | 96,700,000 |
New issues (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds, Purchase Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 215,000,000 |  | 265,000,000 |  | 385,000,000 |  | 330,000,000
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds, Working Capital Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500,000 |  | 2,600,000 |  | 3,000,000 |  | 9,000,000
Swap Liability Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds, Debt Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 108,000,000
Vendor financing amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (155,000,000) |  | (222,300,000)
Equity offering financing amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (230,000,000) |  |
Capital lease obligation assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,800,000 |  |  |  |
Assets transferred to subsidiary: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds received from private placement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative percentage of ownership transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership after transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares of subsidiary exchanged for parent company shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares issued in exchange for parent company shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares exchanged for parent company shares, rate of exchange (in shares per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.06 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity due to acquisition of subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium on sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 340,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share, parent company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in additional paid in capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 336,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary stock options exchanged for parent company stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,400,000 | 5,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Pertains to common units issued by Golar Partners to the public.
[2] | Gross and net proceeds from Golar Partners' public offering (excluding proceeds received from Golar's participation in the concurrent private placement).
[3] | Includes our general partner interest in Golar Partners.

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