Disposal of subsidiaries (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

In February 2013 and March 2014, we sold our interests in the companies that own and operate the Golar Maria and Golar Igloo, respectively, to Golar Partners.



(in thousands of $)	Golar Igloo		Golar Maria
Consideration received ⁽¹⁾	156,001		127,900
Carrying value of the assets sold to Golar Partners	(112,714	)	(45,630	)
Gain on disposal	43,287		82,270
Deferred gain on sale	(8,551	)	(17,114	)
Gain recognized on sale	34,736		65,156

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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