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Asset under development (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Assets under development [Abstract]
Amount reclassified to Assets under development	$ 31,000,000
Conversion costs	1,300,000,000
Additions to assets under development	$ 165,078,000	$ 0

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Additions to assets under development

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The carrying value of the asset that is reclassified to Asset under Development as a result of the conversion of an LNG carrier to an FLNGV.The asset is not available for use.

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The estimated conversion and site commissioning costs in regards to converting an LNG carrier to an FLNGV ( Assets under development).

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