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OTHER FINANCIAL ITEMS, NET (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jul. 26, 2013
Other financial items, net:          
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized $ (1,314,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized $ 277,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized $ (11,905,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized    
Debt Issuance Cost (7,157,000)us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts (5,632,000)us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts   (1,766,000)us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts  
Amortization of deferred charges and debt guarantee (2,459,000)glng_Amortizationofdeferredchargesanddebtguarantee (1,120,000)glng_Amortizationofdeferredchargesanddebtguarantee   (1,900,000)glng_Amortizationofdeferredchargesanddebtguarantee  
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Realized (1,200,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized (1,583,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized   94,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized  
Other Nonoperating Miscellaneous Income (Expense), Other (295,000)glng_OtherNonoperatingMiscellaneousIncomeExpenseOther 0glng_OtherNonoperatingMiscellaneousIncomeExpenseOther   4,000glng_OtherNonoperatingMiscellaneousIncomeExpenseOther  
Other financial items, net (74,094,000)glng_OtherNonoperatingMiscellaneousIncomeExpense 38,219,000glng_OtherNonoperatingMiscellaneousIncomeExpense (13,763,000)glng_OtherNonoperatingMiscellaneousIncomeExpense    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 858,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity        
Capital lease obligations, and related restricted cash          
Other financial items, net:          
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized 0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= glng_CapitalLeaseObligationsNonCurrentandRelatedRestrictedCashMember		 0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= glng_CapitalLeaseObligationsNonCurrentandRelatedRestrictedCashMember		   (5,645,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= glng_CapitalLeaseObligationsNonCurrentandRelatedRestrictedCashMember		  
Interest rate swap          
Other financial items, net:          
Mark-to-market adjustment on derivatives (28,996,000)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		 56,461,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		   1,223,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		  
Interest rate swap cash settlements (20,424,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		 (10,626,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		   (12,258,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		  
Equity [Member]          
Other financial items, net:          
Mark-to-market adjustment on derivatives (13,657,000)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember		 0us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember		 0us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMember		    
Foreign exchange contract          
Other financial items, net:          
Mark-to-market adjustment on derivatives 94,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember		 719,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember		   6,485,000us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember		  
Line of credit | Secured debt | $1.125 billion newbuild facility          
Other financial items, net:          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 1,125,000,000.000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= glng_A1.125billionnewbuildfacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		 $ 266,400,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= glng_A1.125billionnewbuildfacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		     $ 1,125,000,000.000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= glng_A1.125billionnewbuildfacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember