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TAXATION (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jun. 30, 2015
Taxation:          
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount $ 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Deferred tax benefit on intra-group transfers realized on loss of control (3,487,000)glng_Deferredtaxbenefitonintragrouptransfersrealizedonlossofcontrol (3,487,000)glng_Deferredtaxbenefitonintragrouptransfersrealizedonlossofcontrol (7,257,000)glng_Deferredtaxbenefitonintragrouptransfersrealizedonlossofcontrol    
Effect of Increases Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions 1,411,000glng_EffectOfIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (188,000)glng_EffectOfIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 953,000glng_EffectOfIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions    
Components of income tax expense:          
Current tax expense (income) 2,212,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (27,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 9,931,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit    
Amortization of tax benefit arising on intra-group transfers of long term assets (3,487,000)glng_AmortizationOfTaxBenefitIntraGroupTransfersOfLongTermAssets (3,487,000)glng_AmortizationOfTaxBenefitIntraGroupTransfersOfLongTermAssets   (7,257,000)glng_AmortizationOfTaxBenefitIntraGroupTransfersOfLongTermAssets  
Total income tax (gain) expense (1,114,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3,404,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 2,765,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit    
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent 260,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 421,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent      
Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations 962,000us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations 271,000us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations 9,069,000us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations    
United Kingdom tax authority          
Components of income tax expense:          
Current tax expense (income) 2,212,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		 (27,000)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		 2,100,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		 2,101,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		  
Deferred tax expense (income) 161,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		 110,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		   91,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		  
Statutory tax rate 21.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		        
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent 300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		 400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember		      
Indonesia Tax Authority          
Components of income tax expense:          
Current tax expense (income) 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_IndonesiaTaxAuthorityMember		 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_IndonesiaTaxAuthorityMember		 6,828,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_IndonesiaTaxAuthorityMember		    
Brazil Tax authority          
Components of income tax expense:          
Current tax expense (income) 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_BrazilTaxAuthorityMember		 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_BrazilTaxAuthorityMember		 1,000,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_BrazilTaxAuthorityMember		 1,002,000us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_BrazilTaxAuthorityMember		  
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)          
Components of income tax expense:          
Minimum resident ownership percentage required for income tax exemption 50.00%glng_MinimumResidentOwnershipPercentageRequiredForIncomeTaxExemption
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember		        
Foreign country          
Components of income tax expense:          
Current tax expense (income) $ 0us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		        
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | United Kingdom tax authority          
Components of income tax expense:          
Statutory tax rate         20.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glng_UnitedKingdomTaxAuthorityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember