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NEWBUILDINGS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Newbuildings:
Newbuildings	$ 344,543,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross		$ 767,525,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Construction payable	900,000,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount
Newbuilds delivered	1,178,900,000glng_Newbuildsdelivered
LNG carrier
Newbuildings:
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FSRU
Newbuildings:
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Vessels
Newbuildings:
Number of newbuilds delivered	7glng_Numberofnewbuildsdelivered / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_VesselsMember
Purchase price installments
Newbuildings:
Newbuildings	312,160,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_PurchasePriceInstallmentsMember		718,851,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_PurchasePriceInstallmentsMember
Interest cost capitalized
Newbuildings:
Newbuildings	17,806,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_InterestCostCapitalizedMember		30,825,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_InterestCostCapitalizedMember
Other costs capitalized
Newbuildings:
Newbuildings	14,577,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember		17,849,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
Newbuildings
Newbuildings:
Construction payable		2,700,000,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember
Purchase Obligation	500,000,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember
Newbuildings
Newbuildings:
Interest Costs Capitalized	$ 21,100,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember		$ 22,500,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember	$ 10,300,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember

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