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ASSET UNDER DEVELOPMENT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Capitalized Costs, Oil and Gas Producing Activities, Net [Abstract]    
Asset under development $ 345,205,000glng_AssetsUnderDevelopment $ 0glng_AssetsUnderDevelopment
Hilli Conversion to FLNGV    
Capitalized Costs, Oil and Gas Producing Activities, Net [Abstract]    
Purchase price installments 344,386,000glng_AssetsUnderDevelopmentPurchasePriceInstallments
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= glng_HilliConversiontoFloatingLiquidNaturalGasVesselMember
 
Interest costs capitalized 443,000glng_AssetsUnderDevelopmentInterestCostCapitalized
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= glng_HilliConversiontoFloatingLiquidNaturalGasVesselMember
 
Other costs capitalized 376,000glng_AssetsUnderDevelopmentOtherCostCapitalized
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= glng_HilliConversiontoFloatingLiquidNaturalGasVesselMember
 
Asset under development 345,205,000glng_AssetsUnderDevelopment
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= glng_HilliConversiontoFloatingLiquidNaturalGasVesselMember
 
Project completion period 31 months  
Carrying value of vessel reclassified into assets under development 31,000,000glng_CarryingValueofAssetsTransferredintoAssetsUnderDevelopment
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= glng_HilliConversiontoFloatingLiquidNaturalGasVesselMember
 
Estimated cost to complete project $ 1,200,000,000glng_AssetsUnderDevelopmentExpectedCost
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= glng_HilliConversiontoFloatingLiquidNaturalGasVesselMember