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VESSELS AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 1,813,170,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	$ 1,043,439,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,516,546,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	734,155,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	342,987,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Accumulated depreciation	(164,282,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	(231,724,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Components of vessels and equipment, net:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Capital Leased Assets	1,648,888,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets	811,715,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets
Depreciation and amortization expense	49,811,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	36,871,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	85,524,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Vessels and equipment
Components of vessels and equipment, net:
Number of owned shipping vessels	13glng_NumberOfEquipmentItemsOwned / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember	7glng_NumberOfEquipmentItemsOwned / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember
Depreciation and amortization expense	49,800,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember	36,900,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember	70,300,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember
Vessels under capital leases [Member]
Components of vessels and equipment, net:
Depreciation and amortization expense	0us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_VesselsundercapitalleasesMember	0us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_VesselsundercapitalleasesMember	15,800,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_VesselsundercapitalleasesMember
Drydocking [Member]
Components of vessels and equipment, net:
Cost	43,900,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_DrydockingMember	33,100,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_DrydockingMember
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(11,300,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_DrydockingMember	(18,900,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_DrydockingMember
Office equipment
Components of vessels and equipment, net:
Cost	1,400,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember	1,700,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
Vessels
Components of vessels and equipment, net:
Amounts pledged as collateral	$ 1,997,700,000glng_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetPledgedAsCollateral / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_VesselsMember	$ 700,700,000glng_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetPledgedAsCollateral / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = glng_VesselsMember

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