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RESTRICTED CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total restricted cash	$ 74,587,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments	$ 26,543,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments
Less: Amounts included in short-term restricted cash and short-term investments	74,162,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsCurrent	23,432,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsCurrent
Long-term restricted cash	425,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	3,111,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
Amount of restricted cash excluded due to financial covenants	50,000,000glng_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAmountExcludedDueToFinancialCovenants
Share Repurchase Forward Swap
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total restricted cash	46,051,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = glng_ShareRepurchaseForwardSwapMember	0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = glng_ShareRepurchaseForwardSwapMember
Collateral required under share repurchase agreement, percentage of total purchase price	20.00%glng_ShareRepurchaseAgreementCollateralRequiredPercentageofTotalPurchasePrice / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = glng_ShareRepurchaseForwardSwapMember
Bank Guarantee
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total restricted cash	25,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember	0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember
Projects
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total restricted cash	3,111,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = glng_ProjectCostsMember	26,543,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = glng_ProjectCostsMember
Cash	23,400,000us-gaap_Cash / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = glng_ProjectCostsMember
Office Lease
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total restricted cash	$ 425,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember	$ 0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments / us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember

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