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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 66 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Components of other non-current assets:        
Deferred tax asset $ 260,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent $ 421,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent   $ 260,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other long-term assets 55,579,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent 7,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent   55,579,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
Other non-current assets 68,442,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 54,248,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent   68,442,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Impairment of long-term assets 500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse  
Golar Gimi [Member]        
Components of other non-current assets:        
Other long-term assets 49,900,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
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= glng_GolarGimiMember		     49,900,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
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FSRU conversion parts        
Components of other non-current assets:        
Other long-term assets   2,500,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
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Interest rate swap | Swap        
Components of other non-current assets:        
Derivative Asset 12,603,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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= us-gaap_SwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		 46,827,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_SwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember		   12,603,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_SwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
FSRU conversion parts        
Components of other non-current assets:        
Other long-term assets 2,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
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= glng_FsruConversionPartsMember		     2,000,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
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= glng_FsruConversionPartsMember
Impairment of long-term assets       $ 5,000,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
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= glng_FsruConversionPartsMember