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Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment, Period

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percentage of Principal

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid, Period Due Subsequent to Final Acceptance

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Sale of Stock, Percentage Ownership Sold in Transaction

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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DEBT - Shareholder Loans (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
DEBT - Shareholder Loans (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 1,380,787,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 667,028,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
KSI Shareholder Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balloon payment, period after final acceptance date	120 months
Black and Veatch Shareholder Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balloon payment, period after final acceptance date		120 months
Shareholder Notes Payable \| KSI Shareholder Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			35,600,000
Interest rate	6.00%
Periodic payment, percentage of value of loan	2.50%
Frequency of periodic payments	6 months
Periodic payment commencement, period after final acceptance date	12 months
Shareholder Notes Payable \| September 2014 - KSI Shareholder Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	21,700,000
Shareholder Notes Payable \| November 2014 - KSI Shareholder Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		13,900,000
Shareholder Notes Payable \| Black and Veatch Shareholder Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		5,000,000.0
Interest rate		6.00%
Periodic payment, percentage of value of loan		2.50%
Frequency of periodic payments		6 months
Periodic payment commencement, period after final acceptance date		12 months
Golar GHK Lessors Limited \| Keppel Shipyard Limited
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage ownership of subsidiary sold	10.00%
Consideration received on sale of subsidiary ownership interest	21,700,000
Golar GHK Lessors Limited \| Black and Veatch
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consideration received on sale of subsidiary ownership interest		5,000,000.0
Number of subsidiary shares sold in transaction		11