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GENERAL (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 20, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013 Vessels	Dec. 13, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2015
Ownership interests:
Minimum duration of long-term charter	5 years
Investments, ownership percentage	100.00%glng_InvestmentsOwnershipPercentage
Subsequent event
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Number of shares		7,170,000glng_Numberofshares / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Vessels and equipment
Ownership interests:
Number of owned shipping vessels	13glng_NumberOfEquipmentItemsOwned / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember		7glng_NumberOfEquipmentItemsOwned / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember
Golar LNG Partners
Ownership interests:
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Investments, ownership percentage				32.60%glng_InvestmentsOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember
Golar LNG Partners | Subsequent event
Ownership interests:
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Golar LNG Partners
Ownership interests:
Percentage ownership in subsidiary			41.40%glng_PercentageOwnershipinSubsidiary / dei_LegalEntityAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember		65.40%glng_PercentageOwnershipinSubsidiary / dei_LegalEntityAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember
Investments, ownership percentage	41.40%glng_InvestmentsOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember
Golar LNG Partners | Subsequent event
Ownership interests:
Investments, ownership percentage						30.00%glng_InvestmentsOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Golar LNG Partners
Ownership interests:
Investments, ownership percentage	41.40%glng_InvestmentsOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember
Golar LNG Partners | Vessels and equipment
Ownership interests:
Number of operated shipping vessels	9glng_EquipmentItem / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember		8glng_EquipmentItem / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = glng_GolarLngPartnersMember
LNG carrier
Ownership interests:
Number of vessels contracted for construction	3glng_NumberofVesselsContractedforConstruction / glng_VesselTypeAxis = glng_LngCarrierMember
Number of newbuilds delivered	7glng_Numberofnewbuildsdelivered / glng_VesselTypeAxis = glng_LngCarrierMember
LNG carrier | Vessels and equipment
Ownership interests:
Number of owned shipping vessels	12glng_NumberOfEquipmentItemsOwned / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember / glng_VesselTypeAxis = glng_LngCarrierMember
FSRU
Ownership interests:
Number of vessels contracted for construction	1glng_NumberofVesselsContractedforConstruction / glng_VesselTypeAxis = glng_FloatingStorageRegasificationUnitsMember
FSRU | Vessels and equipment
Ownership interests:
Number of owned shipping vessels	1glng_NumberOfEquipmentItemsOwned / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MaritimeEquipmentMember / glng_VesselTypeAxis = glng_FloatingStorageRegasificationUnitsMember
Maximum [Member] | Drydocking [Member]
Ownership interests:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Minimum [Member] | Drydocking [Member]
Ownership interests:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | LNG carrier | Vessels and equipment
Ownership interests:
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Scenario, Forecast [Member] | FSRUs [Member] | Vessels and equipment
Ownership interests:
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