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ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property and equipment:
Vessels, net	$ 1,648,888,000glng_VesselsNet	$ 811,715,000glng_VesselsNet
Minimum [Member] | Vessels
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Minimum [Member] | Deferred drydocking expenditure
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years
Minimum [Member] | Office equipment and fittings
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Maximum [Member] | Vessels
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	50 years
Maximum [Member] | Deferred drydocking expenditure
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Maximum [Member] | Office equipment and fittings
Property and equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	6 years
Newbuildings
Property and equipment:
Interest Costs Capitalized	21,100,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember	22,500,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember	10,300,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_NewbuildingsMember
Vessel to FSRU retrofitting
Property and equipment:
Interest Costs Capitalized	0us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_VesselToFsruRetrofittingMember	0us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_VesselToFsruRetrofittingMember	1,800,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = glng_VesselToFsruRetrofittingMember
Golar Arctic [Member]
Property and equipment:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	136,000,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / glng_VesselNameAxis = glng_GolarArcticMember
Vessels, net	$ 156,000,000glng_VesselsNet / glng_VesselNameAxis = glng_GolarArcticMember

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Allowance for Funds Used during Construction

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