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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Last repurchase option, put option		$ 135,100,000glng_LastRepurchaseOptionPutOption		$ 135,100,000glng_LastRepurchaseOptionPutOption
Long-term Debt and Due to Related Parties		1,380,787,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties		1,380,787,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties		717,028,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties
Maturity period of debt				10 years
Available-for-sale Securities, Purchased Options, Price Policy		116,700,000glng_SaleLeasebackTransactionPurchaseOptionNetofDeferrals		116,700,000glng_SaleLeasebackTransactionPurchaseOptionNetofDeferrals
Bareboat charter rate per day, average, year one		4,263,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearOne		4,263,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearOne
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Daily Rental Payments				46,850glng_SaleLeasebackTransactionDailyRentalPayments
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Date		October 2014
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms				10 years.
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Gross Proceeds, Financing Activities	204,000,000us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities	204,000us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities		185,600,000us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities
First repurchase option		173,800glng_FirstRepurchaseOption		173,800glng_FirstRepurchaseOption
First repurchase option, date				October 2019
Last repurchase option		142,700glng_LastRepurchaseOption	[1]	142,700glng_LastRepurchaseOption	[1]
Last repurchase option, date				October 2023	[1]
Bareboat charter rate per day, average, year two		17,100,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearTwo		17,100,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearTwo
Bareboat charter rate per day, average, year three		17,147,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearThree		17,147,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearThree
Bareboat charter rate per day, average, year four		17,100,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearFour		17,100,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearFour
Bareboat charter rate per day, average, year five		17,100,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearFive		17,100,000glng_BareboatCharterRatePerDayAverageYearFive
Golar Glacier Facility [Member] | Secured debt
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long-term Debt and Due to Related Parties		185,600,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		185,600,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		0glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Glacier Senior facility [Member] | Golar Glacier Facility [Member] | Secured debt
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long-term Debt and Due to Related Parties		153,000,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = glng_GlacierSeniorfacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		153,000,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = glng_GlacierSeniorfacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Golar Glacier Junior facility [Member] | Golar Glacier Facility [Member] | Secured debt
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long-term Debt and Due to Related Parties		$ 32,600,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = glng_GolarGlacierJuniorfacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember		$ 32,600,000glng_LongTermDebtAndDueToRelatedParties / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = glng_GolarGlacierJuniorfacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = glng_GolarGlacierFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
[1] *For the Golar Glacier, ICBC has a purchase option exercisable at the end of the lease term by which the vessel may be sold to us for a fixed price of $135.1 million or $116.7 million if net of the deferred purchase consideration.

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The repurchase amount under the first repurchase option pursuant to the sale and leaseback arrangement.

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