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BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Remeasurment of Equity Method Investment (Details) (Bluewater Gandria, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
	Jan. 18, 2012
Bluewater Gandria
Computation of gain on remeasurement:
Fair value of previously held 50% equity interest	$ 19,500us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeFairValue1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = glng_BluewaterGandriaMember
Less: Carrying value at acquisition date	17,144glng_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeCarryingValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = glng_BluewaterGandriaMember
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest	$ 2,356us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = glng_BluewaterGandriaMember	[1]
[1] Remeasurement of equity investment in Bluewater Gandria

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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