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Debt (Details) - USD ($) | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding | $ 1,818,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,380,800,000
Current debt outstanding | 224,900,000 |  |  | $ 116,400,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Snow Facility | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 184,200,000.0 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Junior Loan Facility | Golar Kelvin Facility | Hai Jiao 1405 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, face amount | 26,300,000.0 |  | 184,200,000.0 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Junior Loan Facility | Golar Snow Facility | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, face amount |  |  | 25,600,000.0 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Junior Loan Facility | Golar Ice Facility | Hai Jiao 1406 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, face amount | 26,300,000.0 | $ 184,200,000.0 |  |
Senior Loan Facility | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Kelvin Facility | Hai Jiao 1405 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt reclassified from junior facility to senior facility | $ 157,900,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 10 years |  |  |
Senior Loan Facility | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Snow Facility | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 158,600,000.0 |
Debt instrument, term | 10 years |  |  |
Senior Loan Facility | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Ice Facility | Hai Jiao 1406 Limited |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt reclassified from junior facility to senior facility | $ 157,900,000.0 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 10 years |  |  |

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