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Vessels and Equipment (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) newbuild | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) newbuild | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal of vessel |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 5,824 | [1] | $ 0 | [1] |
Payment to acquire vessel |  |  |  |  |  | 727 |  | 2,224 |  |
Impairment on vessel held for sale |  |  | 1,032 |  | $ 0 | 1,032 |  | $ 0 |  |
Newbuildings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions to vessels and equipment |  |  |  | $ 628,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to acquire vessel | $ 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Viking | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of vessel |  | $ 135,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal of vessel |  | $ 5,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 132,100
LNG Abuja | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel held for sale |  |  | $ 19,000 |  |  | 19,000 |  |  |  |
Impairment on vessel held for sale |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |
Nigeria LNG Ltd | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to acquire vessel | $ 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LNG Carrier | Newbuildings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of newbuilds delivered | newbuild |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
[1] | The sale of the Golar Viking to Equinox in February 2015 was funded by a bridging loan facility and seller's credit (See note 13).

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