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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 25, 2015 | Jan. 20, 2015 | May. 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management and administrative services revenue | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,222,000 | $ 2,748,000 | $ 6,545,000 | $ 5,178,000 |  |  |  |
Voyage expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14,801,000) | (11,785,000) | (29,338,000) | (25,552,000) |  |  |  |
Amortization of guarantee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,427,000) | 1,093,000 |  |  |  |
Voyage Expenses | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,424,000 | 3,241,000 | 45,131,000 | 9,355,000 |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management and administrative services revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 592,000 | 758,000 | 1,329,000 | 1,410,000 |  |  |  |
Ship management fees revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,827,000 | 1,768,000 | 3,655,000 | 3,768,000 |  |  |  |
Voyage expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,189,000) | 0 | (32,239,000) | 0 |  |  |  |
Interest income on Eskimo vendor loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,686,000 | 0 | 3,038,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Net revenue from related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,084,000) | $ 2,526,000 | (24,217,000) | 5,178,000 |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | $ 113,815,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113,815,000 |  | 113,815,000 |  | $ 29,851,000 |  |  |
Equity Method Investee | Trading balances due to Golar and affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | 16,936,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,936,000 |  | 16,936,000 |  | 13,337,000 |  |  |
Equity Method Investee | Methane Princess security lease deposit movement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | (3,121,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,121,000) |  | (3,121,000) |  | (3,486,000) |  |  |
Equity Method Investee | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |
Equity Method Investee | Vendor Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  | 100,000,000 |  | 0 |  |  |
Golar Eskimo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 390,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 227,170,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Igloo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 310,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 156,001,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Parties Excluding Global Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | $ 80,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80,000 |  | 80,000 |  | (1,394,000) |  |  |
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,123,000) | (7,204,000) |  |  |  |
Golar Management | Affiliated Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management fee rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Termination of related party agreement, period of written notice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |  |  |  |
Frontline Ltd. and subsidiaries (Frontline) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | (110,000) |  |  |  |
Ship Finance AS (Ship Finance) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 41,000 |  |  |  |
Seatankers Management Company Limited (Seatankers) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (8,000) |  |  |  |
Seadrill Ltd and subsidiaries (Seadrill) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 103,000 |  |  |  |
Golar Wilhemsen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |
Golar Wilhemsen | Equity Method Investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  | $ 80,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80,000 |  | $ 80,000 |  | (1,394,000) |  |  |
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,123,000) | $ (7,230,000) |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Equity Method Investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Option exercised hire rate paid |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Equity Method Investee | Golar Grand Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voyage Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  | $ 19,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Equity Method Investee | Right to Use Vessel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate amount of related party transaction |  |  |  | $ 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, term |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duration of voyage charter in related party transaction |  |  |  |  | 20 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Equity Method Investee | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity of related party loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 20,000,000
Golar LNG Partners | Equity Method Investee | Vendor Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, term |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Eskimo | Equity Method Investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration received |  |  |  | $ 390,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Eskimo | Equity Method Investee | Vendor Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds received from related party repayment of loan |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Igloo | Equity Method Investee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 310,000,000 |  |
Golar LNG Partners | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Equity Method Investee | Vendor Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party loan, basis on spread |  |  |  | 2.84% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Guarantee to Charter Vessel | Equity Method Investee | Golar Grand Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in incremental guarantor liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor obligation |  | $ 13,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700,000 |  | 13,700,000 |  | $ 15,200,000 |  | $ 7,200,000 |
Amortization of guarantee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | This includes amounts arising from transactions with related parties. (See note 17)

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