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Segmental Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment charter | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) charter | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments where vessels are operated | segment |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | $ 16,922 | $ 18,336 | $ 45,757 |  | $ 36,872 |  |
Vessel and other management fees | [1] | 3,222 | 2,748 | 6,545 |  | 5,178 |  |
Vessel and voyage operating expenses |  | (36,225) | (15,026) | (74,469) |  | (34,907) |  |
Administrative expenses |  | (9,214) | (4,507) | (16,166) |  | (9,371) |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | (18,118) | (12,132) | (35,815) |  | (24,467) |  |
Other operating gains and losses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 1,317 |  |
Gain on disposals to Golar Partners (including amortization of deferred gains) |  | 126 | (483) | 103,790 |  | 35,036 |  |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |  | 0 | 0 | (5,824) | [2] | 0 | [2] |
Impairment of vessel 'Held for sale' |  | (1,032) | 0 | (1,032) |  | 0 |  |
Dividend income |  | 3,914 | 6,439 | 7,495 |  | 12,855 |  |
Other non-operating expense |  | 0 | (750) | 0 |  | (32) |  |
Loss on sale of available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0 | (3,011) |  | 0 |  |
Net financial income/(expenses) |  | 35,080 | (23,391) | (11,908) |  | (41,984) |  |
Income taxes |  | 742 | 566 | 1,803 |  | 1,180 |  |
Equity in net earnings of affiliates |  | 4,406 | 3,970 | 7,225 |  | 7,084 |  |
Net (loss) income |  | (177) | (24,230) | 24,390 |  | (11,239) |  |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |  | (2,386) | 0 | (5,035) |  | 0 |  |
Net (loss) income attributable to Golar LNG Ltd |  | (2,563) | (24,230) | 19,355 |  | (11,239) |  |
Total assets |  | 4,171,231 | 3,406,735 | $ 4,171,231 |  | $ 3,406,735 |  | $ 3,991,993
Number of charterers | charter |  |  |  | 5 |  | 3 |  |
Nigeria LNG Ltd | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | $ 10,556 | $ 0 | $ 18,444 |  | $ 0 |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 62.00% | 0.00% | 40.00% |  | 0.00% |  |
Major commodity trading company | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | $ 3,761 | $ 1,473 | $ 7,910 |  | $ 0 |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 22.00% | 8.00% | 17.00% |  | 0.00% |  |
Major Japanese trading company | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | $ 0 | $ 12,513 | $ 6,623 |  | $ 24,888 |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 0.00% | 68.00% | 14.00% |  | 67.00% |  |
Multinational oil and gas company | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  |  |  | $ 4,388 |  | $ 0 |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  | 10.00% |  | 0.00% |  |
KNPC | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 4,183 |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  | 0.00% |  | 11.00% |  |
EDF Trading | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | $ 0 | $ 2,380 |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 0.00% | 13.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vessel operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | $ 16,922 | $ 18,336 | $ 45,757 |  | $ 36,872 |  |
Vessel and other management fees |  | 3,222 | 2,748 | 6,545 |  | 5,178 |  |
Vessel and voyage operating expenses |  | (36,225) | (15,026) | (74,469) |  | (34,907) |  |
Administrative expenses |  | (9,214) | (4,542) | (16,166) |  | (9,332) |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | (18,118) | (12,055) | (35,815) |  | (24,236) |  |
Other operating gains and losses |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Gain on disposals to Golar Partners (including amortization of deferred gains) |  | 126 | (483) | 103,790 |  | 35,036 |  |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |  |  |  | (5,824) |  | 0 |  |
Impairment of vessel 'Held for sale' |  | (1,032) | 0 | (1,032) |  | 0 |  |
Dividend income |  | 3,914 | 6,439 | 7,495 |  | 12,855 |  |
Other non-operating expense |  | 0 | (1,468) | 0 |  | (750) |  |
Loss on sale of available-for-sale securities |  |  |  | (3,011) |  | 0 |  |
Net financial income/(expenses) |  | 35,080 | (23,391) | (11,908) |  | (41,732) |  |
Income taxes |  | 742 | 566 | 1,803 |  | 1,180 |  |
Equity in net earnings of affiliates |  | 4,406 | 3,970 | 7,225 |  | 7,084 |  |
Net (loss) income |  | (177) | (24,906) | 24,390 |  | (12,752) |  |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |  | (2,386) | 0 | (5,035) |  | 0 |  |
Net (loss) income attributable to Golar LNG Ltd |  | (2,563) | (24,906) | 19,355 |  | (12,752) |  |
Total assets |  | 3,743,226 | 3,405,382 | 3,743,226 |  | 3,405,382 |  |
LNG Trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Vessel and other management fees |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Vessel and voyage operating expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Administrative expenses |  | 0 | 35 | 0 |  | (39) |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | (77) | 0 |  | (231) |  |
Other operating gains and losses |  |  |  | 0 |  | 1,317 |  |
Gain on disposals to Golar Partners (including amortization of deferred gains) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Impairment of vessel 'Held for sale' |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Dividend income |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other non-operating expense |  | 0 | 718 | 0 |  | 718 |  |
Loss on sale of available-for-sale securities |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net financial income/(expenses) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | (252) |  |
Income taxes |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Equity in net earnings of affiliates |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net (loss) income |  | 0 | 676 | 0 |  | 1,513 |  |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net (loss) income attributable to Golar LNG Ltd |  | 0 | 676 | 0 |  | 1,513 |  |
Total assets |  | 0 | $ 1,353 | 0 |  | $ 1,353 |  |
FLNGV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time charter revenues |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Vessel and other management fees |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Vessel and voyage operating expenses |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Administrative expenses |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Other operating gains and losses |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Gain on disposals to Golar Partners (including amortization of deferred gains) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Impairment of vessel 'Held for sale' |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Dividend income |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Other non-operating expense |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of available-for-sale securities |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Net financial income/(expenses) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Equity in net earnings of affiliates |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income attributable to Golar LNG Ltd |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 428,005 |  | $ 428,005 |  |  |  |
[1] | This includes amounts arising from transactions with related parties. (See note 17)
[2] | 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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