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Accounting Policies (Details) - Golar Grand Option - Golar LNG Partners - Affiliated Entity - Guarantee to Charter Vessel - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Guarantor obligation		$ 7.2
Increase in incremental guarantor liability	$ 8.8

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 460



-SubTopic 10



-Section 50



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