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Variable Interest Entities - Summary of Sale and Leaseback Arrangement (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 - ICBCL Agreement - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total
Golar Glacier
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	$ 204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Last repurchase option	142.7
Golar Kelvin
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Last repurchase option	142.7
Golar Snow
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Last repurchase option	142.7
Golar Ice
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Last repurchase option	$ 142.7

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Amount of cash inflow before closing and deferred financing costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in financing activities.

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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 840



-SubTopic 40



-Section 55



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