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Vessels and Equipment (Details)
$ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
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).