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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Other Related Parties Excluding Golar Partners (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 04, 2015 | Sep. 10, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | $ 1,878,061 | $ 1,380,787 |
World Shipholding |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  | 0.00% | 1.90% |
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common units issued (in shares) |  | 32,000,000 |  |  |  |
Principal Shareholder |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage shareholders' ownership before transaction |  | 36.20% |  |  |  |
Percentage shareholders' ownership after transaction |  | 1.90% |  |  |  |
Frontline |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (expenses) income (due to) from related parties |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 34 | $ 49
Seatankers |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (expenses) income (due to) from related parties |  |  |  | 0 | (112) | (45)
Ship Finance |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (expenses) income (due to) from related parties |  |  |  | 0 | 116 | 207
Seadrill |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (expenses) income (due to) from related parties |  |  |  | 0 | (5) | 0
Golar Wilhemsen |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage shareholders' ownership before transaction | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage shareholders' ownership after transaction | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Net (expenses) income (due to) from related parties |  |  |  | (2,246) | (7,031) | (4,899)
Receivables (payables) from related parties |  |  |  | 0 | (1,394) |
Remaining interest acquired | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
World Shipholding |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (expenses) income (due to) from related parties |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | (976)
World Shipholding | Unsecured debt | World Shipholding facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000
Repayment of related party debt |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |

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