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General (Details) | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) carrier vessel | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) vessel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt outstanding in respect of convertible bonds | $ |  | $ 1,793,886,000 | $ 1,878,061,000
Convertible Debt | Convertible bonds |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt outstanding in respect of convertible bonds | $ |  | 246,158,000 | $ 243,369,000
Golar Power |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Commitment to provide additional aggregate funding | $ |  | 150,000,000 |
Golar Power | Subsequent Event |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Net proceeds received | $ | $ 103,000,000 |  |
Stonepeak | Golar Power |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Commitment to provide initial investment | $ |  | $ 291,000,000 |
Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of newbuild commitments contracted for construction | vessel |  | 1 |
Golar LNG Partners | LNG Carrier |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other |  | 3 |
Golar LNG Partners | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other |  | 6 |
LNG Carrier | LNG Carrier |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated |  | 16 |
LNG Carrier | LNG Carrier | Golar Power |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated |  | 2 |
LNG Carrier | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated |  | 1 |
LNG Carrier | Golar LNG Partners |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | vessel |  | 10 | 10
LNG Carrier | Golar LNG and Golar Partners | LNG Carrier |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated |  | 19 |
LNG Carrier | Golar LNG and Golar Partners | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated |  | 7 |

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