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General (Details)
 1 Months Ended
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