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DEBT - ICBC VIE Loans Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | $ 1,798,361,000 | $ 1,878,061,000 |
Golar Glacier Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | $ 169,526,000 | 177,176,000 |
$1.125 billion newbuild facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |
Golar Snow Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | $ 170,566,000 | 178,566,000 |
Golar Kelvin Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 182,540,000 | 182,540,000 |
Golar Ice Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | $ 152,056,000 | $ 172,046,000 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1401 Limited |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity period of debt |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1401 Limited | Golar Glacier Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 184,800,000.0 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1401 Limited | Golar Glacier Facility | Glacier Senior Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | 153,000,000 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1401 Limited | Golar Glacier Facility | Golar Glacier Junior Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 31,800,000 |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited | Golar Snow Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 182,600,000.0 |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited | Golar Snow Facility | Junior Subordinated Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 22,600,000.0 |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited | Golar Snow Facility | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 160,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1405 Limited | Golar Kelvin Facility | Junior Subordinated Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 182,500,000.0 |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1405 Limited | Golar Kelvin Facility | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1406 Limited | Golar Ice Facility | Junior Subordinated Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 172,000,000.0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hai Jiao 1406 Limited | Golar Ice Facility | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term | 10 years |  |  |  |  |

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