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GENERAL - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 17, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 25, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) vessel carrier newbuild | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jul. 06, 2016 carrier | May 31, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) vessel | Apr. 30, 2011
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum duration of long-term charter |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding in respect of convertible bonds |  |  |  |  | $ 1,798,361,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,878,061,000 |
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern, Expected Proceeds from Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumptions used in stress testing, revenue contributions from fleet |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fortuna Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Estimated Project Cost |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Estimated Project Cost Funded by Debt |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OneLNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Additional Aggregate Funding Commitment |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Additional Aggregate Funding Commitment |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Tundra | Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 330,000,000 | $ 330,000,000 |  |
Minimum | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Additional Aggregate Funding Commitment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Additional Aggregate Funding Commitment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern, Expected Proceeds from Debt Instrument |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refinancing of vessels, potential release to liquidity |  |  | 9,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Convertible Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Convertible Debt | $ 360,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Financial Guarantee | Golar Crystal Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in Restricted Cash |  |  | $ 6,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt | Convertible Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding in respect of convertible bonds |  |  |  |  | 218,851,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 243,369,000 |
Proceeds from Convertible Debt |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ophir [Member] | Fortuna Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Initial Investment Commitment |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership in subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.40%
Investments, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.90% |  |  |  |  |  | 30.70% |
OneLNG | Fortuna Project [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Agreement, Initial Investment Commitment |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders Agreement, Aggregate New Equity Funding |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost method investments, percentage of general partner interest |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.90% |  |  |  |  |  | 30.70% |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.90% |  |  |  |  |  | 30.70% |
OneLNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage after transaction |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |
Sergipe [Member] | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
CELSE | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessels and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | vessel |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |
LNG carrier | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
LNG carrier | Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LNG carrier | Vessels and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LNG carrier | Vessels and equipment | Golar LNG Limited, Golar LNG Partners, and Golar Power [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FSRU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of newbuild commitments contracted for construction | newbuild |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FSRU | Vessels and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FSRU | Vessels and equipment | Golar LNG Limited, Golar LNG Partners, and Golar Power [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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