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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES ("VIE") - Summary of the Sale and Leaseback Arrangement (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) vessel	Dec. 31, 2015 vessel
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | vessel	6
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | vessel	6	5
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | vessel	4
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Golar Glacier | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	$ 204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Repurchase obligation at end of lease term	142.7
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Golar Kelvin | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Repurchase obligation at end of lease term	142.7
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Golar Snow | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Repurchase obligation at end of lease term	142.7
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Golar Ice | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	204.0
First repurchase option	173.8
Repurchase obligation at end of lease term	$ 142.7
CMBL Lessor VIE | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | vessel	1
CMBL Lessor VIE | Golar Tundra | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	$ 254.6
First repurchase option	194.1
Repurchase obligation at end of lease term	$ 101.8
CCBFL Lessor Agreement [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | vessel	1
CCBFL Lessor Agreement [Member] | Golar Seal [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	$ 203.0
First repurchase option	132.8
Repurchase obligation at end of lease term	$ 87.4

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The repurchase amount under the first repurchase option pursuant to the sale and leaseback arrangement.

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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Number of Vessels

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Amount of cash inflow before closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in financing activities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 50
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28365400&loc=d3e51831-112757

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 51
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28365400&loc=d3e51840-112757

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 40
-Section 55
-Paragraph 52
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28365400&loc=d3e51843-112757

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