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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, T in Millions, ft³ in Trillions |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 18, 2016 USD ($) shares | Oct. 21, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 14, 2016 $ / shares shares | Oct. 13, 2016 $ / shares | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) T $ / shares shares ft³ | Oct. 31, 2016 MW | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount drawn down |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 355,817,000 | $ 570,077,000
Secured Debt | GoFLNG Hilli facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, amount drawn down |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |
Golar Power | CELSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to invest in Sergipe project, maximum percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.05 |  |  |
Earn-Out Units, percent of total units to be issued in connection with transaction |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum quarterly distributions (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.5775 | $ 0.3850 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Citibank N.A. | Term Loan Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |
Term of facility |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Subsequent Event | LIBOR | Citibank N.A. | Term Loan Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  | 3.95% |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Registered Stock Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Registered offering of common stock (in shares) | shares | 7,475,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from registered offering, net of Underwriteres discount and offering fees | $ 170,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 170,400,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | CELSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Installed capacity of power plant | MW |  |  |  |  |  | 1,515.6 |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Partners, Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units (in shares) | shares |  |  | 2,994,364 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Earn-Out Units (in shares) | shares |  |  | 748,592 |  |  |  |  |
Strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 23.50 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Partners, Common Units | Employee Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options authorized for issuance (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 1,499,650 |  |  |
Option period |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Partners, Common Units | Vesting November 15, 2017 | Employee Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of options vesting |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Partners, Common Units | Vesting November 15, 2018 | Employee Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of options vesting |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Partners, Common Units | Vesting November 15, 2019 | Employee Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of options vesting |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Partners, General Partner Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units (in shares) | shares |  |  | 61,109 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Earn-Out Units (in shares) | shares |  |  | 15,278 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of gas concession | ft³ |  |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |
Expected cost to reach first gas |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Fortuna Project | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Project debt financing |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Fortuna Project | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of tons per annum | T |  |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |
Expected term of agreement |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Fortuna Project | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected number of tons per annum | T |  |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |
Expected term of agreement |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Debt | GoFLNG Hilli facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amount drawn down |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | CELSE | OneLNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement, number of tons supplied per annum | T |  |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Power | CELSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to invest in Sergipe project, maximum percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Subsequent Event | OneLNG | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint operating company, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 66.20% |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Ophir | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint operating company, ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 33.80% |  |  |

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