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General (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Nov. 18, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | May 31, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) carrier vessel | Jul. 06, 2016 carrier newbuild | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) vessel
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding in respect of convertible bonds |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,828,457 |  |  | $ 1,878,061
Expected proceeds from new term loan credit facility (up to) |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000 |  |  |
Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated project cost |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Estimated project cost funded by debt |  |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |
OneLNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to provide additional aggregate funding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |
Right to invest in Sergipe project, maximum percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to provide additional aggregate funding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |  |  |
Ophir | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to provide initial investment |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000 |  |  |
OneLNG | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to provide initial investment |  |  |  |  |  | 650,000 |  |  |
Aggregate new equity funding |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Deposit received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of compensation from related party |  |  | $ 107,000 | $ 30,000 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Tundra | Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original purchase price agreed and paid |  |  | $ 330,000 | $ 330,000 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt | Convertible bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding in respect of convertible bonds |  |  |  |  |  | 247,585 |  |  | $ 243,369
Value of bonds repurchased |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,300 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Registered Stock Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from registered offering, net of Underwriteres discount and offering fees | $ 170,000 | $ 170,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Golar Power | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Golar Power | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of newbuilding commitments | newbuild |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Sergipe | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to invest in Sergipe project, maximum percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
CELSE | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to invest in Sergipe project, maximum percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
CELSE | Subsequent Event | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to invest in Sergipe project, maximum percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
LNG Carrier | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |
LNG Carrier | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  |  | 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 Limited, Golar Partners, and Golar Power | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |
LNG Carrier | Golar LNG Limited, Golar Partners, and Golar Power | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Line of Credit | Secured Debt | Golar Seal Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from refinancing vessels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 48,700 |
Minimum | Subsequent Event | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to provide additional aggregate funding |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000 |  |  |  |
Maximum | Subsequent Event | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment to provide additional aggregate funding |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |

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