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Related Party Transaction, Debt Repayment Period

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Amount of interest expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
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Receivables to be collected from (obligations owed to) related parties, net as of the balance sheet date where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Identify the stated interest rate per the agreement, for example, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties.

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Related Party Transactions - Transactions with Golar Partners and Subsidiaries Footnotes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party			$ 5,172		$ 3,353
Golar LNG Partners
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction rate			5.00%
Termination of related party agreement, period of written notice			120 days
Due from (to) related party			$ (109,913)		(131,045)
Additional amount per annum of Deferred Purchase Price	5.00%
Golar LNG Partners \| Golar LNG Partners Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from long-term debt from related parties		$ 30,000
Short-term credit facility repayment period		60 days
Golar LNG Partners \| LIBOR \| Golar LNG Partners Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction rate		5.00%
Golar LNG Partners \| Charterhire Expenses Golar Grand
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expense			9,100	$ 14,600
Golar LNG Partners \| Remeasurement Loss Net of Amoritzation for Guarantee Obligation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expense			1,300	3,000
Golar LNG Partners \| Deposit payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party	$ (107,200)		(107,247)		$ (107,247)	$ (107,200)
Golar LNG Partners \| Interest expense on deposit payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest expense, related party			$ 1,404	$ 309
Golar LNG Partners \| Golar Management
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Termination of related party agreement, period of written notice			30 days