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General (Details) | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 12, 2017 crew | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) carrier newbuild | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016
Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional aggregate funding commitment |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |
OneLNG |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional aggregate funding commitment |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |
Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated project cost |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |
Debt financing assumed |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |
OneLNG | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial investment amount |  |  |  | 650,000,000 |  |
Aggregate new equity funding |  |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |
Ophir | Fortuna Project |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial investment amount |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |
Minimum | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional aggregate funding commitment |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |
Maximum | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional aggregate funding commitment |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Convertible Bond |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from convertible bond offering |  | $ 360,200,000 |  |  |  |
Margin Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds raised from entering into loan facility | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Hilli Conversion to FLNG |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of crew on board | crew |  |  | 108 |  |  |
Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of newbuild commitments contracted for construction | newbuild |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Sergipe | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 25.00%
LNG Carrier | Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  | 3 |  |
LNG Carrier | Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Floating Storage Regasification Unit | Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  |  |  | 6 |  |
LNG Carrier | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  | 14 |  |
LNG Carrier | LNG Carrier | Golar LNG Limited, Golar LNG Partners, and Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  | 19 |  |
LNG Carrier | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  | 1 |  |
LNG Carrier | Floating Storage Regasification Unit | Golar LNG Limited, Golar LNG Partners, and Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  |  |  | 7 |  |

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