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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES AND JOINT VENTURES - Ownership Percentage (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 06, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments, ownership percentage	100.00%
Golar Partners
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, equity method investment	31.80%	33.90%
Investments, ownership percentage	31.80%	33.90%
Percentage of IDRs	100.00%
Egyptian Company for Gas Services S.A.E (ECGS)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, equity method investment	50.00%	50.00%
Golar Power
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, equity method investment	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
OneLNG
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, equity method investment	51.00%	51.00%
The Cool Pool Limited (Pool Manager)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, equity method investment	33.00%	33.00%
Golar Partners
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments, ownership percentage	31.80%	33.90%
Partnership Interest | Golar Partners
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	2.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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