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Variable Interest Entities - Sale and Leaseback summary (Details) - Hilli - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary - CSSC - Hilli / CSSC $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sales value	$ 1,200.0
First repurchase option	633.2
Last repurchase option	$ 300.0

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- Definition

The repurchase amount under the first repurchase option pursuant to the sale and leaseback arrangement.

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The repurchase amount under the last repurchase option pursuant to the sale and leaseback arrangement.

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Amount of cash inflow before closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in financing activities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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