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Accounting Policies - Use of estimates (Details) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) vessel | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Price Risk Derivatives [Line Items] |  |
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction | vessel | 8 |
FLNG derivative | FLNG |  |
Price Risk Derivatives [Line Items] |  |
Realized gain on oil derivative instrument | $ 14,318 | $ 0
Unrealized gain on oil derivative instrument | 185,770 | 0
Gain on FLNG derivative instrument | $ 200,088 | $ 0

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