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Related Party Transactions - Golar Partners and Subsidiaries Footnotes (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 12, 2018 | Aug. 15, 2017 USD ($) train | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | May 31, 2016 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  |  |  |  | $ 16,839 |  | $ 14,004 |
Sale price for disposal interests | [1] |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 70,000 |  |
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 |  |  |  |  | $ 9,940 |  | (184,855) |
Additional amount, percent per annum of deferred purchase price |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Distributions from related party |  |  |  |  | 39,300 | 38,500 |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable |  |  |  |  | 1,900 |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Hilli LLC | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposal interest, equivalent percentage |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Number of liquefaction trains contracted | train |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Total number of liquefaction trains | train |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Liquefaction trains, contractual term |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |
Sale price for disposal interests |  |  | $ 658,000 |  |  |  |  |
Portion of net lease obligations |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Deposits Due to Affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due from (to) related party |  |  |  | $ (107,200) | 0 |  | $ (177,247) | $ (107,200)
Interest expense, related party |  |  |  |  | 2,900 | 0 |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Tundra Letter Agreement, Interest expense on deposits payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, related party |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2,100 |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Deposit Received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction rate |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, related party |  |  |  |  | $ 1,900 | $ 400 |  |
Related party transaction amount |  |  | $ 70,000 |  |  |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination of related party agreement, period of written notice |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |
Golar, Keppel, and B&V | Golar Hilli LLC | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of net lease obligations |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Following the adoption of the amendments to ASC 230, the statement of cash flows presents the change in the period in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. These amendments have been applied retrospectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

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