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General (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 12, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) carrier | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / barrel carrier | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 19, 2017 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative asset |  | $ 16,225 | $ 16,225 |  | $ 10,166 |
Oil price per barrel | $ / barrel |  |  | 60 |  |  |
Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  | 10 | 10 |  |  |
Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers operated by other | carrier |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |
LNG Carrier | LNG Carrier |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  | 12 | 12 |  |  |
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 |  | 18 | 18 |  |  |
LNG Carrier | Floating Storage Regasification Unit |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  | 1 | 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 |  | 8 | 8 |  |  |
LNG Carrier | FLNG |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |
LNG Carrier | FLNG | Golar LNG Limited, Golar LNG Partners, and Golar Power |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of carriers owned and operated | carrier |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |
FLNG |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative asset |  |  |  |  | 79,600 | $ 79,600
Derivative liability |  |  |  |  | 79,600 |
Energy Related Derivative - Oil | FLNG |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain on oil derivative instrument |  |  | $ 185,770 | $ 0 |  |
Energy Related Derivative - Oil | FLNG | Fair value | Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative asset |  | $ 280,500 | 280,500 |  | $ 94,700 |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Golar Hilli LLC | Golar, Keppel, and B&V |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, aggregate cost | $ 658,000 |  |  |  |  |
Portion of net lease obligations | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Related Party, Deposit Amount Incl. Accrued Interest | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Golar Hilli LLC | Golar, Keppel, and B&V |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits received | $ 71,900 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Tundra | Related Party, Deposit Amount Incl. Accrued Interest | Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits received | $ 110,100 |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | CMBL Agreement | Golar Tundra |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations |  | 125,937 | 125,937 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | CCBFL Agreement | Golar Seal |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations |  | $ 143,849 | $ 143,849 |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units | Keppel Shipyard Limited (“Keppel”) | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units | Golar | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 89.10% |  |  |  |  |
Series A Preferred Units | Black and Veatch (“B&V”) | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 0.90% |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Units | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Entitlement to distributions |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Units | Keppel Shipyard Limited (“Keppel”) | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Units | Golar | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 89.10% |  |  |  |  |
Series B Preferred Units | Black and Veatch (“B&V”) | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 0.90% |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Entitlement to distributions |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Entitlement to vehicle expansion capacity distributions |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 44.60% |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | Keppel Shipyard Limited (“Keppel”) | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | Golar LNG Partners | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Common Units | Black and Veatch (“B&V”) | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 0.40% |  |  |  |  |

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