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Debt - Components of Debt (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jul. 12, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | $ 737,652,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,346,496,000
Total debt |  |  | 2,636,660,000 |  |  |  | 2,434,900,000
Less: Deferred finance charges |  |  | (17,080,000) |  |  |  | (24,053,000)
Total debt, net of deferred finance charges |  |  | 2,619,580,000 |  |  |  | 2,410,847,000
Repayments of debt | [1] |  | 936,896,000 | $ 398,316,000 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Golar Arctic facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 60,125,000 |  |  |  | 65,600,000
Secured Debt | Golar Viking facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 48,177,000 |  |  |  | 52,083,000
Secured Debt | Margin Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  | 119,125,000
Secured Debt | FLNG Hilli facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 525,000,000
Secured Debt | $1.125 billion facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 179,202,000 |  |  |  | 195,449,000
Secured Debt | ICBC VIE loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, VIE loans |  |  | 617,365,000 |  |  |  | 641,936,000
Secured Debt | Seal VIE loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, VIE loans |  |  | 143,849,000 |  |  |  | 143,849,000
Secured Debt | Tundra VIE loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, VIE loans |  |  | 125,937,000 |  |  |  | 198,613,000
Secured Debt | Crystal VIE loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, VIE loans |  |  | 98,727,000 |  |  |  | 104,006,000
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101,000,000 |
Long-term debt, term |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |
Secured Debt | CSSC VIE Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, VIE loans |  |  | 913,130,000 |  |  |  | 0
Convertible Debt | 2017 convertible bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 350,148,000 |  |  |  | 340,173,000
Shareholder Notes Payable | Hilli shareholder loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, excluding VIE loans |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 49,066,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt, net of deferred finance charges |  |  | 1,896,550,000 |  |  |  |
Hilli / CSSC | Affiliated Entity | FLNG Hilli facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 640,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Hilli / CSSC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Affiliated Entity | FLNG Hilli facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | 960,000,000 |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Secured Debt | $1.125 billion facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,125,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,125,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Golar Hilli LLC | Golar LNG Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value |  |  |  |  | $ 456,600,000 |  |
[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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