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Debt Debt - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | $ 830,911 | $ 1,384,933
Long-term debt | 1,788,669 | 1,025,914
Total debt, net of deferred finance charges | 2,619,580 | 2,410,847
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | 799,011 | 833,664
Long-term debt | 1,097,539 | $ 252,691
Total debt, net of deferred finance charges | 1,896,550 |
Golar |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | 31,900 |
Long-term debt | 691,130 |
Total debt, net of deferred finance charges | $ 723,030 |

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