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Accounting Policies Accounting Policies - Price risk derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Price Risk Derivatives [Line Items]
Realized gain on oil derivative instrument	$ 11,979
Realized gain on oil derivative instrument		$ 14,318
Unrealized gain on oil derivative instrument	(43,420)
Unrealized gain on oil derivative instrument		185,770
Gain on FLNG derivative instrument	$ (31,441)	$ 200,088

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in earnings in the period from the increase (decrease) in fair value of price risk derivatives not designated as hedging instruments.

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The aggregate net gain (loss) on price risk derivatives included in earnings in the period.

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