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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with Golar Partners and Subsidiaries - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 15, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 15, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 13, 2016 shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 shares | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | May 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,609,000 | $ 15,837,000 | $ 27,553,000
Dividends payable |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 16,762,000 |
Guarantees issued to Golar Partners |  |  |  | 16,417,000 |  |  |  |  | 16,417,000 | 14,770,000 |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Expenses Reimbursments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |
Golar Partners, Common Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of earn-out units (in shares) | shares |  |  | 748,592 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners, General Partner Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of earn-out units (in shares) | shares |  |  | 15,278 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received | $ 900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,800,000 | 48,400,000 | 52,300,000
Minimum charter term for rights of first offer (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Golar Partners | Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,500,000 | 5,600,000 |
Golar Partners | Tax lease indemnification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantees issued to Golar Partners |  |  |  | 11,500,000 |  |  |  |  | 11,500,000 | 11,500,000 |
Golar Partners | Golar Partners, Earn-out Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of earn-out units issued |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners | Golar Partners, Common Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of earn-out units (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 374,295 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners | Golar Partners, General Partner Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of earn-out units (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 7,639 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners | Golar Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable |  |  |  | 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,500,000 | 3,600,000 |
Golar Partners | Management and administrative services revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Duration of notice required for contract termination (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |
Golar Partners | Ship management fees income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duration of notice required for contract termination (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |
Golar Partners | Loan To Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivable with imputed interest, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from interest received |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners | Loan To Related Party | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, rate |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners | Charter-hire expenses, Golar Grand |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,400,000
Golar Partners | Expense under Tundra Letter Agreement | Golar Tundra |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 107,200,000 |  |  |
Interest expense from related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 2,200,000
Golar Partners | Deferred Purchase Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |
Interest expense from related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2,900,000 | 1,100,000
Purchases from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 107,200,000 |  |  |  |
Golar Partners | Deposit Received from Golar Partners | Hilli Sale Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, rate |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction amount |  | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense from related parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,900,000 | $ 1,300,000

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