RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with Golar Power and Affiliates - Payables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from (to) related party	$ 895	$ 43,977
Golar Power
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from (to) related party	(6,829)	(5,417)
Golar Power \| Trading balances with affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount due from (to) related party	$ (6,829)	$ (5,417)

Receivables to be collected from (obligations owed to) related parties, net as of the balance sheet date where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
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Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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