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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Related Party Transactions - Transactions and balances with Golar Power and Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party	$ 974		$ 895
Golar Power
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total	4,103	$ 4,250
Due from (to) related party	(7,117)		(6,829)
Golar Power \| Management and administrative services revenue
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other	2,667	3,011
Golar Power \| Ship management fees income
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other	831	606
Golar Power \| Debt guarantee compensation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ship management fees income	605	$ 633
Golar Power \| Trading balances due to Golar Power and affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party	$ (7,117)		$ (6,829)