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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES - Ownership Percentage (Details) | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Investments, ownership percentage | 100.00% |
Golar Partners |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Ownership percentage, equity method investment | 32.80% | 32.00%
Investments, ownership percentage | 32.80% | 32.00%
Percentage of IDRs | 100.00% |
Egyptian Company for Gas Services S.A.E (“ECGS”) |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Ownership percentage, equity method investment | 50.00% | 50.00%
Hygo |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Ownership percentage, equity method investment | 50.00% | 50.00%
Avenir LNG Limited (“Avenir”) |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Ownership percentage, equity method investment | 23.10% | 22.50%
Partnership Interest | Golar Partners |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners | 2.00% |

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