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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) power_plant $ / shares shares | Nov. 30, 2018 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) power_plant tax_lease $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£) tax_lease shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2003 USD ($) tax_lease | Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) power_plant shares | Dec. 31, 2003 GBP (£)
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Book value of vessels secured against long-term loans |  | $ 2,959,535,000 |  | $ 2,959,535,000 |  | $ 3,135,891,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of tax leases | tax_lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Gross amount received from tax lease benefit (in GBP) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56,000,000.0 |  |  | £ 41,000,000
Number of tax leases terminated | tax_lease |  |  |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of power plants | power_plant |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Contractual obligation |  | $ 860,814,000 |  | $ 860,814,000 |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.1 |
Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares |  | 12,067,789 |  | 12,067,789 | 12,067,789 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 1.00 |  | $ 1.00 |  | $ 1.00 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Bear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount received in relation to loss of hire insurance claim |  |  |  | $ 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Viking Conversion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount received in relation to loss of hire insurance claim |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible exposure |  |  |  | 0 | £ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimate of possible exposure |  |  |  | $ 166,000,000.0 | £ 121,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of tax leases remaining | tax_lease |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual obligation | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 15.0 |  |
Avenir LNG Limited (“Avenir”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment company, financial commitment, future amount |  | $ 18,000,000.0 |  | $ 18,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares subscribed to be purchased | shares |  | 9,375,000 |  | 9,375,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 9,375,000 |
Aggregate cost |  | $ 9,400,000 |  | $ 9,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, current liability |  | 1,900,000 |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, liability |  | 8,600,000 |  | 8,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avenir LNG Limited (“Avenir”) | Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment company, committed capital | $ 182,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, receivable, proceeds |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 9,300,000 | $ 50,700,000 |  |  |  |
Golar Partners, Common Unit | Margin loan facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units, pledged as collateral | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 21,226,586 |  |  |  |  |
Founding Partners | Avenir LNG Limited (“Avenir”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment company, financial commitment, future amount |  | $ 72,000,000.0 |  | $ 72,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avenir LNG Limited (“Avenir”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax lease benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued during period (in shares) | shares |  |  | 110,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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