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DEBT - Lessor VIE Debt (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 2,379,531,000 | $ 2,568,751,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | 1,493,671,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Golar Seal facility | Long-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  | 98,900,000 |  |  | $ 162,400,000 |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 90,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hilli Lessor VIE LIBOR Plus Interest | Long-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 840,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 353,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hilli Lessor VIE | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 338,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from lines of credit |  | $ 223,000,000.0 | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hilli Lessor VIE | Long-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity period of debt |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of lines of credit |  | $ 215,200,000 | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Golar Bear facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 104,807,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
- Golar Bear facility | Long-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 110,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 104,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity period of debt | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from lines of credit | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale & leaseback term | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale & leaseback interest rate | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Golar Tundra facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 107,600,000 |  |  |  | $ 205,100,000 |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | 89,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Golar Crystal | Long-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 101,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | 83,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity period of debt |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hai Jiao 1401 Limited | - Golar Glacier facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 184,800,000
Total debt |  |  |  |  | 110,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hai Jiao 1402 Limited | - Golar Snow facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 182,600,000 |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | 111,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hai Jiao 1405 Limited | - Golar Kelvin facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 182,500,000 |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | 128,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hai Jiao 1406 Limited | - Golar Ice facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 172,000,000.0 |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 83,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Hai Jiao 1401 Limited | - Golar Glacier facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 2.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited | - Golar Snow facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 2.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Hai Jiao 1405 Limited | - Golar Kelvin facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 2.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Hai Jiao 1406 Limited | - Golar Ice facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 2.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Hai Jiao 1401 Limited | - Golar Glacier facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Hai Jiao 1402 Limited | - Golar Snow facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Hai Jiao 1405 Limited | - Golar Kelvin facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Hai Jiao 1406 Limited | - Golar Ice facility | Short-term Debt | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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