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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
$ / shares in Units, € in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
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