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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES ("VIEs") - Summary of assets and liabilities of lessor VIEs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash $ 163,181 $ 188,289  
Long-term debt (1,367,937) (1,294,719)  
Total liabilities (2,683,582) (2,881,318)  
Statement of income      
Interest expense 69,354 103,124 $ 101,908
Statement of cash flows      
Net debt repayments (934,534) (552,195) (994,874)
Net debt receipts 729,707 524,278 1,177,748
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 36,875 34,947  
Short-term interest bearing debt (865,982) (963,005)  
Long-term debt (625,119) (617,124)  
Total liabilities (1,491,101) (1,580,129)  
Statement of income      
Interest expense 34,733 69,373 61,502
Statement of cash flows      
Net debt repayments (550,663) (410,737) (299,776)
Net debt receipts 459,707 $ 144,278 $ 1,061,000
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Glacier      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 69    
Short-term interest bearing debt (110,625)    
Long-term debt 0    
Total liabilities (110,625)    
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Kelvin      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 11    
Short-term interest bearing debt (128,563)    
Long-term debt 0    
Total liabilities (128,563)    
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Snow      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 1,467    
Short-term interest bearing debt (111,108)    
Long-term debt 0    
Total liabilities (111,108)    
ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Ice      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 1,521    
Short-term interest bearing debt (83,857)    
Long-term debt 0    
Total liabilities (83,857)    
CMBL Lessor VIE | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Tundra      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 0    
Short-term interest bearing debt (10,215)    
Long-term debt (79,235)    
Total liabilities (89,450)    
CCBFL Lessor Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Seal      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 3,432    
Short-term interest bearing debt 0    
Long-term debt (89,752)    
Total liabilities (89,752)    
COSCO Shipping Lessor Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Crystal      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 4,990    
Short-term interest bearing debt (8,220)    
Long-term debt (74,984)    
Total liabilities (83,204)    
China State Shipbuilding Corporation, CSSC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Hilli      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 16,670    
Short-term interest bearing debt (413,394)    
Long-term debt (277,487)    
Total liabilities (690,881)    
AVIC International Lessor Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Golar Bear      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 8,715    
Short-term interest bearing debt 0    
Long-term debt (103,661)    
Total liabilities $ (103,661)