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Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Lessor VIEs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | $ 144,480 |  | $ 163,181 |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (1,130,256) |  | (982,845) | [1]
Long-term debt | (1,151,465) |  | (1,367,937) | [1]
Total liabilities | (2,651,457) |  | (2,683,582) | [1]
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 42,776 | $ 54,137 |  |
Unaudited Statements of Cashflows |  |  |  |
Net debt repayments | (208,250) | (548,623) |  |
Net debt receipts | 122,920 | 539,307 |  |
Financing costs paid | (5,299) | (7,563) |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 65,105 |  | 36,875 |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (802,341) |  | (865,982) |
Long-term debt | (504,821) |  | (625,119) |
Total liabilities | (1,307,162) |  | $ (1,491,101) |
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations |  |  |  |
Interest expense | 20,467 | 27,752 |  |
Unaudited Statements of Cashflows |  |  |  |
Net debt repayments | (197,308) | (352,046) |  |
Net debt receipts | 12,920 | 444,307 |  |
Financing costs paid | (700) | (2,731) |  |
Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Unaudited Statements of Cashflows |  |  |  |
Net debt repayments | (64,854) | (281,972) |  |
Net debt receipts | 2,848 | $ 223,821 |  |
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Glacier | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 30 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (82,728) |  |  |
Long-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities | (82,728) |  |  |
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Kelvin | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 100 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (99,450) |  |  |
Long-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities | (99,450) |  |  |
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Snow | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 100 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (81,883) |  |  |
Long-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities | (81,883) |  |  |
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Ice | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 47 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (54,860) |  |  |
Long-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities | (54,860) |  |  |
CMBL Agreement | Golar Tundra | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 0 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (78,196) |  |  |
Long-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities | (78,196) |  |  |
CCBFL Agreement | Golar Seal | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 13,767 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Long-term debt | (90,293) |  |  |
Total liabilities | (90,293) |  |  |
COSCO Shipping Agreement | Golar Crystal | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 4,686 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (8,358) |  |  |
Long-term debt | (68,603) |  |  |
Total liabilities | (76,961) |  |  |
CSSC | Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 25,904 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | (396,866) |  |  |
Long-term debt | (232,158) |  |  |
Total liabilities | (629,024) |  |  |
AVIC Agreement | Golar Bear | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and short-term deposits | 20,471 |  |  |
Debt: |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | 0 |  |  |
Long-term debt | (113,767) |  |  |
Total liabilities | $ (113,767) |  |  |
[1] | On April 15, 2021, we have completed the GMLP and Hygo Mergers and consequently retrospectively presented our share of earnings/(losses) in Golar Partners and Hygo and the associated carrying values of our investments in Golar Partners and Hygo as net income/(loss) from discontinued operations and assets held for sale, respectively. In addition, we have retrospectively presented the cash flow activities arising from our held for sale investments as cash flows from discontinued operations (note 9).

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