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Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 undergoing_conversion carrier segment operational_flng	Dec. 31, 2020 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3	4
Number of operational FLNG | operational_flng	1
Number of undergoing conversions | undergoing_conversion	1
Number of carriers earmarked for conversion | carrier	1

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Number Of Carriers Earmarked For Conversion

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Number Of Operational FLNG

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Number Of Undergoing Conversions

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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