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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) m³ shares | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / MMBTU | Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2023 kr / shares | Jan. 01, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 12, 2018
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underutilization liability |  |  |  | $ 35,806 |  |  |  | $ 0 |
New Fortress Energy (NFE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds for shares issued |  |  |  | $ 625,600 |  |  |  |  |
Golar Hilli LLC | Golar LNG Limited | Series A Special Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89.10%
Golar Hilli LLC | Golar LNG Limited | Series B Special Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89.10%
Golar Hilli LLC | Golar LNG Limited | Hilli Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44.60%
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underutilization liability |  |  |  |  | $ 35,800 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire investments | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Hilli LLC | Golar LNG Limited | Series B Special Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89.10% |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Hilli LLC | Base tolling fees | Golar LNG Limited | Hilli Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94.60% |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Hilli LLC | Gas linked tolling fees | Golar LNG Limited | Series B Special Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Hilli LLC | Gas linked tolling fees | Golar LNG Limited | Hilli Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Hilli LLC | Oil linked tolling fees | Golar LNG Limited | Series A Special Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership by wholly owned subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89.10% |  |
Subsequent Event | MK II FLNG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessel size (in cbm) | m³ | 148,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for deposits | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual obligation | $ 78,000 |  | $ 78,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Hilli LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of common stock outstanding | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | New Fortress Energy (NFE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of NFE common stock (in shares) | shares |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds for shares issued |  |  | $ 45,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | New Fortress Energy (NFE) | New Fortress Energy (NFE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of NFE common stock (in shares) | shares | 4.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Cool Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of NFE common stock (in shares) | shares | 4.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds for shares issued | $ 55,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock (in USD/NOK per share) | kr / shares |  |  |  |  |  | kr 130 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | March-Dec 2023 TTF linked commodity swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unwound instruments |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underlying derivative | $ / MMBTU |  | 21.80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on derivative (in USD per millions of BTU) | $ / MMBTU |  | 28.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on derivative |  | $ 75,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Jan-Dec 2024 TTF linked commodity swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unwound instruments |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underlying derivative | $ / MMBTU |  | 20.55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on derivative (in USD per millions of BTU) | $ / MMBTU |  | 30.65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on derivative |  | $ 49,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Gain, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil and gas derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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