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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, T in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) T shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / barrel
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased during period (in shares) | shares |  | 1,189,653 | 1,984,647 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 878,838 | $ 231,849 | $ 85,996 | $ 179,699 |
Equity method investments |  | 104,108 | 52,215 | 44,385 |  |
Money market funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 634,200 | 0 |  |  |
Interest income, interest-earning asset |  | 7,600 | 0 |  |  |
Golar Partners |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of limited partners units | shares | 107,000 |  |  |  |  |
Price per share, average (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 21.40 |  |  |  |  |
CoolCo |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | 55,439 | 0 |  |  |
Avenir |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | $ 41,790 | $ 47,913 |  |  |
Oil and gas derivative |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, floor price (in usd/barrel) | $ / barrel |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00
Derivative, underlying volume (in tons) | T |  | 1.0 |  |  |  |
Equity swap |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchased during period (in shares) | shares | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Price per share, average (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 46.91 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, fair value, net | $ 72,700 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liability, fair value of collateral | 59,300 |  |  |  |  |
Notional value | 55,500 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on derivative |  |  |  | $ 5,100 |  |
Equity swap | Treasury Shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional value | $ 17,200 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Oil and gas derivative |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, underlying volume (in tons) | T |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |

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