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RESTRICTED CASH AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, t in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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May 31, 2021 USD ($) t | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) guarantee | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) guarantee | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) instatementPayments | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | $ 92,245 |  | $ 134,043 |
Less: Amounts included in current restricted cash and short-term deposits |  | (18,115) |  | (21,693) |
Long-term restricted cash |  | 74,130 |  | 112,350 |
Performance guarantee | Golar Arctic |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | 0 |  | $ 38,822 |
Number of installment payments | instatementPayments |  |  |  | 3 |
Performance guarantee | Golar Arctic | Euro member countries, euro |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral | € |  |  | € 26.9 |  |
Performance guarantee | Golar Arctic | United States of America, dollars |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | 29,700 |  |  |
Performance guarantee | LNG Croatia and NFE's fleet |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | $ 12,083 |  | $ 11,504 |
Performance guarantee | LNG Croatia |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of performance guarantees | guarantee |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Performance guarantee | LNG Croatia | Euro member countries, euro |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral | € |  |  | € 9.1 |  |
Performance guarantee | LNG Croatia | United States of America, dollars |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | $ 1,300 | 10.1 |  |
Term facility |  | 10 years |  |  |
Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | $ 18,085 |  | 21,691 |
Lease agreements |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | 1,081 |  | 1,074 |
Advanced Repayment Guarantees | Golar Arctic | Euro member countries, euro |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral | € |  |  | 8.1 |  |
Advanced Repayment Guarantees | Golar Arctic | Euro member countries, euro | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral | € |  |  | € 163.9 |  |
Advanced Repayment Guarantees | Golar Arctic | United States of America, dollars |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | 8,900 |  |  |
Advanced Repayment Guarantees | Golar Arctic | United States of America, dollars | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | 180,900 |  |  |
FLNG Hilli facility |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit available to project partner |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000
LNG production | t | 3.6 |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |
FLNG Hilli facility | Performance guarantee |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral |  | $ 60,996 |  | $ 60,952 | $ 305,000

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