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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2025 | Mar. 27, 2025 | Feb. 28, 2025 | Nov. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, disposals |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,044
Vessels (excluding FLNG) |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, disposals |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,044
FLNG Hilli | Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary | CSSC entity |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales value |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 |
Avenir |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock (in shares) |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |
Sale of stock (in USD/NOK per share) |  |  |  | $ 1.095 |  |
Equity method investment, realized gain (loss) on disposal |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared (in USD per share) | $ 0.25 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Golar Arctic | Vessels (excluding FLNG) |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, disposals |  |  | $ 24,000 |  |  |
Loss on disposal of long lived asset |  |  | $ 800 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | FLNG Hilli | Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary | CSSC entity |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales value |  | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |  |
Sale leaseback transaction, term |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Sale leaseback transaction, amortization profile |  | 17 years |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale leaseback transaction |  | $ 371,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale leaseback transaction, percentage of benefit |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | FLNG Hilli | Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary | CSSC entity | Gimi MS Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale leaseback transaction |  | $ 530,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Avenir |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock (in shares) |  |  | 39.1 |  |  |
Sale of stock (in USD/NOK per share) | $ 1.0 |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |
Equity method investment, realized gain (loss) on disposal |  |  | $ 10,200 |  |  |

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