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Contract Liability, Net Pre-Commissioning Contractual Cash Flows, Non Current Liabilities

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Current Portion Of Contract Liability, Net Pre-Commissioning Contractual Cash Flows, Current Liabilities

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Deferred Operating Revenue

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FLNG Gimi Lease Term

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Lease and Operate Agreement, Net Pre-Commissioning Contractual Cash Flows, Current Liabilities

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Lease and Operate Agreement, Net Pre-Commissioning Contractual Cash Flows, Payment of Liquidated Damages

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Lease and Operate Agreement, Net Pre-Commissioning Contractual Cash Flows, Payments For Crew Accommodation Arrangements

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Lease and Operate Agreement, Net Pre-Commissioning Contractual Cash Flows, Payments Including Milestones

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Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Indicates line item in statement of financial position that includes current operating lease liability.

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Amount of liabilities classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Obligations not otherwise itemized or categorized in the footnotes to the financial statements that are due within one year or operating cycle, if longer, from the balance sheet date.

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Other Current Liabilities - Schedule of Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	17 Months Ended
	Jun. 12, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Jan. 09, 2024	Jun. 12, 2025	Jun. 11, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
Day 1 gain deferred revenue - current portion		$ (12,783)	$ (12,783)				$ (12,783)
Deferred revenue		$ (4,220)	$ (4,220)				$ (5,360)
Operating lease, liability, current, statement of financial position [extensible enumeration]		Other current liabilities	Other current liabilities				Other current liabilities
Current portion of operating lease liability		$ (1,997)	$ (1,997)				$ (1,587)
Current portion of deferred pre-COD cash flows		(1,844)	(1,844)				0
Pre-COD cash flows	$ (86,100)	0	0		$ (86,100)	$ (123,100)	(23,842)
Other		(10,228)	(10,228)				(11,693)
Other current liabilities		(31,072)	(31,072)				(55,265)
Lease and operate agreement, net pre-commissioning contractual cash flows, payments including milestones					226,900
Lease and operate agreement, net pre-commissioning contractual cash flows, payments for crew accommodation arrangements					$ 6,100
Lease and operate agreement, net pre-commissioning contractual cash flows, payment of liquidated damages				$ 109,900
Contract liability, net pre-commissioning contractual cash flows		36,800	36,800
Contract liability, net pre-commissioning contractual cash flows, non current liabilities		$ 34,976	$ 34,976				0
FLNG lease and operate agreement, term			20 years
FLNG Gimi
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
FLNG lease and operate agreement, term	20 years	20 years
Embedded derivative financial instruments, oil derivative
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
Day 1 gain deferred revenue - current portion		$ (10,000)	$ (10,000)				(10,000)
Embedded derivative financial instruments, gas derivative
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
Day 1 gain deferred revenue - current portion		$ (2,800)	$ (2,800)				$ (2,800)