Tellurian Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation (Details)

Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)							1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016	Aug. 02, 2016	Jul. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Oct. 12, 2015	Jul. 01, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 01, 2016	Jan. 16, 2013	Jan. 15, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant, reduction for options and stock appreciation rights (in shares)												1
Number of shares available for grant, reduction for equity instruments other than options and stock appreciation rights (in shares)												2
Expired (in shares)								31,667	246,612
Number of stock options granted (in shares)								0	0
Number of stock options exercised (in shares)								0	0
Issuance of common stock (in shares)								0
Number of stock options forfeited/canceled (in shares)								0	13,958
Director \| One Stone \| One Stone Exchange Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding amount forgiven											$ 174,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)								$ 600,000	$ 307,000
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested restricted stock award (in shares)	2,083		12,500	7,500		12,500
Restricted Stock \| Merger Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number		2,083
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecorded expected future compensation expense related to stock option awards				$ 607,000				25,000	$ 607,000
Employee Stock Option \| Merger Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested options outstanding (in shares)		3,125
Prior Period Awards \| Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)								390,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)					$ 0
Grants in period (in shares)					62,500
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Phantom Share Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares)					62,500
Non-employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)		$ 210,000
Cash award alternative						$ 35,000
Accrual of non-employee service based compensation								$ 175,000
Non-employee Directors \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense (reversal of expense)						$ 35,000
Director \| Merger Agreement \| Tellurian
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		100,000
Director fees		$ 150,000
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares allowed to be issued each year (in shares)												125,000
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares allowed to be issued each year (in shares)												62,500
2012 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)												625,000
Expiration term								10 years
Market based and performance based shares available for future issuance (in shares)								99,138
1998 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)													36,054
Expired (in shares)								31,250		229,947
1998 Stock Incentive Plan \| MBOs and PBOs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested options outstanding (in shares)								0
1998 Stock Incentive Plan \| Former executive
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares repurchased during period (in shares)							189,062
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan \| Non-employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock issued to nonemployee directors (in shares)		119,505
Director fees		$ 201,000