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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
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Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- General (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Borrowings - 2019 Term Loan (Details)

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Borrowings - 2019 Term Loan (Details) - USD ($)			6 Months Ended
Borrowings - 2019 Term Loan (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2020	Mar. 23, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	May 23, 2019	Sep. 28, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal repayment obligation and other fees			$ 166,738,000	$ 144,955,000
2019 Term Loan, due May 2020 (2)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal repayment obligation and other fees				$ 84,955,000
2019 Term Loan, due May 2020 (2) \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 60,000,000.0	$ 60,000,000.0
Deferred financing costs					2,200,000
Additional borrowing amount					$ 15,000,000.0
Debt interest rate (as a percentage)					12.00%
Paid-in-kind interest rate may add in per annum (as a percentage)					4.00%
Final payment fee (as a percentage)					20.00%
Debt required collateral amount					$ 30,000,000.0
Amended 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal repayment obligation and other fees			54,238,000
Term loan \| 2019 Term Loan, due May 2020 (2)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase of warrant fair value		$ 300,000
Term loan \| Amended 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 75,000,000.0
Debt interest rate (as a percentage)		16.00%
Paid-in-kind interest rate may add in per annum (as a percentage)		8.00%
Required principal payment		$ 3,000,000.0
Debt required collateral amount		12,000,000.0
Repayments of debt principal		$ 2,000,000.0
Number of common stock issued for relief of debt final payment fee		11,019,298
Increase in debt issuance discount		$ 900,000
Increase of warrant fair value	$ 2,900,000		$ 2,000,000.0
Term loan \| Third Amendment of 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase of warrant fair value	5,700,000
Senior note \| Third Amendment of 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required principal payment	2,100,000
Principal repayment obligation and other fees	$ 17,100,000
Number of common stock to be issued related to debt amendment (in shares)	9,348,706

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