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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Borrowings - 2020 Unsecured Note (Details)

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Borrowings - 2020 Unsecured Note (Details) - USD ($)		5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Borrowings - 2020 Unsecured Note (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing issuance costs			$ 2,612,000	$ 2,246,000
2020 Unsecured Note \| Senior note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 56,000,000.0
Proceeds from debt, net of fees	47,400,000
Borrowing issuance costs	2,600,000
Debt issuance discount	$ 6,000,000.0
Repayments of unsecured debt		$ 26,500,000
Total remaining amortization payments		29,500,000	29,500,000
Additional amortization payments		8,000,000.0	8,000,000.0
Number of shares for purchase under warrant (in shares)	20,000,000.0
Fair value of warrant	$ 16,100,000
2020 Unsecured Note \| Senior note \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument repurchase percentage	105.00%
2020 Unsecured Note \| Senior note \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument repurchase percentage	115.00%
2020 Unsecured Note \| Senior note \| June 1, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument payment required on the first day of month		5,000,000	5,000,000
Debt instrument payment required amount		5,000,000	5,000,000
2020 Unsecured Note \| Senior note \| November 1, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument payment required on the first day of month		4,500,000	4,500,000
Debt instrument payment required amount		4,500,000	4,500,000
2020 Unsecured Note \| Senior note \| December 1, 2020 – June 1, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument payment required on the first day of month		4,000,000	4,000,000
Debt instrument payment required amount		$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000

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