Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—CTPL Reserve (Details)

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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—CTPL Reserve (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current $ 481,737,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 598,064,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents 550,811,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent 1,031,399,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent  
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Payment of Liabilities [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current 24,900,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_PaymentOfLiabilitiesMember
20,500,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_PaymentOfLiabilitiesMember
 
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Construction And Interest Payments [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents 11,300,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_ConstructionAndInterestPaymentsMember
81,400,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_ConstructionAndInterestPaymentsMember
 
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | 2017 Creole Trail Pipeline Term Loan [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_CreoleTrailPipelineCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
  $ 400,000,000.0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_CreoleTrailPipelineCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Creole Trail Pipeline [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Length of Natural Gas Pipeline, in miles 94lng_LengthofNaturalGasPipeline
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lng_CreoleTrailPipelineMember