Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes (Details) (Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member], USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio Period 12 months  
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio 1.25lng_DebtInstrumentFixedChargeCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 2,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2021SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2021SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
2022 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2022SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2022SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2023SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2023SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2023SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
2024 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 2,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2024SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember 		 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2024SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember