Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
May 31, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
May 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Loss on early extinguishment of debt $ 114,335,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ 131,576,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ 57,685,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt        
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity             5,900,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit           100,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
 
Line of Credit Facility, Available Commitments 2,700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
4,900,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
         
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR            
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount             144,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage 40.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
           
Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period 18 years            
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net       (2,100,000,000)us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
(885,000,000)us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
   
Loss on early extinguishment of debt       $ 114,300,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
$ 43,300,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives 75.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfDebtHedgedByInterestRateDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Construction [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_ConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Construction [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_ConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
           
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Operations [Member] | Minimum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_OperationsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
           
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Operations [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_OperationsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember