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Business Segment Information (Details)

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Business Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenues (losses) from external customers $ 65,952us-gaap_Revenues $ 66,807us-gaap_Revenues $ 67,645us-gaap_Revenues $ 67,550us-gaap_Revenues $ 66,420us-gaap_Revenues $ 67,710us-gaap_Revenues $ 67,177us-gaap_Revenues $ 65,906us-gaap_Revenues $ 267,954us-gaap_Revenues [1] $ 267,213us-gaap_Revenues [1] $ 266,220us-gaap_Revenues [1]
Intersegment revenues (losses)                 0lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses [2],[3] 0lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses [2],[3] 0lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses [2],[3]
Depreciation expense                 64,258us-gaap_Depreciation 61,209us-gaap_Depreciation 66,407us-gaap_Depreciation
Income (loss) from operations (102,463)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (61,358)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (62,135)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (47,612)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (79,379)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (45,876)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (136,278)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (67,454)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (273,568)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (328,986)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (75,832)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense, net                 (181,236)us-gaap_InterestExpense (178,400)us-gaap_InterestExpense (200,811)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest                 (687,734)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest [4] (554,423)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest [4] (345,637)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest [4]
Share-based compensation                 110,229us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 283,881us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 61,047us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Goodwill 76,819us-gaap_Goodwill       76,819us-gaap_Goodwill       76,819us-gaap_Goodwill 76,819us-gaap_Goodwill 76,819us-gaap_Goodwill
Total assets 12,573,683us-gaap_Assets       9,673,237us-gaap_Assets       12,573,683us-gaap_Assets 9,673,237us-gaap_Assets 4,639,085us-gaap_Assets
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets                 2,847,815lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets 3,232,271lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets 1,234,715lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
LNG terminal business [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenues (losses) from external customers                 267,606us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[1] 265,409us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[1] 265,900us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[1]
Intersegment revenues (losses)                 (779)lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[2],[3] 2,983lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[2],[3] 8,137lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[2],[3]
Depreciation expense                 58,883us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
58,099us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
62,547us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
Income (loss) from operations                 (91,179)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
(121,698)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
5,176us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
Interest expense, net                 (177,400)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
(182,003)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
(218,143)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest                 (480,366)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[4] (350,734)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[4] (255,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
[4]
Share-based compensation                 14,129us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
29,805us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
7,539us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
Goodwill 76,819us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
      76,819us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
      76,819us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
76,819us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
76,819us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
Total assets 10,580,612us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
      8,663,795us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
      10,580,612us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
8,663,795us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
4,411,396us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets                 2,684,045lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
3,222,454lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
1,233,577lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngTerminalBusinessMember
LNG and natural gas marketing business [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenues (losses) from external customers                 (1,285)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[1] 242us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[1] (1,172)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[1]
Intersegment revenues (losses)                 41,908lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[2],[3] 45,049lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[2],[3] 5,354lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[2],[3]
Depreciation expense                 271us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
941us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
2,067us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Income (loss) from operations                 (12,993)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
(47,966)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
(35,988)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Interest expense, net                 0us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
0us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
12us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest                 (14,874)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[4] (48,851)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[4] (36,022)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
[4]
Share-based compensation                 6,027us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
46,293us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
11,485us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
      0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
      0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Total assets 567,460us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
      62,327us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
      567,460us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
62,327us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
62,797us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets                 1,888lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
39lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
(374)lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lng_LngAndNaturalGasMarketingBusinessMember
Corporate and Other [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenues (losses) from external customers                 1,633us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[1],[5] 1,562us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[1],[5] 1,492us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[1],[5]
Intersegment revenues (losses)                 (41,129)lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[2],[3],[5] (48,032)lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[2],[3],[5] (13,491)lng_IntersegmentRevenuesLosses
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[2],[3],[5]
Depreciation expense                 5,104us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 2,169us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 1,793us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Income (loss) from operations                 (169,396)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] (159,322)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] (45,020)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Interest expense, net                 (3,836)us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 3,603us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 17,320us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest                 (192,494)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[4],[5] (154,838)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[4],[5] (54,615)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[4],[5]
Share-based compensation                 90,073us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 207,783us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 42,023us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]       0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]       0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Total assets 1,425,611us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]       947,115us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]       1,425,611us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 947,115us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] 164,892us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets                 $ 161,882lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] $ 9,778lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5] $ 1,512lng_SegmentReportingExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
[5]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
General Partner Ownership Interest Percentage                 100.00%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPManagingMemberOrGeneralPartnerOwnershipInterest
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPMember
   
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member] | Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Limited Partner ownership percentage                 55.90%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPMembersOrLimitedPartnersOwnershipInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPHoldingsLLCMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPMember
   
Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 80.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPHoldingsLLCMember
      84.50%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPHoldingsLLCMember
      80.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPHoldingsLLCMember
84.50%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lng_CheniereEnergyPartnersLPHoldingsLLCMember
 
[1] Substantially all of the LNG terminal revenues relate to regasification capacity reservation fee payments made by Total Gas & Power North America, Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. LNG and natural gas marketing and trading revenue consists primarily of the domestic marketing of natural gas imported into the Sabine Pass LNG terminal.
[2] Intersegment revenues (losses) related to our LNG and natural gas marketing segment are primarily a result of international revenue allocations using a cost plus transfer pricing methodology and from Cheniere Marketing’s tug costs. These LNG and natural gas marketing segment intersegment revenues (losses) are eliminated with intersegment revenues (losses) in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[3] Intersegment revenues primarily related to our LNG terminal segment are from tug revenues from Cheniere Marketing. These LNG terminal segment intersegment revenues are eliminated with intersegment losses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[4] Items to reconcile loss from operations and loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest include consolidated other income (expense) amounts as presented on our Consolidated Statements of Operations primarily related to our LNG terminal segment.
[5] Includes corporate activities, business development, oil and gas exploration, development and exploitation, strategic activities and certain intercompany eliminations. These activities have been included in the corporate and other column due to the lack of a material impact that these activities have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.