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Schedule I—Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Debt Footnote (Details) (Parent Company [Member], USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified |
1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Aug. 31, 2012
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May 31, 2007
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Jan. 31, 2012
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Aug. 30, 2008
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May 30, 2007
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity | $ 250,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity | $ 400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity | |||||
| Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares | 9us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares | ||||||
| Letters of Credit, Drawn Amount | 93,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit | ||||||
| Notes Payable Affiliate [Member] | |||||||
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| Debt Instrument, Face Amount |
391,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lng_NotesPayableAffiliateMember |
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| Proceeds from Related Party Debt |
391,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromRelatedPartyDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lng_NotesPayableAffiliateMember |
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| Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | |||||||
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| Debt Instrument, Face Amount |
325,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |
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| Notes Payable Affiliate [Member] | |||||||
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| Note—Affiliate |
$ 134,444,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lng_NotesPayableAffiliateMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |
$ 125,307,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lng_NotesPayableAffiliateMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |
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| Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |
9.75%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lng_NotesPayableAffiliateMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |
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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The effective interest rate during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from a long-term borrowing made from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Alternate caption: Proceeds from Advances from Affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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