Cheniere Energy, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 12,614,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount		$ 9,989,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Total long-term debt, net	12,117,880,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt		9,806,084,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Interest costs incurred	180,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred	128,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
Interest costs capitalized and deferred	121,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized	88,300,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
2016 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,665,500,000		1,665,500,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	(7,824,000)		(8,998,000)
2020 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	420,000,000		420,000,000
2021 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,000,000,000		2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	9,819,000		10,177,000
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
2023 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,500,000,000		1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	6,918,000		7,088,000
2024 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,000,000,000		2,000,000,000
2025 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,000,000,000		0
2021 Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,004,469,000		1,004,469,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	(183,243,000)		(189,717,000)
2045 Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	625,000,000		0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	(320,575,000)		0
2017 CTPL Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	400,000,000		400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ (2,184,000)		$ (2,435,000)