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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

Long-Term Debt - 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	May 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	May 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 12,614,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount		$ 12,614,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount				$ 9,989,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	88,992,000	0
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] \| 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								5,900,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Available Commitments	900,000,000		900,000,000				2,700,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	0		0				0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit						100,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net			(1,800,000,000)	(2,100,000,000)	(885,000,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			89,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount								$ 144,000,000
Commitment Fee Percentage of Applicable Margin	40.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period	18 years
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%		75.00%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] \| 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.30%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] \| 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Operations [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.30%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] \| 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] \| 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Operations [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.25%