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

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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 15,607,621,000 $ 9,989,969,000
Total Long-Term Debt, Net 15,128,145,000 9,806,084,000
Current debt 1,676,197,000 0
Total Debt, Net $ 16,804,342,000 9,806,084,000
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 0 1,665,500,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (4,303,000) (8,998,000)
Current debt $ 1,665,500,000 0
2020 SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 420,000,000 420,000,000
2021 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 8,718,000 10,177,000
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000
2023 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 1,500,000,000 1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 6,392,000 7,088,000
2024 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
2025 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 2,000,000,000 0
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Gross [1],[2] $ 845,000,000 0
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.30%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.875%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 1,054,033,000 1,004,469,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (174,095,000) (189,717,000)
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 1,050,588,000 0
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.25%  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 625,000,000 0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (319,062,000) 0
CTPL Term Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Gross [3],[4] 400,000,000 400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ (1,429,000) (2,435,000)
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%  
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Gross [5],[6] $ 2,713,000,000 0
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Construction [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.25%  
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Operations [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.50%  
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Construction [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.25%  
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Operations [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.50%  
SPL LC Agreement [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Letter of Credit, Drawn Amount   0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   325,000,000.0
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt [7],[8] $ 15,000,000 $ 0
[1] Matures on the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the second anniversary of the completion date of Trains 1 through 5 of the SPL Project.
[2] Variable interest rate, at SPL’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margins for LIBOR loans range from 1.30% to 1.75%, depending on the applicable 2015 SPL Credit Facility, and the applicable margin for base rate loans is 1.75%. Interest on LIBOR loans is due and payable at the end of each LIBOR period, and interest on base rate loans is due and payable at the end of each quarter.
[3] Matures on May 28, 2017, when the full amount of the outstanding principal obligations must be repaid.
[4] Variable interest rate, at CTPL’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. CTPL has historically elected LIBOR loans, for which the applicable margin is 3.25% and is due and payable at the end of each LIBOR period.
[5] Matures on the earlier of May 13, 2022 or the second anniversary of the completion date of the first two Trains of the CCL Project.
[6] Variable interest rate, at CCH’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margins for LIBOR loans are 2.25% prior to completion of the first two Trains of the CCL Project and 2.50% on completion and thereafter. The applicable margins for base rate loans are 1.25% prior to completion of the first two Trains of the CCL Project and 1.50% on completion and thereafter. Interest on LIBOR loans is due and payable at the end of each applicable interest period, and interest on base rate loans is due and payable at the end of each quarter.
[7] Matures on December 31, 2020, with various terms for underlying loans, as further described below under SPL Working Capital Facility. As of December 31, 2014, no loans were outstanding under the $325.0 million senior letter of credit and reimbursement agreement that was entered into in April 2014 (the “SPL LC Agreement”) it replaced.
[8] Variable interest rates, based on LIBOR or the base rate, as further described below under SPL Working Capital Facility.