Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Working Capital Facility (Details)

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Debt - Working Capital Facility (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings $ 15,607,621,000 $ 9,989,969,000
SPL LC Agreement [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maximum Borrowing Capacity   325,000,000.0
Letter of Credit, Drawn Amount   0
SPL [Member] | SPL LC Agreement [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maximum Borrowing Capacity 325,000,000.0  
Letter of Credit, Outstanding Amount   9,500,000
Letter of Credit, Drawn Amount   $ 0
SPL [Member] | SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,200,000,000.0  
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity 1,100,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount $ 27,500,000  
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Business Days Notice Required for Repayment of Debt Without Penalty 3 days  
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Balance Requirement, Outstanding Principal $ 0  
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Period Requirement, Number of Consecutive Business Days 5 days  
SPL [Member] | SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Permitted Increase $ 760,000,000  
SPL [Member] | SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Completion of Train Six Financing [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Permitted Increase 390,000,000  
SPL [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Letter of Credit, Outstanding Amount 135,200,000  
Letter of Credit, Drawn Amount $ 0  
SPL [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Undrawn Portion [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Letter of Credit, Commitment Fee Percentage 1.75%  
SPL [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Drawn Portion [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.00%  
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage, per annum 0.70%  
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | LIBOR [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%  
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%  
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings $ 15,000,000  
SPL [Member] | Swing Line Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings $ 0  
Debt Instrument, Term 15 days  
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Period For Termination Date, Number of Business Days 3 days  
SPL [Member] | LC Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings $ 0  
SPL [Member] | LC Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Term 1 year