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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 16,348,099,000 $ 14,920,427,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent [1] (201,694,000) (207,718,000)
Current debt, net 1,785,318,000 1,673,379,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Current [1] (2,052,000) (2,818,000)
Total Debt, Net 18,133,417,000 16,593,806,000
2020 SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net [2] $ 420,000,000 420,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%  
2021 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,008,341,000 2,008,718,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 8,341,000 8,718,000
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%  
2023 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,506,212,000 1,506,392,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 6,212,000 6,392,000
2024 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%  
2025 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,505,000,000 845,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 4,600,000,000  
CTPL Term Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net 0 398,571,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   400,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount 0 1,429,000
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net 450,000,000 0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 2,800,000,000  
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net 3,386,000,000 2,713,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 8,403,714,000  
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,079,479,000 1,050,588,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 11.00%  
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 888,296,000 879,938,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.875%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ 165,738,000 174,095,000
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 306,465,000 305,938,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.25%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ 318,535,000 319,062,000
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt, net [3] $ 1,662,370,000 1,661,197,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ 3,130,000 4,303,000
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt, net 125,000,000 $ 15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 1,200,000,000  
[1] Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15, which require debt issuance costs related to term notes to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability, rather than as an asset, retrospectively for each reporting period presented. As a result, we reclassified $207.8 million and $2.8 million from debt issuance costs, net to long-term debt, net and current debt, net, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.
[2] Must be redeemed or repaid concurrently with the 2016 Senior Notes under the terms of the 2016 CQP Credit Facilities if the obligations under the 2016 Senior Notes are satisfied with borrowings under the 2016 CQP Credit Facilities.
[3] Matures on November 30, 2016. We currently anticipate satisfying this obligation with borrowings under the 2016 CQP Credit Facilities.