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Debt - Convertible Notes (Details)

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Debt - Convertible Notes (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate principal $ 1,000,000,000
Debt component, net of discount 888,296,000
Equity component 203,035,000
Conversion value in excess of principal $ 0
Maturity date May 28, 2021
Effective interest rate 9.60%
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period 5 years 59 days [1]
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares $ 93.64
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate principal $ 1,000,000,000
Debt component, net of discount 1,079,479,000
Equity component 0
Conversion value in excess of principal $ 0
Maturity date Mar. 01, 2025
Effective interest rate 11.90%
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period 4 years 184 days [1]
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Cheniere [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible,Threshold Market Capitalization $ 10,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percentage of Conversion 1, Discount to VWAP 10.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days 90 days
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percentage of Conversion 2, Discount to closing price of common stock 10.00%
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible,Threshold Market Capitalization $ 10,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days 90 days
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Earliest date of conversion, Period after closing 6 months
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate principal $ 625,000,000
Debt component, net of discount 306,465,000
Equity component 194,082,000
Conversion value in excess of principal $ 0
Maturity date Mar. 15, 2045
Effective interest rate 9.40%
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period 29 years [1]
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares $ 138.38
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio per $1,000 principal amount, in shares 7.2265
[1] We amortize any debt discount and debt issuance costs using the effective interest over the period through contractual maturity except for the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes, which are amortized through the date they are first convertible into our common stock.