Basis of Presentation (Details) - customer  | 
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 
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Sep. 30, 2016  | 
Sep. 30, 2016  | 
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| Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers | 2 | |
| SPA Customers [Member] | ||
| Concentration Risk [Line Items] | ||
| Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers | 1 | |
| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | LNG Revenues [Member] | LNG terminal business [Member] | ||
| Concentration Risk [Line Items] | ||
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 44.00% | 50.00% | 
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- Definition Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers. No definition available. 
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- Definition For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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