Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment - Estimated Useful Lives (Details)

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Estimated Useful Lives (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
LNG terminal costs [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 6 years
LNG terminal costs [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 50 years
LNG storage tanks [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 50 years
Natural gas pipeline facilities [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 40 years
Marine berth, electrical, facility and roads [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 35 years
Regasification processing equipment (recondensers, vaporization and vents) [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 30 years
Sendout pumps [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 20 years
Liquefaction Processing Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 6 years
Liquefaction Processing Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 50 years
Other [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 15 years
Other [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 30 years