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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Dec. 31, 2011
Y
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Sep. 30, 2009
bcf
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Sep. 30, 2008
bcf
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Dec. 31, 2011
Sabine Pass LNG terminal [Member]
LNG terminal costs [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2010
Sabine Pass LNG terminal [Member]
LNG terminal costs [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2009
Sabine Pass LNG terminal [Member]
LNG terminal costs [Member]
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| Sendout capacity | 1.4 | 2.6 | ||||
| Storage Capacity | 6.8 | 10.1 | ||||
| Depreciation | $ 42,600,000 | $ 41,800,000 | $ 32,200,000 | |||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Minimum | 15 | |||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum | 50 | |||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | $ 35,500,000 | |||||
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- Definition
Sendout capacity No definition available.
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- Definition
Storage Capacity No definition available.
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- Definition
The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Gross amount, at the balance sheet date, of long-lived physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. This can include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Details
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- Definition
The maximum useful life of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. No definition available.
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- Definition
The minimum useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. No definition available.
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