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ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS Organization Consolidation and Nature of Operations (Details)

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ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS Organization Consolidation and Nature of Operations (Details) (USD $)
 6 Months Ended 76 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Creole Trail Pipeline Business [Domain]
May 28, 2013
Creole Trail Pipeline Business [Domain]
Jun. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
May 31, 2012
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Business Acquisitions [Line Items]                
Ownership Interest     57.90%          
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price       $ 13,900,000 $ 480,000,000      
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units           12,000,000    
Price per Common Unit             $ 15.00 $ 15.00
Net proceeds from Cheniere Partners' issuance of Class B units 180,000,000 1,387,339,000 [1]            
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid $ 313,900,000 $ 313,900,000            
[1] In May 2012, Cheniere Partners, Cheniere and Blackstone CQP Holdco LP ("Blackstone") entered into a unit purchase agreement (the "Blackstone Unit Purchase Agreement") whereby Cheniere Partners agreed to sell to Blackstone in a private placement 100.0 million Class B units of Cheniere Partners ("Class B units") at a price of $15.00 per Class B unit. Cheniere Partners had issued and sold all 100.0 million Class B units to Blackstone as of December 31, 2012. See Note 6—"Variable Interest Entity".