Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Non-Controlling Interest (Details)

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Non-Controlling Interest (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 79 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 8 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 8 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Apr. 30, 2007
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Cheniere LNG Holdings [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
common units [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
common units [Member]
Cheniere Common Units Holding, LLC [Member]
Apr. 30, 2007
common units [Member]
Cheniere LNG Holdings [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
common units [Member]
Common Unit Purchase Option [Member]
Cheniere LNG Holdings [Member]
Apr. 30, 2007
common units [Member]
Common Unit Purchase Option [Member]
Cheniere LNG Holdings [Member]
May 31, 2012
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Aug. 31, 2012
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP [Member]
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP [Member]
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP [Member]
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]                                              
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity                         $ 11,100,000 $ 9,000,000                  
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]                                              
Net proceeds fromCheniere Partners' issuance of common units             719,572,000 [1] 203,946,000 [2]                              
Distributions to Cheniere Partners' non-controlling interest     (50,046,000)       (207,396,000)                                
Non-controlling interest 21,659,000 2,875,000 38,323,000 8,277,000     76,325,000                                
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering         15.5           3.0   8.0       1.1 2.0          
Proceeds from sale of common units by Cheniere Partners     364,775,000 205,174,000 98,400,000               194,000,000 43,300,000   203,900,000 16,400,000 39,400,000          
Number of units authorized for sale under issuance program                           1.0                  
Number of common units sold as part of program                         0.5 0.5                  
Common units sold in private placement                       17.6               100.0 33.3 66.7 100.0
Price per Common Unit                 $ 15.25 $ 25.07         $ 20.75       $ 15.00        
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net     $ 274,000 $ 1,200,717,000   $ 364,800,000                                  
[1] In March and April 2007, we and Cheniere Partners completed a public offering of 15.5 million Cheniere Partners common units (the "Cheniere Partners IPO"). Cheniere Partners received $98.4 million in net proceeds from the issuance of its common units to the public.In January 2011, Cheniere Partners initiated an at-the-market program to sell up to 1.0 million common units, the proceeds from which would be used primarily to fund development costs associated with the Liquefaction Project. As of December 31, 2011, Cheniere Partners had sold 0.5 million common units with net proceeds of $9.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2012, Cheniere Partners sold 0.5 million common units with net proceeds of $11.1 million. In September 2011, Cheniere Partners sold 3.0 million common units in an underwritten public offering and 1.1 million common units to Cheniere Common Units Holding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere, at a price of $15.25 per common unit. Cheniere Partners received net proceeds of $43.3 million and $16.4 million from the public offering and Cheniere Common Units Holding, LLC sale, respectively.In September 2012, Cheniere Partners sold 8.0 million common units in an underwritten public offering at a price of $25.07 per common unit for net cash proceeds of $194.0 million. In March 2013, Cheniere Partners sold 17.6 million common units in a registered direct offering to institutional investors at a price of $20.75 per common unit for net proceeds of $364.8 million.
[2] In conjunction with the Cheniere Partners IPO, Cheniere LNG Holdings, LLC ("CLNGH") sold a portion of the Cheniere Partners common units held by it to the public, realizing net proceeds of $203.9 million, which included $39.4 million of net proceeds realized once the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 2.0 million common units from Holdings.