Cheniere Energy, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details)

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $)														3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Contractual Restrictions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Contractual Restrictions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG and Cheniere Partners [Member] Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass LNG and Cheniere Partners [Member] Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Rate	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Rate	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Rate	Jul. 31, 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member] Senior Notes Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2016 Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2016 Senior Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2016 Senior Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2020 Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 2020 Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2020 Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2020 Senior Notes Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2020 Senior Notes Senior Notes Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2022 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2022 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2022 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Creole Trail Pipeline Credit Facility [Member] Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Principal amount of private offerings consummated																	$ 3,600,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 1,665,500,000	$ 1,665,500,000	$ 1,665,500,000	$ 420,000,000			$ 420,000,000	$ 420,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																				7.50%	7.50%	7.50%	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%			5.625%	5.625%			6.25%
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio														2	2	2
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																																		5,900,000,000
Current restricted cash and cash equivalents	598,064,000	520,263,000		19,400,000	8,500,000	15,000,000	17,400,000		192,100,000	75,100,000	20,500,000	351,000,000	419,300,000
Non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,031,399,000	$ 272,924,000	$ 76,100,000	$ 6,300,000	$ 500,000			$ 76,100,000	$ 867,600,000	$ 196,300,000	$ 81,400,000

- Definition

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations.

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