Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Non-Controlling Interest (Details)

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Non-Controlling Interest (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 82 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 82 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 8 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 8 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Apr. 30, 2007
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Cheniere LNG Holdings [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC [Member]
Dec. 12, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
common units [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [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, 2011
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
common units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Mar. 31, 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]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]                                                    
Net proceeds from issuance / sale of common units   $ 1,387,339,000         $ 719,572,000 [1] $ 203,946,000 [2]                                    
Proceeds From Sale Of Class B Units By Cheniere Partners       1,387,339,000                                            
Distributions to Cheniere Partners' non-controlling interest (69,220,000) (36,327,000) (28,215,000)       (226,570,000)                                      
Non-controlling interest (50,841,000) (12,861,000) (4,582,000)       (88,843,000) [3]                                      
Non-controlling interest 2,660,375,000 1,751,604,000   2,660,375,000                                            
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sold in Public Offering           15,525,000             8,000,000 3,000,000   500,000       1,100,000 2,000,000          
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 238,100,000.0   223,400,000.0 238,100,000.0                                            
Proceeds from sale of common units by Cheniere Partners 364,775,000 204,878,000 52,351,000     98,400,000             194,000,000 43,300,000   11,100,000     203,900,000 16,400,000 39,400,000          
Number of units authorized for sale under issuance program                             1,000,000                      
Common units sold in private placement                       17,600,000                     100,000,000 33,300,000 66,700,000 100,000,000
Price per Common Unit                     $ 15.25   $ 25.07         $ 20.75       $ 15.00        
At the Market Program, Proceeds from Sales of Common Units                                 9,000,000                  
At the Market Program, Number of Common Units Sold                                 500,000                  
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net 3,698,000 1,200,705,000 468,598,000   364,800,000                                          
Issuances of stock 3,697,000 1,209,314,000 468,398,000           36,000,000                                  
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share                   $ 20.00                                
Proceeds from sale of common shares by Cheniere Holdings $ 664,931,000                                                  
[1] (1)In March and April 2007, we and Cheniere Partners completed a public offering of 15,525,000 Cheniere Partners common units (the "Cheniere Partners Offering"). 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 Sabine Pass 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 February 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 Offering, 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 CLNGH.
[3] In May 2012, Cheniere Partners 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