Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases (Details)

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Leases (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 23 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2008
lease_extension
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2013
Tug boat [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Land [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Land [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Land [Member]
Feb. 28, 2005
Land [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
acre
lease_extension
Jan. 31, 2005
Land [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
lease
lease_extension
Dec. 31, 2013
Land [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Jul. 31, 2012
Land [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
acre
Dec. 31, 2013
Land [Member]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction [Member]
Nov. 30, 2014
Land [Member]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction [Member]
Jan. 31, 2013
Land [Member]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction [Member]
acre
Dec. 31, 2011
Land [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
acre
lease_extension
Nov. 30, 2011
Land [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
lease_extension
acre
Dec. 31, 2013
Land [Member]
Cheniere Marketing, LLC [Member]
lease
Jun. 30, 2013
Land [Member]
Cheniere Marketing, LLC [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]                                      
Operating lease rental expense   $ 13,900,000 $ 12,900,000 $ 11,500,000   $ 2,700,000 $ 2,300,000 $ 1,800,000 $ 1,500,000         $ 626,000   $ 257,800 $ 138,000 $ 92,000,000  
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]                                      
2014   15,281,000 [1]                                  
2015   35,538,000 [1]                                  
2016   97,224,000 [1]                                  
2017   116,594,000 [1]                                  
2018   102,749,000 [1]                                  
Thereafter (1)   628,047,000 [1],[2]                                  
Total   995,433,000 [1]                                  
Lease payment obligations offset         $ 75,000,000                            
Tug Boat Agreement, Term Of Agreement 10 years                                    
Number of Tug Boat Agreement term-renewals available 2                                    
Number of Land Leases                   3               3  
Initial Term of Lease                   30 years     1 year 11 months     30 years 5 years 5 years  
Number of available lease extensions                   6             5    
Term of available extension 5 years                 10 years     4 years 11 months     10 years 1 year   2 years
Number of Amended Land Leases                   2                  
Acreage under lease                 853     883     110 80.6 80.7    
Lease adjustment period due to inflation                     5 years                
[1] Operating leases primarily relate to LNG vessel time charters, land site and tug leases. Lease payments for Sabine Pass LNG's tug boat lease represent its lease payment obligation and do not take into account the payments Sabine Pass LNG will receive from third-party TUA customers that effectively offset $75.0 million, or two-thirds, of Sabine Pass LNG's lease payment obligations, as discussed below.
[2] Includes certain lease option renewals as they are reasonably assured.