Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
May 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Construction [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Operations [Member]
Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Feb. 01, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                                    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                   3.50% 3.75%              
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives                                   75.00%
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net           $ (1,400,000,000)           $ 500,000,000     $ 500,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount                         2,000,000,000 1,500,000,000.0 1,500,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000  
Repayments of Lines of Credit     177,000,000 100,000,000 (100,000,000)                          
Write-off of debt issuance costs $ 0 $ 0 $ 114,335,000 $ 80,510,000     $ 0   $ 80,500,000                  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis               LIBOR