Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details)

v3.6.0.2
Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 21,687,532,000 $ 14,920,427,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent [1] (268,804,000) (207,718,000)
Current debt, net 247,467,000 1,673,379,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Current [1] 0 (2,818,000)
Total Debt, Net 21,934,999,000 16,593,806,000
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Debt Issuance Costs, Net [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent   (207,718,000)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Current   (2,818,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Long-term Debt, Net [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent   207,718,000
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] | Current Debt, Net [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs, Current   2,818,000
2020 SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 0 420,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%  
2021 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,007,181,000 2,008,718,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 7,181,000 8,718,000
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%  
2023 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,505,657,000 1,506,392,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 5,657,000 6,392,000
2024 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%  
2025 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
2026 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,500,000,000 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.875%  
2027 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,500,000,000 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.00%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 314,000,000 845,000,000
CTPL Term Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net 0 398,571,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   400,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount 0 1,429,000
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net 2,560,000,000 0
2024 CCH Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,250,000,000 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.00%  
2025 CCH Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,500,000,000 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.875%  
2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 2,380,788,000 2,713,000,000
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 1,171,008,000 1,050,588,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 11.00%  
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 959,577,000 879,938,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.875%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ 146,467,000 174,095,000
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-Term Debt, Net $ 308,125,000 305,938,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.25%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ 316,875,000 319,062,000
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt, net $ 0 1,661,197,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ 0 4,303,000
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt, net 223,500,000 15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,200,000,000.0  
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt, net 0 0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 350,000,000  
Cheniere Marketing Trade Finance Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Current debt, net $ 23,967,000 $ 0
[1] Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15, which require debt issuance costs related to term notes to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the debt liability, rather than as an asset, retrospectively for each reporting period presented. As a result, we reclassified $207.7 million and $2.8 million from debt issuance costs, net to long-term debt, net and current debt, net, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.