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Schedule I—Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details)

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Schedule I—Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash used in operating activities $ (403,842) $ (482,520) $ (262,798)
Cash flows from investing activities      
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (4,413,411) (6,983,711) (2,896,420)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Debt issuance and deferred financing costs (171,629) (513,062) (109,806)
Proceeds from sale of common shares by Cheniere Holdings 0 0 228,781
Distributions and dividends to non-controlling interest (80,055) (80,235) (79,517)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 50 2,279 10,805
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation (20,397) (61,175) (112,324)
Other 0 1,524 3,605
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 4,907,575 6,422,331 3,349,044
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 90,322 (1,043,900) 189,826
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period 1,736,231 2,780,131 2,590,305
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period 1,826,553 1,736,231 2,780,131
Balances per Condensed Balance Sheets:      
Cash and cash equivalents 875,836 1,201,112 1,747,583
Non-current restricted cash 90,819 31,722 550,811
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1,826,553 1,736,231 2,780,131
Parent Company [Member]      
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net cash used in operating activities (101,345) (176,068) (180,990)
Cash flows from investing activities      
Investments in affiliates 201,750 (181,471) (869,842)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 201,750 (181,471) (869,842)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Proceeds from issuance of debt 0 500,000 1,000,000
Debt issuance and deferred financing costs 0 (4,129) (516)
Proceeds from sale of common shares by Cheniere Holdings 0 0 228,781
Distributions and dividends to non-controlling interest (80,055) (80,235) (79,517)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 50 2,279 10,805
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation (20,397) (61,175) (112,323)
Other 0 1,524 3,605
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (100,402) 358,264 1,050,835
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 3 725 3
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period 6,572 5,847 5,844
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period 6,575 6,572 5,847
Balances per Condensed Balance Sheets:      
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0
Non-current restricted cash 6,575 6,572 5,847
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 6,575 $ 6,572 $ 5,847