Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
May 31, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
May 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 12,614,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount   $ 12,614,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount       $ 9,989,969,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 88,992,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt            
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity               5,900,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
Line of Credit Facility, Available Commitments 900,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
  900,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
      2,700,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
 
Long-term Debt, Gross 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
  0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
      0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
 
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit           100,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
   
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net     (1,800,000,000)us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
(2,100,000,000)us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
(885,000,000)us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
     
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     89,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
         
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR              
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount               $ 144,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
Commitment Fee Percentage of Applicable Margin 40.00%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
             
Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period 18 years              
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives 75.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfDebtHedgedByInterestRateDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
  75.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfDebtHedgedByInterestRateDerivatives
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
         
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Construction [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_ConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
             
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Operations [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_OperationsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
             
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Construction [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_ConstructionMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
             
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Operations [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_A2013SabinePassLiquefactionCreditFacilitiesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_SabinePassLiquefactionMember
/ lng_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis
= lng_OperationsMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember