Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Subsequent Events (Details)

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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], 2014-2018 Long-Term Cash Incentive Program [Domain], Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member])
 1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Installment_vestings
annual_performance_periods
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Consecutive Annual Performance Periods 5lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofConsecutiveAnnualPerformancePeriods
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Vesting Installments 3lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofVestingInstallments
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Award That is Performance-Based 100.00%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardPercentageofAwardThatisPerformanceBased
Senior Executive Pool [Member]
  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Allocation Percentage to Chief Executive Officer 50.00%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardAllocationPercentagetoChiefExecutiveOfficer
/ lng_AwardPoolAxis
= lng_SeniorExecutivePoolMember
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_A20142018LongTermCashIncentiveProgramDomain
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum 1.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfOutstandingStockMaximum
/ lng_AwardPoolAxis
= lng_SeniorExecutivePoolMember
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_A20142018LongTermCashIncentiveProgramDomain
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Minimum [Member] | General Pool [Member]
  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Allocation Percentage of Total Shareholder Value 2.00%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardAllocationPercentageofTotalShareholderValue
/ lng_AwardPoolAxis
= lng_GeneralPoolMember
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_A20142018LongTermCashIncentiveProgramDomain
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maximum [Member] | General Pool [Member]
  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Allocation Percentage of Total Shareholder Value 4.00%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardAllocationPercentageofTotalShareholderValue
/ lng_AwardPoolAxis
= lng_GeneralPoolMember
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_A20142018LongTermCashIncentiveProgramDomain
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maximum [Member] | Senior Executive Pool [Member]
  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Allocation Percentage of Total Shareholder Value 2.00%lng_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardAllocationPercentageofTotalShareholderValue
/ lng_AwardPoolAxis
= lng_SeniorExecutivePoolMember
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= lng_A20142018LongTermCashIncentiveProgramDomain
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember