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Restricted Cash (Details)

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Restricted Cash (Details)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Rate
item
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash $ 732,551,000   $ 503,397,000
Non-current restricted cash 31,724,000   31,722,000
SPLNG debt service and interest payment [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 115,469,000   77,415,000
SPL Project [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 177,609,000   189,260,000
CTPL construction and interest payment [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 0   7,882,000
CQP And Cash Held By Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 108,894,000   0
CCL Project [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 295,316,000   46,770,000
Cash held by our subsidiaries restricted to Cheniere [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 10,511,000   147,138,000
Other [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted cash 24,752,000   34,932,000
Non-current restricted cash 18,074,000   18,072,000
SPLNG debt service [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Non-current restricted cash 13,650,000   $ 13,650,000
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 2,800,000,000    
SPLNG [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions $ 63,400,000 $ 70,800,000  
SPLNG [Member] | SPLNG Senior Notes [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Number of Months Interest Required For Distribution Per Month Elapsed Since Last Interest Payment | item 1    
Debt Instrument, Number of Semi-Annual Interest Payments Required To Be On Deposit In Permanent Debt Service FundFor Distribution | item 1    
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio | Rate 2    
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 2,800,000,000.0