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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 18,729,177 $ 18,729,177 $ 16,193,907
Property, plant and equipment, reduction for testing costs recovered 131,800 146,000  
LNG terminal costs [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Accumulated depreciation (456,716) (456,716) (413,545)
Property, plant and equipment, net 18,528,526 18,528,526 15,982,930
LNG terminal [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 5,459,151 5,459,151 2,487,759
LNG terminal construction-in-process [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 13,487,338 13,487,338 13,875,204
LNG site and related costs, net [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 38,753 38,753 33,512
Fixed assets and other [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Accumulated depreciation (47,826) (47,826) (37,741)
Property, plant and equipment, net 200,651 200,651 210,977
Computer and office equipment [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 12,491 12,491 12,153
Furniture and fixtures [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 17,393 17,393 17,101
Computer software [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 76,471 76,471 69,340
Leasehold improvements [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 44,064 44,064 40,136
Land [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 60,582 60,582 60,612
Other [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 37,476 $ 37,476 $ 49,376