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Business Segment Information (Details)

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Business Segment Information (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Number of Reportable Segments | item     2    
Revenues (losses) from external customers $ 176,827 $ 68,025 $ 245,908 $ 136,394  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1] 0 0 0 0  
Depreciation and amortization expense 32,781 20,154 56,870 37,923  
Income (loss) from operations (76,454) (95,874) (167,013) (156,118)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (105,967) (85,486) (182,304) (145,098)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [2] (335,287) (142,309) (683,645) (477,475)  
Share-based compensation 40,535 68,665 58,060 86,655  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets 1,093,692 3,966,465 2,601,751 4,586,205  
Total assets 21,436,851   21,436,851   $ 18,809,053
Non-US [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers 28,700   31,400    
Corporate and Other [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers [3] (18,119) 199 (17,293) 326  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1],[3] (7,035) (6,845) (15,547) (13,965)  
Depreciation and amortization expense [3] 5,764 3,839 11,565 6,467  
Income (loss) from operations [3] (54,652) (51,446) (102,115) (82,172)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest [3] (25,840) (26,021) (50,811) (42,788)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [2],[3] (92,856) (82,090) (169,563) (134,211)  
Share-based compensation [3] 23,233 36,835 33,092 47,651  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets [3] 3,206 20,874 9,652 49,655  
Total assets 766,015   766,015   894,407
LNG terminal business [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers 150,977 68,532 216,528 136,112  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1] 6 491 924 594  
Depreciation and amortization expense 26,711 16,071 44,684 31,012  
Income (loss) from operations 10,115 (18,061) (2,434) (42,396)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (80,127) (59,465) (131,493) (102,310)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [2] (210,561) (33,403) (451,532) (311,058)  
Share-based compensation 7,045 25,778 9,822 28,917  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets 1,089,190 3,944,191 2,590,568 4,534,436  
Total assets 20,130,382   20,130,382   17,363,750
LNG and natural gas marketing business [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers 43,969 (706) 46,673 (44)  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1] 7,029 6,354 14,623 13,371  
Depreciation and amortization expense 306 244 621 444  
Income (loss) from operations (31,917) (26,367) (62,464) (31,550)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 0 0 0 0  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [2] (31,870) (26,816) (62,550) (32,206)  
Share-based compensation 10,257 6,052 15,146 10,087  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets 1,296 $ 1,400 1,531 $ 2,114  
Total assets $ 540,454   $ 540,454   $ 550,896
Cheniere Partners [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
General Partner ownership percentage     100.00%    
Cheniere Holdings [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 80.10%   80.10%   80.10%
Cheniere Holdings [Member] | Cheniere Partners [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Limited Partner ownership percentage     55.90%    
[1] Intersegment revenues (losses) related to our LNG and natural gas marketing segment are primarily a result of international revenue allocations using a cost plus transfer pricing methodology. These LNG and natural gas marketing segment intersegment revenues (losses) are eliminated with intersegment revenues (losses) in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[2] Items to reconcile loss from operations and loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest include consolidated other income (expense) amounts as presented on our Consolidated Statements of Operations primarily related to our LNG terminal segment.
[3] Includes corporate activities, business development, strategic activities and certain intercompany eliminations. These activities have been included in the corporate and other column.