Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Accounts and Other Receivables

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Accounts and Other Receivables
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Accounts and Other Receivables
ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, accounts and other receivables consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
SPL trade receivable
 
$
38,432

 
$
—

Cheniere Marketing trade receivable
 
100,555

 
—

Interest receivable
 
234

 
95

Other accounts receivable
 
14,946

 
5,654

Total accounts and other receivables
 
$
154,167

 
$
5,749


Pursuant to the accounts agreement entered into with the collateral trustee for the benefit of SPL’s debt holders, SPL is required to deposit all cash received into reserve accounts controlled by the collateral trustee.  The usage or withdrawal of such cash is restricted to the payment of liabilities related to the SPL Project and other restricted payments.