Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restricted Cash (Details)

v3.5.0.2
Restricted Cash (Details)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Rate
item
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Feb. 29, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Restricted cash $ 827,545,000     $ 503,397,000
Non-current restricted cash 31,128,000     31,722,000
SPLNG debt service and interest payment [Member]        
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Restricted cash 115,490,000     77,415,000
SPL Project [Member]        
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Restricted cash 325,630,000     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 127,429,000     0
CCL Project [Member]        
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Restricted cash 192,812,000     46,770,000
Cash held by our subsidiaries restricted to Cheniere [Member]        
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Restricted cash 12,930,000     147,138,000
Other [Member]        
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Restricted cash 53,254,000     34,932,000
Non-current restricted cash 17,478,000     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
SPLNG [Member]        
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]        
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions $ 230,400,000 $ 267,900,000    
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 Fund For 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