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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 19,891,666 $ 19,891,666 $ 16,193,907
Property, plant and equipment, reduction for testing costs recovered 68,300 214,300  
LNG terminal costs [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Accumulated depreciation (498,934) (498,934) (413,545)
Property, plant and equipment, net 19,693,454 19,693,454 15,982,930
LNG terminal [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 7,976,737 7,976,737 2,487,759
LNG terminal construction-in-process [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 12,176,899 12,176,899 13,875,204
LNG site and related costs, net [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 38,752 38,752 33,512
Fixed assets and other [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Accumulated depreciation (54,666) (54,666) (37,741)
Property, plant and equipment, net 198,212 198,212 210,977
Computer and office equipment [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 13,241 13,241 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 78,942 78,942 69,340
Leasehold improvements [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 46,351 46,351 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 $ 36,369 $ 36,369 $ 49,376