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Business Segment Information (Details)

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Business Segment Information (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Sep. 30, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Number of Reportable Segments | item     2    
Revenues (losses) from external customers $ 465,673 $ 66,059 $ 711,581 $ 202,453  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1] 0 0 0 0  
Depreciation and amortization expense 49,212 21,638 106,082 59,561  
Income (loss) from operations 15,276 [2] (52,074) (151,737) [2] (208,192)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (148,053) (93,566) (330,357) (238,664)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [3] (128,778) (307,161) (812,423) (784,636)  
Share-based compensation 39,557 27,451 97,617 114,107  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets 1,214,935 1,451,469 3,816,686 6,037,674  
Restructuring expense 26,241 0 49,196 0  
Total assets 22,689,080   22,689,080   $ 18,809,053
Non-US [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers 224,300   255,700    
Corporate and other [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers [4] (28,432) 404 (41,363) 730  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1],[4] (24,936) (11,587) (46,427) (25,552)  
Depreciation and amortization expense [4] 5,854 4,543 17,419 11,010  
Income (loss) from operations [4] (55,684) [2] (52,029) (157,799) [2] (134,201)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest [4] (26,417) (25,963) (77,228) (68,751)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [3],[4] (87,169) (82,803) (256,732) (217,014)  
Share-based compensation [4] 24,940 24,084 58,032 71,736  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets [4] 170 21,258 13,238 70,913  
Restructuring expense [4] 23,100   35,300    
Total assets 692,338   692,338   894,407
LNG terminal business [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers 314,917 67,212 530,526 203,324  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1] 16,244 233 17,168 827  
Depreciation and amortization expense 43,014 16,775 87,698 47,787  
Income (loss) from operations 44,346 [2] 27,072 41,912 [2] (15,324)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest (121,636) (67,589) (253,129) (169,899)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [3] (68,345) (196,693) (519,877) (507,751)  
Share-based compensation 9,183 1,316 19,005 30,233  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets 1,213,662 1,429,808 3,800,814 5,964,244  
Total assets 21,365,364   21,365,364   17,363,750
LNG and natural gas marketing business [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers 179,188 (1,557) 222,418 (1,601)  
Intersegment revenues (losses) [1] 8,692 11,354 29,259 24,725  
Depreciation and amortization expense 344 320 965 764  
Income (loss) from operations 26,614 [2] (27,117) (35,850) [2] (58,667)  
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 0 (14) 0 (14)  
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest [3] 26,736 (27,665) (35,814) (59,871)  
Share-based compensation 5,434 2,051 20,580 12,138  
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets 1,103 403 2,634 $ 2,517  
Restructuring expense   $ 3,100 13,900    
Total assets $ 631,378   $ 631,378   $ 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%    
Cheniere Marketing [Member] | Eliminations [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenues (losses) from external customers [4] $ 45,100   $ 60,500    
[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] Includes restructuring expense of $23.1 million and $35.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, in the corporate and other column and $3.1 million and $13.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, in the LNG and natural gas marketing segment.
[3] Items to reconcile income (loss) from operations and income (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.
[4] Includes corporate activities, business development, strategic activities and certain intercompany eliminations. These activities have been included in the corporate and other column. Also includes $45.1 million and $60.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, of Cheniere Marketing’s LNG revenues, which is eliminated in consolidation.