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Long-Term Debt - Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes (Details) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 30, 2012
Senior Notes
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2016 Senior Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2016 Senior Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2020 Notes
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2020 Notes
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes
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Sep. 30, 2012
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes
Rate
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes
2020 Notes
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes
2020 Notes
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Debt instrument principal amount | $ 1,665,500,000 | $ 166,500,000 | $ 420,000,000 | $ 420,000,000 | ||||||
| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.50% | 7.50% | 6.50% | 6.50% | ||||||
| Debt instrument fixed charge coverage ratio | 2 | |||||||||
| Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Cash Distributions Paid | 182,900,000 | 93,000,000 | 36,200,000 | 242,100,000 | ||||||
| Redemption of Debt Instrument, Percentage | 35.00% | |||||||||
| Redemption Premium | $ 1.065 | |||||||||
| Percentage if 2020 Notes Outstanding | 65.00% | |||||||||