Cheniere Energy, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Financial Instruments Financial Instruments - Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions (Details) (Interest Rate Contract [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Effective Date August 14, 2012 [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Inception Date	Aug. 14, 2012
Derivative, Maturity Date	Jul. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	One-month LIBOR
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 20.0
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.98%
Effective Date June 5, 2013 [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Inception Date	Jun. 05, 2013
Derivative, Maturity Date	May 28, 2020
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	One-month LIBOR
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	0
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate	2.05%
Maximum [Member] \| Effective Date August 14, 2012 [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	2.9
Maximum [Member] \| Effective Date June 5, 2013 [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 671.0