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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Aug. 31, 2012
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
Installment_vestings
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Mar. 31, 2014
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
2003 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
2011 Incentive Plan [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
2011 Incentive Plan [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
2011 Incentive Plan [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
1997 Plan and 2003 Plan [Member]
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Dec. 12, 2012
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
1997 Stock Option Plan [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
Closing of financing and issuing of notice to proceed [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
First anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
Second anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
Third anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2012
Fourth anniversary of issuance of notice to proceed [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
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Dec. 06, 2013
Average 120-day closing stock price is $25 [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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May 22, 2013
Average 120-day closing stock price is $25 [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 1 and Train 2 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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May 22, 2013
Average 120-day closing stock price is $25 [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Dec. 06, 2013
Average 120-day closing stock price is $35 [Member]
Long Term Commercial Stock Price Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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May 28, 2013
First performance milestone achieved upon closing of 2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Payment of 60% of total cost for EPC Contract (Train 3 and Train 4) [Member]
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
Substantial completion of construction of Train 4 [Member]
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2014
First anniversary of substantial completion of construction of Train 4 [Member]
Long Term Commercial Milestone Bonus Award for Train 3 and Train 4 [Member]
Common Stock [Member]
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | 21.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense | $ 35,900,000 | $ 63,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount | 1,800,000 | 2,300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | 207,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition | 3 years 0 months | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 3,691,000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Plan Modification, Incremental Compensation Cost | 10,800,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures | $ 60,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share Price | $ 25 | $ 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Vesting Installments | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Percentage | 35.00% | 10.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% | 25.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | 30.00% | 20.00% | 20.00% | 30.00% | |||||||||||||
| Percentage of total cost of the EPC Contract (Train 3 and Train 4) | 60.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||