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Business Segment Information (Details)

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Business Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenue, Net $ 67,550 $ 65,906  
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue 0 0  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 15,475 15,113  
Operating Income (Loss) (47,612) (67,454)  
Interest expense, net (40,270) (40,262)  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest (122,253) (124,709)  
Segment Reporting Information, Share-based Compensation 37,698 66,012  
Goodwill 76,819 76,819 76,819
Assets 9,524,616 6,581,819 9,673,237
Segment Reporting Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets 686,004 557,182  
LNG terminal business [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenue, Net 67,191 66,630  
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue (772) (569)  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 14,406 14,380  
Operating Income (Loss) (7,516) (5,824)  
Interest expense, net (40,373) (51,916)  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest (77,354) (74,882)  
Segment Reporting Information, Share-based Compensation 3,050 6,288  
Goodwill 76,819 76,819  
Assets 8,520,986 6,377,204  
Segment Reporting Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets 659,779 556,575  
LNG and natural gas marketing business [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenue, Net 2,832 (1,157)  
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue (2,174) 592  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 152 249  
Operating Income (Loss) (11,594) (20,667)  
Interest expense, net 0 0  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest (11,727) (20,656)  
Segment Reporting Information, Share-based Compensation 6,510 11,063  
Goodwill 0 0  
Assets 62,955 59,703  
Segment Reporting Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets 314 0  
Corporate and Other [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenue, Net (2,473) 433  
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue (2,946) 23  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 917 484  
Operating Income (Loss) (28,502) (40,963)  
Interest expense, net (103) (11,654)  
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest (33,172) (29,171)  
Segment Reporting Information, Share-based Compensation 28,138 48,661  
Goodwill 0 0  
Assets 940,675 144,912  
Segment Reporting Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets $ 25,911 $ 607  
Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Ownership interest in Subsidiary 84.50%    
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member] | General Partner [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Ownership interest in Subsidiary 100.00%    
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member] | Limited Partner [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Ownership interest in Subsidiary 47.20%    
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage 55.90%    
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Storage Capacity 16.9    
Volume of Vessel 265,000    
Regasification capacity 4.0