Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Unitholders' Equity (Details)

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Unitholders' Equity (Details)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
$ / shares
Maximum [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Number of days after quarter end distribution is paid 45 days
Common Units [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Distributions Per Limited Partnership Unit Outstanding, Basic $ 0.425
General Partner [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Distributions entitled by General Partner, Percentage 2.00%
Incentive Distribution, Quarterly Distribution Additional Target Percentage 15.00%
General Partner [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Incentive Distribution, Quarterly Distribution Additional Target Percentage 50.00%
Cheniere Holdings [Member] | Cheniere Partners [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Limited Partner Ownership Percentage 48.60%
Blackstone [Member] | Cheniere Partners [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Limited Partner Ownership Percentage 40.30%
Public [Member] | Cheniere Partners [Member]  
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]  
Limited Partner Ownership Percentage 9.10%