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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 13,223,191 $ 13,223,191 $ 11,931,602
Property, plant and equipment, reduction for testing costs recovered 128,100 142,300  
LNG terminal costs [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Accumulated depreciation (454,967) (454,967) (411,907)
Property, plant and equipment, net 13,217,305 13,217,305 11,926,100
LNG terminal [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 5,447,566 5,447,566 2,478,036
LNG terminal construction-in-process [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 8,224,575 8,224,575 9,859,836
LNG site and related costs, net [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 131 131 135
Fixed assets [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Accumulated depreciation (6,470) (6,470) (5,317)
Property, plant and equipment, net 5,886 5,886 5,502
Computer and office equipment [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 1,451 1,451 1,126
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 1,667 1,667 1,375
Computer software [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 4,457 4,457 4,238
Machinery and equipment [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 1,938 1,938 1,906
Vehicles [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross 2,748 2,748 2,081
Other [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 95 $ 95 $ 93