Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions - Service Agreements (Details)

Related Party Transactions - Service Agreements (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advances to Affiliate Current	$ 41,486,000	$ 39,836,000
Service Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advances to Affiliate Current	41,500,000	$ 39,800,000
Cheniere Partners Services Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Terminals [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Quarterly non-accountable overhead reimbursement charge	2,800,000
Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Investments [Member] \| SPLNG [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Committed Monthly Fee	$ 130,000
Related Party Transaction, Bonus Percentage of Salary Entitled Upon Meeting Certain Criteria	50.00%
Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Investments [Member] \| SPL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly fee as a percentage of capital expenditures incurred in the previous month	0.60%
Related Party Transaction, Committed Monthly Fee	$ 83,333
Management Services Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Terminals [Member] \| SPLNG [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Committed Monthly Fee	$ 520,000
Management Services Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Terminals [Member] \| SPL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly fee as a percentage of capital expenditures incurred in the previous month	2.40%
Related Party Transaction, Committed Monthly Fee	$ 541,667
Management Services Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Terminals [Member] \| CTPL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Monthly fee as a percentage of capital expenditures incurred in the previous month	3.00%