Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)

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Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Outstanding balance $ 12,195,743 $ 10,018,325
Outstanding balance, current 1,762,704 1,673,379
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size 4,600,000  
Outstanding balance 0 845,000
Commitments prepaid or terminated 2,643,867  
Letters of credit issued 0  
Available commitment $ 1,956,133  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description Earlier of December 31, 2020 or second anniversary of SPL Trains 1 through 5 completion date  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.30%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size $ 1,200,000  
Outstanding balance, current 98,500 15,000
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 337,044  
Available commitment $ 764,456  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description December 31, 2020, with various terms for underlying loans  
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size $ 2,800,000  
Outstanding balance 450,000 $ 0
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 7,500  
Available commitment $ 2,342,500  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis [1] LIBOR or base rate  
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description February 25, 2020, with principals due quarterly commencing on February 19, 2019  
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member] | February 25, 2019 [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase 0.50%  
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 2.25%  
2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.25%  
[1] There is a 0.50% step-up for both LIBOR and base rate loans beginning on February 25, 2019.