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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Details)

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Details)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | SPA Customers [Member]    
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers   2
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | LNG Revenues [Member]    
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration Risk, Percentage 94.00%  
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | LNG Revenues [Member] | SPA Customers [Member]    
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers 2  
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member]    
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]    
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains 6  
CTPL [Member] | Creole Trail Pipeline [Member]    
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]    
Length Of Natural Gas Pipeline | mi 94  
SPLNG [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | TUA Customers [Member]    
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]    
Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers 2