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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details)

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $)						3 Months Ended
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes [Member] Rate	Mar. 31, 2013 2016 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2020 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2020 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Acquisition of Non-current Assets [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Payment of Liabilities [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payment of Liabilities [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Payment For Project [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payment For Project [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount							$ 1,665,500,000		$ 420,000,000
Debt instrument stated rate (percent)							7.50%	6.50%
Debt instrument fixed charge coverage ratio						2
Current restricted cash and cash equivalents	252,854,000	92,519,000	55,400,000	17,400,000								197,400,000	75,100,000
Non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,466,602,000	272,425,000			76,100,000						100,000,000			1,290,400,000	96,300,000
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility										$ 3,600,000,000

- Definition

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations.

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