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Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) (USD $)
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6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | |||||
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
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May 28, 2013
Creole Trail Pipeline Business [Domain]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Class B Unit [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
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May 28, 2013
Reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the closing date [Domain]
Creole Trail Pipeline Business [Domain]
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| Organization and nature of operations [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price | $ 480,000,000 | $ 13,900,000 | ||||||
| Sale of common and general partner units | 375,917,000 | 0 | 12,000,000 | |||||
| Price Per Common Unit | $ 15 | |||||||
| Proceeds from sale Of Class B Units | 0 | 166,667,000 | 180,000,000 | |||||
| Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid | $ 313,900,000 | |||||||
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Price per Common Unit No definition available.
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Proceeds From Sale Of Class B Units No definition available.
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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Total change in each class of partners' capital accounts during the year due to the sale of units. All partners include general, limited and preferred partners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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