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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)
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1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2013
2016 Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
2016 Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Creole Trail Pipeline Credit Facility [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Creole Trail Pipeline Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2016 Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2016 Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member]
Creole Trail Pipeline Credit Facility [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member]
Creole Trail Pipeline Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2016 Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2016 Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2020 Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
2020 Notes [Member]
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Jul. 31, 2012
Credit Facility [Domain]
Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Credit Facility [Domain]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period | 18 years 0 months | 18 years 0 months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities (Including Related Parties) | $ 5,585,500,000 | $ 2,185,500,000 | $ 400,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 2,000,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 1,000,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 100,000,000 | $ 100,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 1,665,500,000 | $ 1,665,500,000 | $ 420,000,000 | $ 420,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 2,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,665,500,000 | 1,665,500,000 | 400,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 420,000,000 | 420,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount | (14,866,000) | (18,387,000) | (8,336,000) | 0 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium | 11,897,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total long-term debt, net of discount | $ 5,574,195,000 | $ 2,167,113,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||