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Description of Equity Interests (Details) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Common Units
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Mar. 31, 2013
Common Units
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Dec. 31, 2012
Common Units
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Sep. 30, 2013
Common Units
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Sep. 30, 2013
General Partner [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
General Partner [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
General Partner [Member]
Maximum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP [Member]
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May 28, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Class B Unit [Member]
Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP [Member]
Class B Unit [Member]
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| Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Distributions Per General Partnership Unit Outstanding | $ 0.02 | |||||||||||||
| Incentive Distribution, Distribution Per Unit | 15.00% | 50.00% | ||||||||||||
| Distribution Made to Member or Limited Partner, Distributions Paid, Per Unit | $ 0.425 | $ 0.425 | $ 0.425 | $ 0.425 | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 200,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Sale of common and general partner units | $ 375,897,000 | $ 11,122,000 | $ 0 | $ 12,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Partnership Units, Conversion Ratio, Quarterly Compounded Rate | 3.50% | |||||||||||||