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Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)

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Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]      
2014 $ 10,167,000    
2015 10,261,000    
2016 10,340,000    
2017 10,401,000    
2018 2,988,000    
Later years 254,865,000    
Total minimum payments required 299,022,000 [1]    
Sublease payments to be received from TUA customers 112,500,000    
Operating Leases, Rent Expense $ 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 9,200,000
[1] Lease payments for Sabine Pass LNG's tug boat lease represent its lease payment obligation and do not take into account the $112.5 million of sublease payments Sabine Pass LNG will receive from its three TUA customers that effectively offset these lease payment obligations, as discussed below.