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Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | |||||
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Jun. 30, 2014
Fuel Derivative or LNG Inventory Derivative [Member]
Other Current Assets [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Fuel Derivative or LNG Inventory Derivative [Member]
Other Current Assets [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Term Gas Supply Derivatives [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Term Gas Supply Derivatives [Member]
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May 31, 2014
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Term Gas Supply Derivatives [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Term Gas Supply Derivatives [Member]
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May 31, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
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| Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Derivative, Collateral, Right to Reclaim Cash | $ 400,000 | $ 900,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||||||
| Derivative, Term of Contract | 1 year | 7 years | ||||||||
| Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | 0 | 0 | (9,300,000) | |||||||
| Derivative, Notional Amount, in MMBtu | 1,887,000,000 | 1,887,000,000 | ||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net | $ (2,100,000,000) | $ (885,000,000) | $ 100,000,000 | |||||||