Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Distributions to owners $ 49,508,000  
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Distributions to owners 173,000,000 149,100,000
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | 2016 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 1,665,500,000  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%  
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage 100.00%  
Percentage of debt principal additional for redemption 1.00%  
Discount rate over Treasury Rate to calculate fair value ratio of redemption price 0.50%  
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | 2020 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount $ 420,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%  
Debt redemption period from equity offering closing date 180 days  
Debt Instrument, Original Principal Remaining Requirement of Redemption, Percentage 65.00%  
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | 2020 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member] | Period prior to November 1, 2015 [Member]
   
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage 106.50%  
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed 35.00%