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Unitholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Common Units [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Class B Units [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Class B Units [Member]
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Class B Units [Member]
Blackstone CQP Holdco LP [Member]
Rate
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May 31, 2013
Class B Units [Member]
Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Class B Units [Member]
Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Class B Units [Member]
Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC [Member]
Rate
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Sep. 30, 2014
General Partner [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
General Partner [Member]
Maximum [Member]
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| Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Number of days after quarter end distribution is paid | 45 days | |||||||||||
| Distributions Per Limited Partnership Unit Outstanding, Basic | $ 0.425 | |||||||||||
| Distributions entitled by General Partner, Percentage | 2.00% | |||||||||||
| Incentive Distribution, Quarterly Distribution Additional Target Percentage | 15.00% | 50.00% | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of partnership common and general partner units | $ 0 | $ 375,897 | $ 1,500,000 | $ 180,000 | $ 500,000 | |||||||
| Additional units purchased, shares | 12.0 | |||||||||||
| Partnership Units, Conversion Ratio, Quarterly Compounded Rate | 0.035 | |||||||||||
| Partnership Units, Accreted Conversion Ratio | 1.34 | 1.37 | ||||||||||
| Expected conversion period of Class B units to common units after substantial completion date of Train 3 | 90 days | |||||||||||