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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes Debt Service Reserve (Details) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
Rate
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Sep. 30, 2014
2016 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
2020 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]
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| Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items] | |||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 1,665,500,000 | $ 420,000,000 | |||||||
| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.50% | 6.50% | |||||||
| Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio | 2 | ||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 393,276,000 | 227,652,000 | 53,000,000 | 15,000,000 | |||||
| Non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,132,759,000 | $ 1,025,056,000 | $ 76,100,000 | $ 76,100,000 | |||||