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Long-Term Debt - 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 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
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Sep. 30, 2013
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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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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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May 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Operations [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Operations [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Construction [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Construction [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member]
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| Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | LIBOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 2.30% | 3.75% | 2.30% | 3.50% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives | 75.00% | 75.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net | $ 500,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 2,000,000,000 | 1,500,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net | (2,100,000,000) | (1,400,000,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit | (177,000,000) | (100,000,000) | (885,000,000) | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Write-off of debt issuance costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 114,335,000 | $ 80,510,000 | $ 80,500,000 | $ 80,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||