Long-Term Debt - 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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May 31, 2013
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Apr. 30, 2013
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||
Write-off of debt issuance costs | $ 114,335,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ 131,576,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ 42,587,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | ||
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] | |||||
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | LIBOR | ||||
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit |
(100,000,000)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2012LiquefactionCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember |
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Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net |
(1,400,000,000)us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2012LiquefactionCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember |
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Write-off of debt issuance costs |
88,300,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2012LiquefactionCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember |
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Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||||
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives |
75.00%us-gaap_PercentageOfDebtHedgedByInterestRateDerivatives / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2012LiquefactionCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
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Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] | Operations [Member] | |||||
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |
3.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2012LiquefactionCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember / cqp_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis = cqp_OperationsMember |
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Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] | Construction [Member] | |||||
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |
3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2012LiquefactionCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember / cqp_LNGTrainsProjectPhaseAxis = cqp_ConstructionMember |
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Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | 2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member] | |||||
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net |
$ 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = cqp_A2021SabinePassLiquefactionSeniorNotesMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cqp_SabinePassLiquefactionMember |
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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR. No definition available.
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Net increase or decrease in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of an entity's outstanding debt that is designated as a hedged item in cash flow, fair value, or net investment hedge. No definition available.
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The net cash inflow or cash outflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with either short term or long term maturity that is collateralized (backed by pledge, mortgage or other lien in the entity's assets). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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