Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Consolidated Statement of Partners' Equity

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Consolidated Statement of Partners' Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total
Common Units [Member]
Class B Units [Member]
Subordinated Units [Member]
General Partner [Member]
Partners' equity, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 1,130,729us-gaap_PartnersCapital $ 495,597us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
$ (38,216)us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
$ 648,414us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
$ 24,934us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
General partner units outstanding, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2014 6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding       6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
Units outstanding, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2014   57,080us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
145,333us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
135,384us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
 
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity          
Net loss (178,676)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (51,931)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
0us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
(123,171)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
(3,574)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
Distributions (24,754)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions (24,259)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
0us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
0us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
(495)us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
Partners' equity, end of period at Mar. 31, 2015 $ 927,299us-gaap_PartnersCapital $ 419,407us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
$ (38,216)us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
$ 525,243us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
$ 20,865us-gaap_PartnersCapital
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
General partner units outstanding, end of period at Mar. 31, 2015 6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding       6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_GeneralPartnerMember
Units outstanding, end of period at Mar. 31, 2015   57,080us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
145,333us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
135,384us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember