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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—CTPL Reserve (Details)

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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—CTPL Reserve (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
May 31, 2013
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current $ 261,371,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 195,702,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent 1,849,456,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent 544,465,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent  
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Creole Trail Pipeline [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Length of Natural Gas Pipeline 94lng_LengthofNaturalGasPipeline
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= lng_CreoleTrailPipelineMember
   
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | 2017 CTPL Term Loan [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_CreoleTrailPipelineCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
  400,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lng_CreoleTrailPipelineCreditFacilityMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Payment of Liabilities [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current 22,100,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_PaymentOfLiabilitiesMember
24,900,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_PaymentOfLiabilitiesMember
 
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Construction And Interest Payments [Member]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]      
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Noncurrent $ 6,000,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_ConstructionAndInterestPaymentsMember
$ 11,300,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember
/ us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis
= lng_ConstructionAndInterestPaymentsMember