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Long-Term Debt - 2017 CTPL Term Loan (Details) (2017 CTPL Term Loan [Member], USD $)
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3 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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May 31, 2013
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| Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||
| Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount | $ 2,184,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount | $ 2,435,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount | |
| Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | |||
| Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||
| Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |
10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lng_CreoleTrailPipelineCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember |
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| 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 |
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| Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | LIBOR | ||
| Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |
3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lng_CreoleTrailPipelineCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = lng_CheniereCreoleTrailPipelineLpMember |
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- Definition
Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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- Definition
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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- Definition
The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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