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Net Loss per Common Unit - Schedule of Anticipated Beneficial Conversion Feature impact to Capital Accounts (Details)

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Net Loss per Common Unit - Schedule of Anticipated Beneficial Conversion Feature impact to Capital Accounts (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Common Units [Member]  
Schedule of Anticipated Beneficial Conversion Feature impact to Capital Accounts [Line Items]  
2015 $ (232)lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
2016 (29,564)lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
2017 (594,390)lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsYearThree
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
Class B Units [Member]  
Schedule of Anticipated Beneficial Conversion Feature impact to Capital Accounts [Line Items]  
2015 781lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
2016 99,685lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
2017 2,004,209lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsYearThree
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
Subordinated Units [Member]  
Schedule of Anticipated Beneficial Conversion Feature impact to Capital Accounts [Line Items]  
2015 (549)lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
2016 (70,121)lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
2017 $ (1,409,819)lng_AmortizationofBeneficialConversionFeatureImpacttoCapitalAccountsYearThree
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember