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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 10,985,500 $ 8,985,500
Total long-term debt, net $ 10,993,119 8,991,333
2016 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.50%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 1,665,500 1,665,500
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ (6,651) (8,998)
2020 Sabine Pass LNG Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.50%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 420,000 420,000
2021 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 2,000,000 2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 9,457 10,177
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 1,000,000 1,000,000
2023 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 1,500,000 1,500,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium $ 6,745 7,089
2024 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.75%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 2,000,000 2,000,000
2025 SPL Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.625%  
Long Term Debt, Gross $ 2,000,000 0
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long Term Debt, Gross [1],[2] $ 0 0
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.30%  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
CTPL Term Loan [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long Term Debt, Gross [3] $ 400,000 400,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount $ (1,932) $ (2,435)
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%  
[1] Matures on the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the second anniversary of the completion date of Trains 1 through 5 of the Liquefaction Project.
[2] Variable interest rate, at SPL’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margins for LIBOR loans range from 1.30% to 1.75%, depending on the applicable 2015 SPL Credit Facility, and
[3] Variable interest rate, at CTPL’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. CTPL has historically elected LIBOR loans, for which the applicable margin is 3.25% and is due and payable at the end of each LIBOR period.