Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
May. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings     $ 10,985,500,000   $ 10,985,500,000   $ 8,985,500,000  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     7,281,000 $ 114,335,000 96,273,000 $ 114,335,000    
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings [1],[2]     0   0   0  
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity     4,600,000,000   4,600,000,000      
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity     4,600,000,000   4,600,000,000      
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings     0   0      
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount     $ 89,900,000   $ 89,900,000      
Line Of Credit Facility Insurance Premium Percentage Of Drawn Amount         0.45%      
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment         40.00%      
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage         0.70%      
Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period         18 years      
Debt Instrument Hedging Requirement Period         90 days      
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | Minimum [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives     65.00%   65.00%      
2013 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]                
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity               $ 5,900,000,000
Long-term Debt, Outstanding Borrowings             $ 0  
Line of Credit Facility, Decrease, Net $ 1,800,000,000 $ 2,100,000,000            
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     $ 7,300,000   $ 96,300,000      
[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