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Related Party Transactions - Other Agreements (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - Other Agreements (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues—affiliate $ 1,199,000 $ 734,000 $ 2,011,000 $ 1,506,000  
Cheniere Energy Investments, LLC [Member] | Cheniere Marketing, LLC [Member] | LNG Lease Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
LNG inventory related party 0   $ 0   $ 0
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Tax Initiative Agreement Term     10 years    
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Aggregate commitment under the Agreement 25,000,000   $ 25,000,000    
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Cheniere Marketing, LLC [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Non-current assets from Sabine Pass LNG's ad valorem tax payments 22,100,000   22,100,000   $ 19,600,000
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Cheniere Marketing, LLC [Member] | Contracts for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas and LNG [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party 1,100,000 700,000 2,700,000 1,200,000  
Revenues—affiliate 4,100,000 100,000 5,400,000 100,000  
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Cheniere Marketing, LLC [Member] | LNG Terminal Export Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues—affiliate 0 0 0 0  
Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] | Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     0    
Sabine Pass Tug Services, LLC [Member] | Wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere [Member] | Tug Boat Lease Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues—affiliate $ 700,000 $ 700,000 1,400,000 $ 1,400,000  
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] | Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     0    
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Cheniere Energy, Inc. [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     $ 0