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 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
May. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt, Gross     $ 11,235,500,000   $ 11,235,500,000     $ 8,985,500,000  
Loss on early extinguishment of debt     0 $ 0 96,273,000 $ 114,335,000      
2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]                  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                  
Long-term Debt, Gross [1],[2]     250,000,000   250,000,000     0  
SPL [Member] | 2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]                  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                  
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity             $ 4,600,000,000    
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity     4,300,000,000   4,300,000,000        
Long-term Debt, Gross     250,000,000   250,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount     $ 88,200,000   $ 88,200,000        
Line Of Credit Facility Insurance Premium Percentage Of Drawn Amount, per annum         0.45%        
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment, per annum         40.00%        
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage per annum         0.70%        
Line of Credit Facility, Amortization Period         18 years        
SPL [Member] | 2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]                  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                  
Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives     65.00%   65.00%        
SPL [Member] | 2013 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]                  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                  
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                 $ 5,900,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross               $ 0  
Line of Credit Facility, Decrease, Net $ 1,800,000,000 $ 2,100,000,000              
Loss on early extinguishment of debt         $ 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 the applicable margin for base rate loans is 1.75%. Interest on LIBOR loans is due and payable at the end of each LIBOR period, and interest on base rate loans is due and payable at the end of each quarter.