Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Working Capital Facility (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Working Capital Facility (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 11,235,500,000 $ 8,985,500,000  
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross [1],[2] 0 0  
SPL [Member] | SPL LC Agreement [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Maximum Borrowing Capacity     $ 325,000,000.0
Letters of Credit, Outstanding Amount   9,500,000  
Letter of Credit, Drawn Amount   $ 0  
SPL [Member] | SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,200,000,000.0    
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity 1,100,000,000    
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount $ 27,500,000    
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Business Days Notice Required for Repayment of Debt Without Penalty 3 days    
SPL [Member] | SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Permitted Increase $ 760,000,000    
SPL [Member] | SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Completion of Train Six Financing [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Permitted Increase 390,000,000    
SPL [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Letters of Credit, Outstanding Amount 127,600,000    
Letter of Credit, Drawn Amount $ 0    
SPL [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Undrawn [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Letter of Credit, Commitment Fee Percentage 1.75%    
SPL [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Drawn Portion [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.00%    
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage per annum 0.70%    
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | LIBOR [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%    
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | Base Rate [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%    
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member] | Base Rate [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%    
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Facility Loan [Member] | Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] | Base Rate [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%    
SPL [Member] | Working Capital Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 0    
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Requirement Balance, Outstanding Principal $ 0    
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Requirement Period, Number of Consecutive Business Days 5 days    
SPL [Member] | Swing Line Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 0    
Debt Instrument, Term 15 days    
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Period For Termination Date, Number of Business Days 3 days    
SPL [Member] | LC Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 0    
SPL [Member] | LC Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Term 1 year    
[1] Matures on December 31, 2020, with various terms for underlying loans, as further described below under SPL Working Capital Facility. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, no loans were outstanding under the SPL Working Capital Facility or the SPL LC Agreement it replaced.
[2] Variable interest rates, based on LIBOR or the base rate, as further described below under SPL Working Capital Facility.