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Related Party Transactions - Other Agreements (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - Other Agreements (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues—affiliate $ 941,000 $ 700,000 $ 2,952,000 $ 2,206,000  
Cheniere Investments [Member] | LNG Lease Agreement [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
LNG inventory related party 0   $ 0   $ 0
SPLNG [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Tax Initiative Agreement Term     10 years    
SPLNG [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Aggregate commitment under the Agreement 25,000,000   $ 25,000,000    
SPLNG [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Non-current assets from SPLNG's ad valorem tax payments 22,100,000   22,100,000   $ 19,600,000
SPLNG [Member] | Contracts for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas and LNG [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party 1,100,000 900,000 3,700,000 2,100,000  
Revenues—affiliate 4,400,000 300,000 9,800,000 500,000  
SPLNG [Member] | LNG Terminal Export Agreement [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues—affiliate 0 0 0 0  
SPLNG [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member] | Cheniere [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     0    
Tug Services [Member] | Tug Boat Lease Sharing Agreement [Member] | Wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues—affiliate $ 700,000 $ 700,000 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000  
SPL [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member] | Cheniere [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     0    
CTPL [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member] | Cheniere [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     $ 0