Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Unitholders' Equity (Details)

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Unitholders' Equity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May. 31, 2013
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Rate
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Proceeds from sale of partnership common and general partner units | $   $ 0 $ 0 $ 375,897  
Maximum [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Number of days after quarter end distribution is paid   45 days      
Common Units [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Distributions Per Limited Partnership Unit Outstanding, Basic | $ / shares   $ 0.425      
Additional units purchased, shares | shares       17,590  
General Partner [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Additional units purchased, shares | shares       604  
General Partner [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Distributions entitled by General Partner, Percentage   2.00%      
Incentive Distribution, Quarterly Distribution Additional Target Percentage   15.00%      
General Partner [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Incentive Distribution, Quarterly Distribution Additional Target Percentage   50.00%      
Class B Units [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Partnership Units, Conversion Ratio, Quarterly Compounded Rate   0.035      
Class B Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Expected conversion period of Class B units to common units after substantial completion date of Train 3   90 days      
Blackstone [Member] | Class B Units [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Proceeds from sale of partnership common and general partner units | $         $ 1,500,000
Partnership Units, Accreted Conversion Ratio | Rate   1.59      
Cheniere [Member] | Class B Units [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Proceeds from sale of partnership common and general partner units | $ $ 180,000       $ 500,000
Additional units purchased, shares | shares 12,000        
Cheniere Holdings [Member] | Class B Units [Member]          
Other Ownership Interests [Line Items]          
Partnership Units, Accreted Conversion Ratio | Rate   1.62