Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions - LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015 trains	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) bcf / d $ / MMBTU	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating and maintenance expense		$ 17,385	$ 30,540
Regasification revenues—affiliate		$ 1,635	812
SPL [Member] \| LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements [Member] \| SPLNG [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Regasification Capacity \| bcf / d		2.0
Related Party Transaction, Committed Annual Fee		$ 250,000
Related Party Agreement Term		20 years
Operating and maintenance expense		$ 300	17,800
SPL [Member] \| Commissioning Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Marketing [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains Subject To In Agreement \| trains	4
Cheniere Marketing [Member] \| LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements [Member] \| Cheniere Investments [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds (Payments) of Gross Margin Earned, Percentage		80.00%
Regasification revenues—affiliate		$ 0	$ 0
Cheniere Marketing [Member] \| LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement [Member] \| SPL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incremental LNG Volume, Purchase Price Percentage of Henry Hub		115.00%
Incremental LNG Volume, Purchase Price Per MMBtu \| $ / MMBTU		3.00