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

Related Party Transactions - LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) bcf / d trains $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues—affiliate	$ 293,957,000	$ 0	$ 0
Terminal Use Agreement [Member] \| SPLNG [Member] \| SPL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Regasification Capacity \| bcf / d	2.0
Related Party Transaction, Committed Annual Fee	$ 250,000,000
Related Party Agreement Term	20 years
Amended and Restated Variable Capacity Rights Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Investments [Member] \| Cheniere Marketing [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds (Payments) of Gross Margin Earned, Percentage	80.00%
Revenues—affiliate	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement [Member] \| SPL [Member] \| Cheniere Marketing [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
Commissioning Agreement [Member] \| Cheniere Marketing [Member] \| SPL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains Subject To In Agreement \| trains	4