Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)

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Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]  
2013 $ 9,625,000 [1]
2014 9,625,000 [1]
2015 9,604,000 [1]
2016 9,577,000 [1]
2017 9,462,000 [1]
Later years 231,884,000 [1],[2]
Total minimum payments required 279,777,000 [1]
Sublease payments to be received from TUA customers $ 112,800,000
[1] Lease payments for Sabine Pass LNG’s tug boat lease represent its lease payment obligation and do not take into account the $112.8 million of sublease payments Sabine Pass LNG will receive from its three TUA customers that effectively offset these lease payment obligations, as discussed below. La
[2] Includes certain lease option renewals as they are reasonably assured.