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

Related Party Transactions - LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) bcf / d $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues—affiliate	$ 4,391	$ 2,958	$ 2,940
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
Terminal Use Agreement Maintenance Expense Including Affiliate	$ 18,800	26,100	26,600
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%
Revenues—affiliate	$ 0	$ 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