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Related Party Transactions - LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - LNG Terminal Capacity Agreements (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
bcf / d
trains
$ / MMBTU
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Revenues—affiliate $ 111,000,000 $ 16,000,000 $ 864,000,000 $ 16,000,000
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 Marketing [Member] | Cheniere Investments [Member]        
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Proceeds (Payments) of Gross Margin Earned, Percentage     80.00%  
Revenues—affiliate $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member] | SPL [Member]        
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
LNG Volume, Purchase Price Percentage of Henry Hub     115.00%  
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