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Long-Term Debt - 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Facility [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Facility [Member]
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May 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Facility [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Facility [Member]
Minimum [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2013
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Operations [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Facility [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Construction [Member]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]
2012 Liquefaction Facility [Member]
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| Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 3.75% | 3.50% | |||||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | $ 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Debt Hedged by Interest Rate Derivatives | 75.00% | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 2,000,000,000 | 1,500,000,000 | 1,000,000,000.0 | 1,000,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net | (1,400,000,000) | ||||||||||||||
| Write-off of debt issuance costs | $ 114,335,000 | $ 80,510,000 | $ 114,335,000 | $ 80,510,000 | $ 80,500,000 | ||||||||||