Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Consolidated Balance Sheets Parentheticals

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Consolidated Balance Sheets Parentheticals
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
General Partner Ownership Interest Percentage 2.00%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPManagingMemberOrGeneralPartnerOwnershipInterest 2.00%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPManagingMemberOrGeneralPartnerOwnershipInterest  
General Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued 6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued   6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
General partner units outstanding 6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding   6,894us-gaap_GeneralPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
Common Units [Member]      
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued 57,080us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember 		  57,080us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
Partnership unitholders units outstanding 57,080us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember 		  57,080us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_CommonUnitsMember
Class B Units [Member]      
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued 145,333us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember 		  145,333us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
Partnership unitholders units outstanding 145,333us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember 		  145,333us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalUnitClassBMember
Subordinated Units [Member]      
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Issued 135,384us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember 		  135,384us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember
Partnership unitholders units outstanding 135,384us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember 		  135,384us-gaap_LimitedPartnersCapitalAccountUnitsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CapitalUnitsByClassAxis
= lng_SubordinatedUnitsMember