Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $)						6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes Interest Payments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes [Member] Rate	Jun. 30, 2013 Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2016 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2016 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2020 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 2020 Notes [Member] Sabine Pass LNG, LP [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Liquefaction Credit Facility [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Secured Notes Due 2021 [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Notes due 2023 [Member] [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Payment of Liabilities [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payment of Liabilities [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Payment For Project [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payment For Project [Member] Sabine Pass Liquefaction [Member] Debt Service Reserve Fund [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 1,665,500,000			$ 420,000,000			$ 2,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 0	$ 1,000,000,000
Debt instrument stated rate (percent)									7.50%	6.50%
Debt instrument fixed charge coverage ratio						2
Current restricted cash and cash equivalents	533,057,000	92,519,000	15,000,000	17,400,000			19,400,000												498,700,000	75,100,000
Non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,777,749,000	272,425,000			76,100,000		110,500,000														1,591,100,000	196,300,000
Maximum borrowing capacity on credit facility												$ 5,900,000,000	$ 3,600,000,000