Debt Issuance Costs Debt Issuance Costs (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs to Interest Expense and Construction in Process	$ 43,600,000	$ 15,700,000	$ 4,400,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	118,300,000	1,500,000	0
Debt issuance costs, gross	388,500,000
Accumulated amortization	(74,556,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	313,944,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	313,944,000	220,949,000
2013 Liquefaction Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	257,924,000
Amortization period	7 years
Accumulated amortization	(46,400,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	211,524,000
2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	30,057,000
Amortization period	10 years 26 days
Accumulated amortization	(21,100,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	8,957,000
2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	9,290,000
Amortization period	8 years 20 days
Accumulated amortization	(1,377,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	7,913,000
2021 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	45,325,000
Amortization period	8 years
Accumulated amortization	(3,910,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	41,415,000
2022 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	22,226,000
Amortization period	8 years 3 months 21 days
Accumulated amortization	(195,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	22,031,000
2023 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	22,230,000
Amortization period	10 years
Accumulated amortization	(1,159,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	21,071,000
CTPL Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross	1,448,000
Amortization period	2 years
Accumulated amortization	(415,000)
Debt issuance costs, net	$ 1,033,000