Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 12, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001383650
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 1.4
Common Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Units, Units Outstanding		57,102,848
Class B Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Units, Units Outstanding		145,333,334
Subordinated Units [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Units, Units Outstanding		135,383,831