Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of LNG terminal costs and fixed assets and other, as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
LNG terminal costs
LNG terminal	$	2,748,474		$	2,487,759
LNG terminal construction-in-process (1)	15,116,545			13,875,204
LNG site and related costs, net	38,612			33,512
Accumulated depreciation	(430,757		)	(413,545		)
Total LNG terminal costs, net	17,472,874			15,982,930
Fixed assets and other
Computer and office equipment	12,159			12,153
Furniture and fixtures	17,201			17,101
Computer software	72,234			69,340
Leasehold improvements	41,930			40,136
Land	60,612			60,612
Other	38,786			49,376
Accumulated depreciation	(41,248		)	(37,741		)
Total fixed assets and other, net	201,674			210,977
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	17,674,548		$	16,193,907

(1) As of March 31, 2016, LNG terminal construction-in-process is presented net of amounts received from the sale of commissioning cargoes because the related costs were capitalized as testing costs for the construction of the SPL Project.