Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 63,853	$ 18,125
Natural gas [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	4,181	5,724
LNG [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	29,111	5,148
Materials and other [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 30,561	$ 7,253