Property, Plant and Equipment Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 6,454,399,000	$ 3,282,305,000
LNG terminal costs [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	292,434,000	(235,275,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,438,541,000	3,273,516,000
Depreciation	57,300,000	57,300,000	57,800,000
LNG terminal [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,234,796,000	2,233,595,000
LNG terminal construction-in-process [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,489,668,000	1,269,798,000
LNG site and related costs, net [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	6,511,000	5,398,000
The Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Interest Costs Capitalized	188,700,000	35,100,000
Fixed assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	(32,771,000)	(29,127,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	15,858,000	8,789,000
Computer and office equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	8,115,000	7,014,000
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,319,000	4,057,000
Computer Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	13,504,000	13,012,000
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	7,303,000	6,989,000
Other Fixed Assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	15,388,000	6,844,000
Sabine Pass LNG terminal [Member] | Pipelines [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years	40 years
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	15 years
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	50 years
Corpus Christi LNG [Member] | LNG terminal costs [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Payments for Construction in Process	$ 35,500,000	$ 35,500,000