Variable Interest Entity (Details) - Cheniere Holdings [Member]	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	80.10%	80.10%
Ownership Percentage of Outstanding Shares Required To Control Company [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	25.00%

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