Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | $ 279 | $ 316 |
| Natural gas [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | 10 | 30 |
| LNG [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | 67 | 24 |
| LNG in-transit [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | 81 | 173 |
| Materials and other [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | $ 121 | $ 89 |
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