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Debt - Convertible Notes (Details)

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Debt - Convertible Notes (Details)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
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$ / shares
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate original principal $ 1,000,000,000
Debt component, net of discount 1,006,000,000
Equity component 205,000,000
Conversion value in excess of principal $ 0
Maturity date May 28, 2021
Contractual interest rate 4.875%
Effective interest rate 8.20% [1]
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period 3 years 241 days [2]
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares $ 93.64
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate original principal $ 1,000,000,000
Debt component, net of discount 1,270,000,000
Equity component 0
Conversion value in excess of principal $ 0
Maturity date Mar. 01, 2025
Contractual interest rate 11.00%
Effective interest rate 11.90% [1]
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period 3 years 1 day [2]
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Cheniere [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible,Threshold Market Capitalization $ 10,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percentage of Conversion 1, Discount to VWAP 10.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days | d 90
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percentage of Conversion 2, Discount to closing price of common stock 10.00%
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible,Threshold Market Capitalization $ 10,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days | d 90
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Earliest date of conversion, Period after closing 6 months
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate original principal $ 625,000,000
Debt component, net of discount 310,000,000
Equity component 194,000,000
Conversion value in excess of principal $ 0
Maturity date Mar. 15, 2045
Contractual interest rate 4.25%
Effective interest rate 9.40% [1]
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period 27 years 173 days [2]
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares $ 138.38
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio per $1,000 principal amount, in shares 7.2265
[1] Rate to accrete the discounted carrying value of the convertible notes to the face value over the remaining amortization period.
[2] We amortize any debt discount and debt issuance costs using the effective interest over the period through contractual maturity except for the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes, which are amortized through the date they are first convertible by holders into our common stock.