Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Convertible Notes (Details)

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Debt - Convertible Notes (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Mar. 09, 2015
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
USD ($)
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.875%      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Earliest date of conversion, Period after closing 1 year      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Initial Conversion Price | $ / shares $ 93.64      
Convertible Debt $ 1,040,000,000     $ 809,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component $ 206,000,000 $ 205,000,000   $ 191,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage 8.30% [1] 8.30%    
Aggregate principal amount $ 1,000,000,000      
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 11.00%      
Convertible Debt $ 1,305,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component $ 0      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage [1] 11.90%      
Aggregate principal amount $ 1,000,000,000      
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | CCH Holdco II [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 11.00%      
Aggregate principal amount $ 1,000,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Collateral Amount, Equity Interest in Subsidiary 100.00%      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Minimum Capitalization for Conversion $ 10,000,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio 1.20      
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | CCH Holdco II [Member] | Cheniere [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Earliest Date of Conversion, Period after Eligible Conversion Date 58 months      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold, Percentage Of Conversion 2, Discount to closing price of common stock 10.00%      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percentage of Conversion 1, Discount to VWAP 10.00%      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Consecutive Trading Days 1 | d 90      
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | CCH Holdco II [Member] | Note Holders [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Earliest date of conversion, Period after closing 6 months      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Market Capitalization $ 10,000,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold, Consecutive Trading Days 2 | d 90      
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.25%      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Initial Conversion Price | $ / shares $ 138.38      
Convertible Debt $ 311,000,000   $ 304,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component $ 194,000,000 $ 194,000,000 $ 196,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage 9.40% [1] 9.40%    
Aggregate principal amount $ 625,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Original Issue Discount 20.00%      
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Initial Conversion Ratio per $1,000 principal amount, in shares 7.2265      
CCH Holdco I [Member] | 2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | CCH Holdco II [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Collateral Amount, Equity Interest in Subsidiary 100.00%      
[1] Rate to accrete the discounted carrying value of the convertible notes to the face value over the remaining amortization period.