Cheniere Energy, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cheniere Holdings [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	82.70%	82.70%
Cheniere Partners [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
General Partner ownership percentage	100.00%
Cheniere Holdings [Member] \| Cheniere Partners [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Limited Partner Ownership percentage	48.60%
Common Units [Member] \| Cheniere Holdings [Member] \| Cheniere Partners [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held	104.5
Subordinated Units [Member] \| Cheniere Holdings [Member] \| Cheniere Partners [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held	135.4