Cheniere Energy, Inc. Current report filing

Debt - CCH Working Capital Facilitiy (Details)

Debt - CCH Working Capital Facilitiy (Details)	12 Months Ended
Debt - CCH Working Capital Facilitiy (Details)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 350,000,000
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR or base rate
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 350,000,000
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment	40.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Business Days Notice Required for Repayment of Debt Without Penalty	3 days
CCH [Member] \| CCH Letter of Credit [Member] \| Portion issued and not drawn [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.20%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Letter of Credit [Member] \| Drawn Portion [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
CCH [Member] \| CCH LC Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	1 year
CCH [Member] \| CCH Swing Line Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Period For Termination Date, Number of Business Days	4 days
CCH [Member] \| CCH Swing Line Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	15 days
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Requirement, Balance, Outstanding Principal	$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Requirement, Period, Number of Consecutive Business Days	5 days