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Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Details)

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Details)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
bcf / d
item
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
LNG Volume, Purchase Price Percentage of Henry Hub 115.00%    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers $ 5,626 $ 1,282 $ 257
Regasification Capacity | bcf / d 4.0    
Operating and maintenance expense $ 446 216 95
TUA Customer [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Regasification Capacity | bcf / d 2.0    
Number Of Fixed Price Contracts | item 2    
TUA Customer 1 [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Regasification Capacity | bcf / d 1.0    
Revenue, Performance Obligation, Fixed Consideration $ 125    
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period 20 years    
TUA Customer 2 [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Regasification Capacity | bcf / d 1.0    
Revenue, Performance Obligation, Fixed Consideration $ 125    
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period 20 years    
Liquefied Natural Gas, Procured From Third Parties [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue earned from contracts with customers $ 981 236 0
LNG [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue earned from contracts with customers $ 5,342 1,015 0
Revenue, Variable Consideration Received From Customers, Percentage 56.00%    
Regasification [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue earned from contracts with customers $ 260 $ 259 $ 259
Revenue, Variable Consideration Received From Customers, Percentage 2.00%    
Partial TUA Regasification Capacity      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Operating and maintenance expense $ 23