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

Non-Controlling Interest (Details)

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Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - shares shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cheniere Holdings [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	91.90%	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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055

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