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Debt - Debt Issuances - Credit Facilities (Details)

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Debt - Debt Issuances - Credit Facilities (Details)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
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Sep. 30, 2017
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Sep. 30, 2018
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Sep. 30, 2017
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May 31, 2018
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt | $ $ 12,000,000 $ 25,000,000 $ 27,000,000 $ 100,000,000  
CCH Credit Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis     LIBOR or base rate    
CCH Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.75%    
CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.75%    
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 1,200,000,000.0   $ 1,200,000,000.0    
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     1.25%    
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.25%    
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     1.75%    
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.75%    
CCH [Member] | CCH Credit Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $         $ 6,100,000,000
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains     3    
Maturity date     Jun. 30, 2024    
Line of Credit Facility, Date of First Quarterly Payment, Number of Months Following Project Completion     3 months    
Line Of Credit Facility, Amortization Period     19 years    
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis     LIBOR or the base rate    
Debt Issuance Costs, Required Fees to Agents and Lenders | $ 53,000,000   $ 53,000,000    
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt | $     $ 15,000,000    
CCH [Member] | CCH Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate     1.75%    
CCH [Member] | CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | Rate     0.75%    
CCH [Member] | CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio, Projected | Rate     1.50    
CCH [Member] | CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]          
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 1,200,000,000   $ 1,200,000,000    
Maturity date     Jun. 29, 2023    
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis     LIBOR or the base rate    
Debt Issuance Costs, Required Fees to Agents and Lenders | $ $ 14,000,000   $ 14,000,000    
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 | Rate     1.25%    
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 | Rate     0.25%    
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 | Rate     1.75%    
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 | Rate     0.75%