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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Details)

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) bcf / d item	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
LNG Volume, Purchase Price Percentage of Henry Hub			115.00%
Revenue earned from contracts with customers	$ 1,812.0	$ 1,416.0	$ 5,604.0	$ 3,855.0
Regasification Capacity \| bcf / d			4.0
Operating and maintenance expense	170.0	114.0	$ 457.0	309.0
TUA Customers [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			$ 125.0
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			$ 125.0
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period			20 years
LNG procured from third parties [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue earned from contracts with customers	208.0	427.0	$ 394.0	631.0
LNG [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue earned from contracts with customers	$ 1,712.0	1,345.0	$ 5,327.0	3,646.0
Revenue, Variable Consideration Received From Customers, Percentage	55.00%		55.00%
Regasification [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue earned from contracts with customers	$ 66.0	65.0	$ 196.0	195.0
Revenue, Variable Consideration Received From Customers, Percentage	3.00%		3.00%
Terminal Use Agreement Regasification Capacity, Partial [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating and maintenance expense	$ 7.5	$ 7.5	$ 23.0	$ 15.0

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