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Debt - Issuances and Terminations (Details)

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Debt - Issuances and Terminations (Details) - USD ($)
 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member] | May 29 2022 [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase   0.25%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   1.50%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   0.50%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving 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%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   0.25%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   2.125%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   1.125%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2016 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Loss on early extinguishment of debt $ 0  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,500,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis   LIBOR or the base rate
Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs   $ 20,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment   30.00%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Months Period Within LIBOR Period Interest Due   3 months
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities [Member] | Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   0.50%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities [Member] | Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   1.00%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 750,000,000  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member] | May 29 2022 [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase   0.25%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   1.50%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   0.50%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 750,000,000  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving 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%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   0.25%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   2.125%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate   1.125%