Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details)

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Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details) - $ / shares
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]        
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding, Basic 257,400,000 242,800,000 257,300,000 239,200,000
Dilutive Unvested Stock 0 0 1,300,000 2,500,000
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 257,400,000 242,800,000 258,600,000 241,700,000
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders [1] $ (0.44) $ (0.07) $ 0.11 $ 1.42
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders [1] $ (0.44) $ (0.07) $ 0.11 $ 1.40
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 21,600,000 22,400,000 21,600,000 19,800,000
Unvested stock [Member]        
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [2] 3,800,000 5,200,000 3,800,000 2,600,000
2021 Cheniere Convertible Notes And 2045 Cheniere Convertible Notes [Member]        
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [3] 17,800,000 17,200,000 17,800,000 17,200,000
Restricted Stock With Unsatisfied Performance Conditions [Member]        
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 600,000 400,000 600,000 400,000
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]        
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 0 0 0 0
[1] Earnings per share in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding because it is calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.
[2]
Does not include 0.6 million shares for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 0.4 million shares for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 of unvested stock because the performance conditions had not yet been satisfied as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
[3]
Includes number of shares in aggregate issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes and the 2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes. There were no shares included in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes because substantive non-market-based contingencies underlying the eligible conversion date have not been met as of June 30, 2019.