Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Non-Controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity (Details)

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Non-Controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents [1] $ 2,539 $ 981
Restricted cash [1] 578 2,175
Accounts and other receivables 507 585
Other current assets 133 114
Total current assets 4,185 4,234
Property, plant and equipment, net 29,490 27,245
Other non-current assets, net 287 305
Total assets 34,705 [1] 31,987
Accrued liabilities 1,199 1,169
Other current liabilities 5 9
Total current liabilities 1,892 1,742
Long-term debt, net 30,795 28,179
Other non-current liabilities $ 26 58
Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Limited Partner ownership percentage 48.60%  
General Partner ownership percentage 100.00%  
Common Units [Member] | Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held 104.5  
Subordinated Units [Member] | Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held 135.4  
Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,707 0
Restricted cash 185 1,541
Accounts and other receivables 277 348
Other current assets 176 125
Total current assets 2,345 2,014
Property, plant and equipment, net 16,338 15,390
Other non-current assets, net 294 228
Total assets 18,977 17,632
Accrued liabilities 657 821
Other current liabilities 221 197
Total current liabilities 878 1,018
Long-term debt, net 17,571 16,066
Other non-current liabilities 120 18
Total liabilities $ 18,569 $ 17,102
[1]
Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), Cheniere Partners, as further discussed in Note 8— Non-controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity. As of September 30, 2019, total assets and liabilities of Cheniere Partners, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $19.0 billion and $18.6 billion, respectively, including $1.7 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $0.2 billion of restricted cash.