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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt - Issuances and Terminations - Senior Notes (Details)

Debt - Issuances and Terminations - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 27, 2019	Sep. 12, 2019	May 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	$ (27,000,000)	$ (12,000,000)	$ (27,000,000)	$ (27,000,000)
4.80% CCH Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.80%		4.80%
CCH Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments prepaid or terminated	$ 4,629,000,000		$ 4,629,000,000
CCH Credit Facility [Member] \| Refinance of Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	$ 13,000,000
2029 CQP Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%		4.50%
2019 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments prepaid or terminated	$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,500,000,000.0		1,500,000,000.0
CCH [Member] \| 4.80% CCH Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	727,000,000		$ 727,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.80%
Debt Instrument, Term			15 years
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Credit Facility [Member] \| Refinance of Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt modification and extinguishment costs			$ 13,000,000
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| CQP Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness Threshold, Monetary Amount	1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness Threshold, Percentage of Net Tangible Assets			10.00%
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| 2029 CQP Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 1,500,000,000
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	13,000,000		$ 13,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						4.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage Price For Amount Which May Be Redeemed With Cash Proceeds From Certain Equity Offerings			104.50%
Debt Instrument Registration Period			360 days
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| 2029 CQP Senior Notes [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Amount, Percentage of Principal Amount Which May Be Redeemed With Cash Proceeds From Certain Equity Offerings			35.00%
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Term Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments prepaid or terminated	$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 750,000,000
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| 2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 750,000,000