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Debt - Credit Facilities Table (Details)

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Debt - Credit Facilities Table (Details) - USD ($)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Outstanding balance - current $ 11,000,000 $ 239,000,000
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size [1] 1,200,000,000  
Incremental commitments 0  
Outstanding balance - current 0 0
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 414,000,000  
Available commitment $ 786,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Maturity date Dec. 31, 2020  
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
2019 CQP Credit Facilities [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size $ 1,500,000,000  
Incremental commitments 0  
Outstanding balance 0 0
Commitments prepaid or terminated 750,000,000  
Letters of credit issued 0  
Available commitment $ 750,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Maturity date May 29, 2024  
2019 CQP Credit Facilities [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 [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 [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 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.125%  
2019 CQP Credit Facilities - CQP Revolving Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Outstanding balance $ 0  
CCH Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size 8,404,000,000  
Incremental commitments 1,566,000,000  
Outstanding balance 5,341,000,000 5,156,000,000
Commitments prepaid or terminated 4,629,000,000  
Letters of credit issued 0  
Available commitment $ 0  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Weighted average interest rate on current debt 3.79%  
Maturity date Jun. 30, 2024  
CCH Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size $ 350,000,000  
Incremental commitments 850,000,000  
Outstanding balance - current 0 168,000,000
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 583,000,000  
Available commitment $ 617,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Maturity date Jun. 29, 2023  
CCH Working Capital 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%  
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.25%  
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Original facility size $ 750,000,000  
Incremental commitments 500,000,000  
Outstanding balance 0 $ 0
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 876,000,000  
Available commitment $ 374,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate  
Maturity date Dec. 23, 2022  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.50%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.50%  
[1]
The SPL Working Capital Facility was amended in May 2019 in connection with commercialization and financing of Train 6 of the SPL Project. All terms of the SPL Working Capital Facility substantially remained unchanged.