Cheniere Energy, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - CCH Working Capital Facility (Details)

Debt - CCH Working Capital Facility (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Debt - CCH Working Capital Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 01, 2018
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,200,000,000.0
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%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 1,200,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Required Fees to Agents and Lenders		$ 14,000,000
Maturity date	Jun. 29, 2023
CCH [Member] \| CCH Letter of Credit [Member] \| Portion issued and not drawn [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.20%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR or the base rate
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment	40.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Business Days Notice Required for Repayment of Debt Without Penalty	3 days
CCH [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [Member] \| Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [Member] \| Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [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 [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%
CCH [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [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 [Member] \| CCH Revolving Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%
CCH [Member] \| CCH LC Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Drawn Portion [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
CCH [Member] \| CCH LC Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	1 year
CCH [Member] \| CCH Working Capital Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Requirement, Balance, Outstanding Principal	$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Annual Temporary Requirement, Period, Number of Consecutive Business Days	5 days