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Debt - Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (Details)

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Debt - Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 01, 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 1,250,000,000 $ 1,250,000,000 $ 750,000,000
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Requirement, Sum of Unrestricted Cash and Undrawn Commitments, Minimum Percentage Commitments 20.00%    
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Requirement, Sum of Unrestricted Cash and Undrawn Commitments, Minimum Balance $ 200,000,000    
Debt Instrument, Trigger Point Condition, Minimum Percentage Aggregate Commitments 10.00%    
Debt Instrument, Trigger Point Condition, Springing Leverage Covenant Election, Maximum Leverage Ratio 5.75    
Debt Instrument, Trigger Point Condition, Springing Leverage Covenant Election, Minimum Percentage Aggregate Commitments 30.00%    
Before Trigger Point [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.75%    
After Trigger Point [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment 30.00%    
Base Rate [Member] | Drawn Portion [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.00%    
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%    
Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] | Base Rate [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%    
Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%    
Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%    
Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.50%    
Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]      
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.50%