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
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,399 $ 2,474
Restricted cash 430 520
Accounts and other receivables 468 491
Other current assets 79 92
Total current assets 3,937 4,212
Property, plant and equipment, net 29,802 29,673
Other non-current assets, net 476 388
Total assets 35,747 [1] 35,492
Accrued liabilities 922 1,281
Other current liabilities 53 13
Total current liabilities 3,657 1,874
Long-term debt, net 28,940 30,774
Other non-current liabilities $ 23 11
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 $ 1,734 1,781
Restricted cash 109 181
Accounts and other receivables 259 297
Other current assets 160 184
Total current assets 2,262 2,443
Property, plant and equipment, net 16,476 16,368
Other non-current assets, net 309 309
Total assets 19,047 19,120
Accrued liabilities 569 709
Debt, Current 1,996 0
Other current liabilities 120 210
Total current liabilities 2,685 919
Long-term debt, net 15,591 17,579
Other non-current liabilities 88 104
Total liabilities $ 18,364 $ 18,602
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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 March 31, 2020, total assets and liabilities of Cheniere Partners, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $19.0 billion and $18.4 billion, respectively, including $1.7 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $0.1 billion of restricted cash.