Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details)

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Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details) - $ / shares
shares in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]    
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding, Basic 253.0 257.1
Dilutive Unvested Stock 1.1 1.4
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Conversion of Debt Securities 45.5 0.0
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 299.6 258.5
Basic net income per share attributable to common stockholders [1] $ 1.48 $ 0.55
Diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders [1] $ 1.43 $ 0.54
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 2.1 20.1
Unvested stock [Member]    
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [2] 2.1 2.4
2021 Cheniere Convertible Notes 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Notes And 2045 Cheniere Convertible Notes [Member]    
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [3] 0.0  
2021 Cheniere Convertible Notes And 2045 Cheniere Convertible Notes [Member]    
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [3]   17.7
Restricted Stock With Unsatisfied Performance Conditions [Member]    
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 0.7 0.6
[1]
Earnings per share in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding because it is calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.
[2]
Does not include 0.7 million shares and 0.6 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, of unvested stock because the performance conditions had not yet been satisfied as of the respective dates.
[3]
Includes number of shares in aggregate issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes and the 2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes for all periods presented and additionally the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes for the three months ended March 31, 2020, following the substantial completion of Train 2 of the CCL Project in August 2019.