Debt - Schedule of Issuances (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Jul. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | $ 4,769 | $ 4,769 | |||||||||||
Debt modification and extinguishment costs | (171) | $ (27) | (215) | $ (27) | |||||||||
Repayments of Debt | $ 6,324 | $ 2,237 | |||||||||||
Cheniere Term Loan Facility [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Maturity date | [1] | Jun. 18, 2023 | |||||||||||
Debt modification and extinguishment costs | $ 14 | ||||||||||||
Repayments of Debt | 2,100 | ||||||||||||
Line Of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity | [1] | 2,620 | 2,620 | ||||||||||
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 2,695 | 2,695 | |||||||||||
Cheniere Term Loan Facility [Member] | Cash [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Repayments of Debt | 100 | ||||||||||||
2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Notes and 2021 Cheniere Convertible Notes [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Debt modification and extinguishment costs | 149 | ||||||||||||
Debt Conversion, Reduction in Equity | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
2025 Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ 1,080 | $ 1,080 | |||||||||||
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Maturity date | May 28, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 4.875% | 4.875% | |||||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 | |||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ 93.64 | $ 93.64 | |||||||||||
Repayments of Convertible Debt | $ 844 | $ 844 | |||||||||||
SPL [Member] | 2030 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Maturity date | [2] | May 15, 2030 | |||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [2] | 4.50% | 4.50% | ||||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | [2] | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 | ||||||||||
Debt modification and extinguishment costs | $ 43 | ||||||||||||
CCH [Member] | 3.52% CCH Senior Secured Notes [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Maturity date | [3] | Dec. 31, 2039 | |||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [3] | 3.52% | 3.52% | ||||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | [3] | $ 769 | $ 769 | ||||||||||
Debt modification and extinguishment costs | $ 9 | $ 9 | |||||||||||
Cheniere [Member] | 2028 Cheniere Senior Secured Notes [Member] | |||||||||||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
Maturity date | [4] | Oct. 15, 2028 | |||||||||||
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | [4] | 4.625% | 4.625% | ||||||||||
Aggregate principal amount | [4] | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 | ||||||||||
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