Cheniere Energy, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) tbtu	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) tbtu	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) tbtu
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities	$ 1,006		$ 1,006		$ 1,281
Revenues	1,460	$ 2,170	6,571	$ 6,723
Accounts and other receivables, net	390		390		$ 491
Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 20	45	$ 133	149
SPL [Member] \| Natural Gas Supply Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Agreement Term			5 years
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount \| tbtu	91		91		0
CCL [Member] \| Natural Gas Supply Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities	$ 13		$ 13		$ 3
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] \| Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities	2		$ 2		0
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] \| Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Agreement Term			10 years
Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC [Member] \| Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts and other receivables, net	2		$ 2		$ 3
Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC [Member] \| Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member] \| Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 2	$ 2	$ 8	$ 9

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