Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Schedule of Issuances and Repayments (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Issuances and Repayments (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Proceeds from issuances of debt   $ 7,547    
Repayments of Debt   (7,708)    
Debt modification and extinguishment costs   (217) $ (55) $ (27)
Cheniere Term Loan Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt   (2,100)    
Debt modification and extinguishment costs   16    
Line Of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity [1]   2,620    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   2,695    
Cheniere Term Loan Facility [Member] | Cash [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt   (200)    
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line Of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity   750    
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 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price   $ 1,080    
2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Notes [Member] | Cash [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt   $ (300)    
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage [2]   4.875%    
Aggregate principal amount [2]   $ 1,000    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price   $ 93.64    
Repayments of Convertible Debt $ 844 $ 844 [2]    
SPL [Member] | 2030 SPL Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.50%    
Aggregate principal amount [3]   $ 2,000    
Debt modification and extinguishment costs   $ 43    
SPL [Member] | 2021 SPL Senior Notes        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.625%    
Repayments of Debt [3]   $ (2,000)    
CCH Holdco II [Member] | 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   11.00%    
Repayments of Debt [4]   $ (1,578)    
CCH [Member] | 3.52% CCH Senior Secured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   3.52%    
Aggregate principal amount [5]   $ 769    
Debt modification and extinguishment costs   9    
CCH [Member] | CCH Credit Facility        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt [5]   (656)    
Cheniere [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Proceeds from issuances of debt   4,778    
Repayments of Debt   3,474    
Debt modification and extinguishment costs   $ (50) $ 0 $ 0
Cheniere [Member] | 2028 Cheniere Senior Secured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.625%    
Aggregate principal amount [4],[6]   $ 2,000    
Cheniere [Member] | Cheniere Term Loan Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Proceeds from issuances of debt   2,323    
Repayments of Debt [4]   (2,175)    
Cheniere [Member] | Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Proceeds from issuances of debt   455    
Repayments of Debt   $ (455)    
Cheniere [Member] | 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.875%    
Repayments of Debt [4]   $ (844)    
Repayments of Convertible Debt [6]   $ 844    
[1] Borrowings under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility are subject to customary conditions precedent. The remaining commitments under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility are expected to be used to repay and/or repurchase a portion of the remaining principal amount of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes and for the payment of related fees and expenses. We pay a commitment fee equal to 30% of the margin for LIBOR loans multiplied by the average daily amount of undrawn commitments. If the Cheniere Term Loan Facility is still outstanding on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, as defined by the credit agreement, we will pay duration fees in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate amount of commitments as of July 10, 2020, which was the date the loans were first borrowed under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility (the “Payment Date”). Furthermore, if the Cheniere Term Loan Facility is still outstanding on the second anniversary of the Closing Date, as defined by the credit agreement, we will pay 0.50% of the aggregate amount of commitments as of the Payment Date. Annual administrative fees must also be paid to the administrative agent for the Cheniere Term Loan Facility. Subject to customary exceptions, we are required to make mandatory prepayments with respect to the Cheniere Term Loan Facility using the net proceeds of certain events on a pro rata basis and on terms consistent with required prepayments under the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility.
[2] $372 million of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes is categorized as long-term debt because the remaining available commitments under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility are expected to be used to repay and/or repurchase a portion of the remaining outstanding principal amount of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes.
[3] Proceeds of the 2030 SPL Senior Notes, along with available cash, were used to redeem all of SPL’s outstanding 2021 SPL Senior Notes, resulting in the recognition of debt extinguishment costs of $43 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 relating to the payment of early redemption fees and write off of unamortized debt premium and issuance costs.
[4] Proceeds of the 2028 Cheniere Senior Secured Notes, along with $200 million in available cash, were used to prepay approximately $2.1 billion of the outstanding indebtedness of the Cheniere Term Loan Facility, resulting in the recognition of debt extinguishment costs of $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The borrowings under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility, which was entered into in June 2020 with available commitments of $2.62 billion and subsequently increased to $2.695 billion in July 2020, were used to (1) redeem the outstanding principal amount of the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes remaining after the redemption of an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $300 million with available cash in March 2020, including paid-in-kind interest, with cash at a price of $1,080 per $1,000 principal amount, (2) repurchase $844 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes, including paid-in-kind interest, at individually negotiated prices from a small number of investors and (3) pay the related fees and expenses. The redemption of the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes and the repurchase of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes resulted in the recognition of debt extinguishment costs of $149 million and a reduction in equity associated with reacquisition of the embedded conversion option of $10 million.
[5] Proceeds of the 3.52% CCH Senior Secured Notes were used to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the CCH Credit Facility, pay costs associated with certain interest rate derivative instruments that were settled and pay certain fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with these transactions. The repayment of the CCH Credit Facility resulted in the recognition of debt extinguishment costs of $9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 relating to the write off of unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs.
[6] Proceeds of the 2028 Cheniere Senior Secured Notes, along with $200 million in available cash, were used to prepay approximately $2.1 billion of the outstanding indebtedness of the Cheniere Term Loan Facility, resulting in the recognition of debt extinguishment costs of $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The borrowings under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility, which was entered in June 2020 with available commitments of $2.62 billion and subsequently increased to $2.695 billion in July 2020, were used to (1) redeem the remaining outstanding principal amount of the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes with cash at a price of $1,080 per $1,000 principal amount, (2) repurchase $844 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes at individually negotiated prices from a small number of investors and (3) pay the related fees and expenses. The redemption of the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes and the repurchase of the 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes resulted in the recognition of debt extinguishment costs of $149 million and a reduction in equity associated with reacquisition of the embedded conversion option of $10 million.