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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details)

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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]          
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,265 $ 1,833 $ 1,990    
Cash flows from investing activities          
Property, plant and equipment, net (1,839) (3,056) (3,643)    
Net cash used in investing activities (1,947) (3,163) (3,654)    
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from issuances of debt 7,823 6,434 4,285    
Repayments of Debt 6,940 4,346 1,391    
Debt issuance and other financing costs (125) (51) (66)    
Debt modification or extinguishment costs 172 15 17    
Distribution and dividends to non-controlling interest (626) (590) (576)    
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation (43) (19) (20)    
Repurchase of common stock (155) (249) 0    
Other 3 4 (8)    
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (235) 1,168 2,207    
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (917) (162) 543    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period 2,994 3,156 2,613    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period 2,077 2,994 3,156    
Condensed Cash Flow Statement - Balances per Condensed Balance Sheet [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 1,628 [1] $ 2,474
Restricted cash       449 [1] 520
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 2,994 3,156 3,156 2,077 2,994
Parent Company [Member]          
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]          
Net cash provided by operating activities (285) 74 48    
Cash flows from investing activities          
Property, plant and equipment, net (13) (2) 0    
Distribution from (investment in) subsidiaries (481) 842 568    
Net cash used in investing activities (494) 840 568    
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from issuances of debt 4,778 0 0    
Repayments of Debt (3,143) 0 0    
Debt issuance and other financing costs (57) 0 (13)    
Debt modification or extinguishment costs (29) 0 0    
Distribution and dividends to non-controlling interest (626) (591) (576)    
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation (43) (19) (20)    
Repurchase of common stock (155) (249) 0    
Other 0 0 (7)    
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 725 (859) (616)    
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (54) 55 0    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period 55 0 0    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period 1 55 0    
Condensed Cash Flow Statement - Balances per Condensed Balance Sheet [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents       0 55
Restricted cash       1 0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $ 1 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1 $ 55
[1] Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), Cheniere Partners, as further discussed in Note 9— Non-controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity. As of December 31, 2020, total assets and liabilities of Cheniere Partners, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $18.8 billion and $18.5 billion, respectively, including $1.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $0.1 billion of restricted cash.