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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
 
As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation consisted of the following (in millions):
June 30, December 31,
2021 2020
LNG terminal    
LNG terminal and interconnecting pipeline facilities $ 30,598  $ 27,475 
LNG site and related costs 343  324 
LNG terminal construction-in-process 2,650  5,378 
Accumulated depreciation (3,413) (2,935)
Total LNG terminal, net of accumulated depreciation 30,178  30,242 
Fixed assets and other    
Computer and office equipment 27  25 
Furniture and fixtures 20  19 
Computer software 120  117 
Leasehold improvements 45  45 
Land 1  59 
Other 20  25 
Accumulated depreciation (175) (164)
Total fixed assets and other, net of accumulated depreciation 58  126 
Assets under finance lease
Tug vessels 60  60 
Accumulated depreciation (8) (7)
Total assets under finance lease, net of accumulated depreciation 52  53 
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation $ 30,288  $ 30,421 

The following table shows depreciation expense and offsets to LNG terminal costs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Depreciation expense $ 258  $ 231  $ 492  $ 463 
Offsets to LNG terminal costs (1) 36  —  227  — 
(1)    We recognize offsets to LNG terminal costs related to the sale of commissioning cargoes because these amounts were earned or loaded prior to the start of commercial operations of the respective Trains of the Liquefaction Projects during the testing phase for its construction.