Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Non-Controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity (Details)

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Non-Controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,806 [1] $ 1,628
Restricted cash 424 [1] 449
Accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 613 647
Other current assets 281 121
Total current assets 3,665 3,169
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 30,288 30,421
Other non-current assets, net 431 406
Total assets 36,752 [1] 35,697
Accrued liabilities 1,197 1,175
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs 949 372
Other current liabilities 5 2
Total current liabilities 3,526 2,196
Long-term debt, net of premium, discount and debt issuance costs 29,327 30,471
Other non-current liabilities $ 8 7
Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Limited Partner ownership percentage 48.60%  
General Partner ownership percentage 100.00%  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | Common Units [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held 239.9  
Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,239 1,210
Restricted cash 65 97
Accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 285 318
Other current assets 236 182
Total current assets 1,825 1,807
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 16,789 16,723
Other non-current assets, net 289 287
Total assets 18,903 18,817
Accrued liabilities 649 658
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs 654 0
Other current liabilities 154 171
Total current liabilities 1,457 829
Long-term debt, net of premium, discount and debt issuance costs 16,935 17,580
Other non-current liabilities 95 126
Total liabilities $ 18,487 $ 18,535
[1] Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), Cheniere Partners, as further discussed in Note 8— Non-controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity. As of June 30, 2021, total assets and liabilities of Cheniere Partners, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $18.9 billion and $18.5 billion, respectively, including $1.2 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $0.1 billion of restricted cash.