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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
tbtu
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
tbtu
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
tbtu
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Operating and maintenance expense $ 385,000,000 $ 355,000,000 $ 707,000,000 $ 671,000,000  
Cost of sales (excluding items shown separately below) 2,154,000,000 803,000,000 3,540,000,000 1,527,000,000  
Accrued liabilities 1,197,000,000   1,197,000,000   $ 1,175,000,000
Revenues 3,017,000,000 2,402,000,000 6,107,000,000 5,111,000,000  
Accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 613,000,000   613,000,000   $ 647,000,000
Other [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 37,000,000 39,000,000 $ 61,000,000 113,000,000  
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   91
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net $ 0   $ 0   $ 0
CCL [Member] | Natural Gas Supply Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Cost of sales (excluding items shown separately below) 36,000,000 25,000,000 71,000,000 48,000,000  
Accrued liabilities 13,000,000   13,000,000   13,000,000
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Operating and maintenance expense 12,000,000   22,000,000    
Cost of sales (excluding items shown separately below) 1,000,000   1,000,000    
Accrued liabilities 4,000,000   $ 4,000,000   4,000,000
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 of current expected credit losses 1,000,000   $ 1,000,000   $ 2,000,000
Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC [Member] | Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member] | Other [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 1,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 6,000,000