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
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest and Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,203 [1] $ 1,628
Restricted cash 419 [1] 449
Accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 983 647
Other current assets 185 96
Total current assets 4,863 3,169
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 30,318 30,421
Other non-current assets, net 425 406
Total assets 40,179 [1] 35,697
Accrued liabilities 1,787 1,175
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs 1,047 372
Other current liabilities 129 2
Total current liabilities 5,660 2,196
Long-term debt, net of premium, discount and debt issuance costs 29,481 30,471
Other non-current liabilities $ 20 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 $ 1,713 1,210
Restricted cash 133 97
Accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 358 318
Other current assets 283 182
Total current assets 2,487 1,807
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 16,820 16,723
Other non-current assets, net 294 287
Total assets 19,601 18,817
Accrued liabilities 846 658
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs 944 0
Other current liabilities 216 171
Total current liabilities 2,006 829
Long-term debt, net of premium, discount and debt issuance costs 17,171 17,580
Other non-current liabilities 98 126
Total liabilities $ 19,275 $ 18,535
[1] Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), Cheniere Partners, as further discussed in Note 7— Non-controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity. As of September 30, 2021, total assets and liabilities of Cheniere Partners, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $19.6 billion and $19.3 billion, respectively, including $1.7 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $0.1 billion of restricted cash.