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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Total Long-Term Debt, Net of Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs   $ 29,481 $ 29,481 $ 30,471
Total current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs   1,047 1,047 372
Total Debt, Net of Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs   30,528 30,528 30,843
Repayments of Debt     4,016  
Long-term Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net   (600) (600) (641)
Current Debt [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net   (7) (7) (3)
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt $ 318      
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Proceeds of 2032 CQP Senior Notes | Subsequent Event [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt 100      
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Cash [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt $ 218      
CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs   0 0  
2037 Private Placement Senior Secured Notes        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Aggregate principal amount   482 482  
SPL [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long-term Debt, Gross [1]   $ 13,128 $ 13,128 13,650
SPL [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.20% 4.20%  
SPL [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.25% 6.25%  
SPL [Member] | 2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Current portion of senior secured notes [1],[2]   $ 522 $ 522 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.25% 6.25%  
Cheniere Partners [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 4,200 $ 4,200 4,100
Total current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs   $ 944 $ 944 0
Cheniere Partners [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   3.25% 3.25%  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.625% 5.625%  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2026 CQP Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Current portion of senior secured notes [3]   $ 428 $ 428 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.625% 5.625%  
CCH [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 10,128 $ 10,128 10,217
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs   $ 104 $ 104 271
CCH [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   2.742% 2.742%  
CCH [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   7.00% 7.00%  
CCH [Member] | CCH Working Capital Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   $ 1,200 $ 1,200  
Cheniere Marketing        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs   0 0 0
Cheniere [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long-term Debt, Gross   2,625 2,625 3,145
Current portion of convertible notes   $ 0 $ 0 $ 104
Cheniere [Member] | 2028 Cheniere Senior Secured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.625% 4.625%  
Cheniere [Member] | 2026 CQP Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Repayments of Debt [4]   $ 672    
Cheniere [Member] | 2021 Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.875% 4.875%  
[1] A portion of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes is categorized as long-term debt because the proceeds from the expected series of sales of approximately $482 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2037 pursuant to executed note purchase agreements, expected to be issued in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, will be used to strategically refinance a portion of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes and pay related fees, costs and expenses.
[2] In October 2021, $318 million of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes was redeemed with $100 million from the proceeds from Cheniere Partners’ issuance of the 3.250% senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 CQP Senior Notes”) and $218 million of cash on hand. See Issuances, Redemptions and Repayments section below for further discussion.
[3] In October 2021, Cheniere Partners redeemed the remaining outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2026 CQP Senior Notes that were not purchased pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation in September 2021. See Issuances, Redemptions and Repayments section below for further discussion.
[4] Net proceeds from the issuance of the 2032 CQP Senior Notes were used to redeem a portion of the 2026 CQP Senior Notes in September 2021 pursuant to a tender offer and consent solicitation, resulting in $27 million of loss on extinguishment of debt relating to the payment of early redemption fees and write off of unamortized debt premium and issuance costs. In October 2021, the remaining net proceeds from the issuance of the 2032 CQP Senior Notes were used to redeem the remaining outstanding principal amount of the 2026 CQP Senior Notes and, together with cash on hand, redeem $318 million of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes.