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Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details)

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Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2021
Mar. 31, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]                
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ (1,084) $ (329) $ 393 $ (463) $ 197 $ 375 $ (1,020) $ 109
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic 253.6     252.2     253.3 252.5
Dilutive Unvested Stock 0.0     0.0     0.0 0.7
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 253.6     252.2     253.3 253.2
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted $ (4.27)     $ (1.84)     $ (4.03) $ 0.43
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 6.3     7.6     6.1 6.9
Unvested stock                
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]                
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [1] 1.8     3.1     1.6 2.4
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]                
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]                
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 4.5     4.5     4.5 4.5
[1] Includes the impact of unvested shares containing performance conditions to the extent that the underlying performance conditions are satisfied based on actual results as of the respective dates.