Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,353 [1] $ 1,404
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 1,134 [1] 413
Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 1,944 1,506
Inventory 826 706
Current derivative assets 120 55
Margin deposits 134 765
Other current assets 97 207
Total current assets 5,608 5,056
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 31,528 30,288
Operating lease assets 2,625 2,102
Derivative assets 35 69
Goodwill 77 77
Deferred tax assets 864 1,204
Other non-current assets, net 529 462
Total assets 41,266 [1] 39,258
Current liabilities    
Accounts payable 124 155
Accrued liabilities 2,679 2,299
Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs 813 366
Deferred revenue 234 155
Current operating lease liabilities 616 535
Current derivative liabilities 2,301 1,089
Other current liabilities 28 94
Total current liabilities 6,795 4,693
Long-term debt, net of premium, discount and debt issuance costs 24,055 29,449
Operating lease liabilities 1,971 1,541
Finance lease liabilities 494 57
Derivative liabilities 7,947 3,501
Other non-current liabilities 175 50
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit    
Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value, 5.0 million shares authorized, none issued 0 0
Common stock: $0.003 par value, 480.0 million shares authorized; 276.7 million shares and 275.2 million shares issued at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively 1 1
Treasury stock: 31.2 million shares and 21.6 million shares at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, at cost (2,342) (928)
Additional paid-in-capital 4,314 4,377
Accumulated deficit (4,942) (6,021)
Total Cheniere stockholders’ deficit (2,969) (2,571)
Non-controlling interest 2,798 2,538
Total stockholders’ deficit (171) (33)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit $ 41,266 [1] $ 39,258
[1] Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), CQP, as further discussed in Note 9—Non-controlling Interest and Variable Interest Entity. As of December 31, 2022, total assets and liabilities of CQP were $18.9 billion and $21.7 billion, respectively, including $0.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $0.1 billion of restricted cash and cash equivalents.