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Debt (Tables)

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Debt (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt Instruments
Debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
March 31, December 31,
2024 2023
SPL:
Senior Secured Notes:
5.750% due 2024
$ 150  $ 300 
5.625% due 2025
2,000  2,000 
5.875% due 2026
1,500  1,500 
5.00% due 2027
1,500  1,500 
4.200% due 2028
1,350  1,350 
4.500% due 2030
2,000  2,000 
4.746% weighted average rate due 2037
1,782  1,782 
Total SPL Senior Secured Notes
10,282  10,432 
Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “SPL Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - SPL
10,282  10,432 
CQP:
Senior Notes:
4.500% due 2029
1,500  1,500 
4.000% due 2031
1,500  1,500 
3.25% due 2032
1,200  1,200 
5.950% due 2033
1,400  1,400 
Total CQP Senior Notes
5,600  5,600 
Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “CQP Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - CQP
5,600  5,600 
CCH:
Senior Secured Notes:
5.875% due 2025 (the “2025 CCH Senior Notes”) (1)
1,491  1,491 
5.125% due 2027
1,201  1,201 
3.700% due 2029
1,125  1,125 
3.788% weighted average rate due 2039
2,539  2,539 
Total CCH Senior Secured Notes
6,356  6,356 
Term loan facility agreement (the “CCH Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Working capital facility agreement (the “CCH Working Capital Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - CCH
6,356  6,356 
Cheniere:
4.625% Senior Notes due 2028
1,500  1,500 
5.650% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Cheniere Senior Notes”) (1)
1,500  — 
Total Cheniere Senior Notes
3,000  1,500 
Revolving credit agreement (the “Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - Cheniere
3,000  1,500 
Total debt 25,238  23,888 
Current debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs (3,633) (300)
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (204) (191)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs $ 21,401  $ 23,397 
(1)In April 2024, we retired $1.5 billion outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2025 CCH Senior Notes maturing in March 2025 using proceeds from the 2034 Cheniere Senior Notes and cash on hand.
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities and Delayed Draw Term Loan
Below is a summary of our committed credit facilities outstanding as of March 31, 2024 (in millions):
SPL Revolving Credit Facility
CQP Revolving Credit Facility
CCH Credit Facility
CCH Working Capital Facility
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility
Total facility size $ 1,000  $ 1,000  $ 3,260  $ 1,500  $ 1,250 
Less:
Outstanding balance —  —  —  —  — 
Letters of credit issued 272  —  —  155  — 
Available commitment $ 728  $ 1,000  $ 3,260  $ 1,345  $ 1,250 
Priority ranking Senior secured Senior unsecured Senior secured Senior secured Unsecured
Interest rate on available balance (1)
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.75% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.75%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.125% - 2.0% or base rate plus 0.125% - 1.0%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.5% or base rate plus 0.5%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.5% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.5%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.075% - 2.20% or base rate plus 0.075% - 1.2%
Commitment fees on undrawn balance (1)
0.075% - 0.30%
0.10% - 0.30%
0.525%
0.10% - 0.20%
0.115% - 0.365%
Maturity date June 23, 2028 June 23, 2028 (2) June 15, 2027 October 28, 2026
(1)The margin on the interest rate and the commitment fees is subject to change based on the applicable entity’s credit rating.
(2)The CCH Credit Facility matures the earlier of June 15, 2029 or two years after the substantial completion of the last Train of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project.
Schedule of Interest Expense
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest, consisted of the following (in millions):
  Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Total interest cost $ 311  $ 321 
Capitalized interest (45) (24)
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest $ 266  $ 297 
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments
The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our senior notes (in millions):
  March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
  Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value (1)
Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value (1)
Senior notes
$ 25,238  $ 24,288  $ 23,888  $ 23,062 
(1)As of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $3.0 billion of the fair value of our senior notes were classified as Level 3 since these senior notes were valued by applying an unobservable illiquidity adjustment to the price derived from trades or indicative bids of instruments with similar terms, maturities and credit standing. The remainder of our senior notes are classified as Level 2, based on prices derived from trades or indicative bids of the instruments.