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Debt (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt Instruments
Debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
June 30, December 31,
2024 2023
SPL:
Senior Secured Notes:
5.750% due 2024
$ —  $ 300 
5.625% due 2025
800  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
8,932  10,432 
Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “SPL Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - SPL
8,932  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 
5.750% due 2034
1,200  — 
Total CQP Senior Notes
6,800  5,600 
Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “CQP Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - CQP
6,800  5,600 
CCH:
Senior Secured Notes:
5.875% due 2025
—  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
4,865  6,356 
Term loan facility agreement (the “CCH Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Working capital facility agreement (the “CCH Working Capital Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - CCH
4,865  6,356 
Cheniere:
4.625% Senior Notes due 2028
1,500  1,500 
5.650% Senior Notes due 2034
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 23,597  23,888 
Current debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs (798) (300)
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (209) (191)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs $ 22,590  $ 23,397 
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities and Delayed Draw Term Loan
Below is a summary of our committed credit facilities outstanding as of June 30, 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 238  —  —  110  — 
Available commitment $ 762  $ 1,000  $ 3,260  $ 1,390  $ 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.
In addition, as of June 30, 2024, Cheniere Marketing had trade finance facilities with no outstanding borrowings and $65 million in standby letters of credit and bank guarantees issued.
Schedule of Interest Expense
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest, consisted of the following (in millions):
  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Total interest cost $ 309  $ 319  $ 620  $ 640 
Capitalized interest (52) (28) (97) (52)
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest $ 257  $ 291  $ 523  $ 588 
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):
  June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
  Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value (1)
Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value (1)
Senior notes
$ 23,597  $ 22,569  $ 23,888  $ 23,062 
(1)As of both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $3.0 billion of the fair value of our senior notes was 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 the fair value of our senior notes are classified as Level 2, based on prices derived from trades or indicative bids of the instruments.