Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)

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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
U.S. federal statutory tax rate $ 1,739    
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1) [1] 11    
Cheniere Marketing income not taxable in the U.K. under transfer pricing principles (249)    
Foreign tax effects, United Kingdom, Other 40    
Other foreign jurisdictions 2    
Effects of cross-border tax laws (2)    
Tax credits (4)    
Changes in valuation allowance 54    
Income not taxable to Cheniere (313)    
Nontaxable or nondeductible items, Other 9    
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits 3    
Cheniere Marketing income taxable in the U.S. under transfer pricing principles 209    
Other Adjustments, Other (11)    
Total income tax provision $ 1,488 $ 811 $ 2,519
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]      
U.S. federal statutory tax rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (1) [1] 0.10%    
Effects of cross-border tax laws 0.00%    
Tax credits (0.10%)    
Changes in valuation allowance 0.70% (0.70%) 0.00%
Income not taxable to Cheniere (3.80%) (5.00%) (3.10%)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items, Other 0.10%    
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits 0.00%    
Cheniere Marketing income not taxable in the U.K. under transfer pricing principles   (1.00%) (0.70%)
Other Adjustments, Other 0.00% 1.00% 0.10%
Effective tax rate as reported 18.00% [2] 15.30% 17.30%
Cheniere Marketing income not taxable in the U.K. under transfer pricing principles (3.00%)    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Tax Effects, United Kingdom, Other 0.50%    
Other foreign jurisdictions 0.00%    
Cheniere Marketing income taxable in the U.S. under transfer pricing principles 2.50%    
[1] State taxes in Louisiana and Texas contributed to the majority of the tax effect in this category.
[2] The percentages in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding as the percentages are calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.