Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Debt - Credit Facilities Table (Details)

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Debt - Credit Facilities Table (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2026
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Total facility size $ 1,000  
Incremental commitments 0  
Outstanding balance 0  
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 127  
Available commitment $ 873  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis SOFR or base rate  
Maturity date Jun. 23, 2028  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.075%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1] 1.00%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.30%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1] 1.75%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Credit Spread Adjustment On Variable Rate [1] 0.10%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.00%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.75%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 0.00%  
SPL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 0.75%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Total facility size $ 1,000  
Incremental commitments 0  
Outstanding balance 0  
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 0  
Available commitment $ 1,000  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis SOFR or base rate  
Maturity date Jun. 23, 2028  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.10%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1] 1.125%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.30%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1] 2.00%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Credit Spread Adjustment On Variable Rate [1] 0.10%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.125%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 2.00%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 0.125%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.00%  
CCH Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Total facility size $ 3,260  
Incremental commitments 0  
Outstanding balance 0  
Commitments prepaid or terminated [2] 1,750  
Letters of credit issued 0  
Available commitment $ 1,510  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis SOFR or base rate  
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.525%  
Maturity date Aug. 28, 2028  
Repayments of Long-Term Debt $ 550  
Commitments terminated $ 1,200  
CCH Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Credit Spread Adjustment On Variable Rate [1] 0.10%  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.50%  
CCH Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 0.50%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Total facility size [3] $ 1,000  
Incremental commitments [3] 0  
Outstanding balance [3] 0  
Commitments prepaid or terminated [3] 0  
Letters of credit issued [3] 110  
Available commitment [3] $ 890  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis SOFR or base rate  
Maturity date [3] Jun. 26, 2031  
Line of Credit Facility, Decrease in Original Borrowing Capacity   $ 500
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Additional Years 4 years  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1],[3] 0.06%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1],[3] 0.75%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1],[3] 0.20%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1],[3] 1.50%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1],[3] 0.75%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1],[3] 1.50%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1],[3] 0.00%  
Corpus Christi Holdings Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1],[3] 0.50%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Total facility size $ 1,250  
Incremental commitments [4] 500  
Outstanding balance 0  
Commitments prepaid or terminated 0  
Letters of credit issued 0  
Available commitment $ 1,750  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis SOFR or base rate  
Maturity date Aug. 01, 2031  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.09%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1] 1.075%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage [1] 0.30%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Letter of credit fees [1] 2.00%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.075%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | SOFR [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 2.00%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 0.075%  
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate [1] 1.00%  
[1] The margins on the interest rate, the commitment fees and the letter of credit fees are subject to change based on the applicable entity’s credit rating. The interest rate and the commitment fees of the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility are also based on the achievement of certain methane emissions management standards.
[2] During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, we prepaid $550 million of outstanding borrowings under the CCH Credit Facility using proceeds from the issuance of the 2036 Cheniere Senior Notes and 2056 Cheniere Senior Notes and canceled $1.2 billion of unused commitments. In June 2026, CCH entered into an amendment to the CCH Credit Facility to, among other things, extend the availability period for disbursements of term loans to December 31, 2027.
[3] In June 2026, CCH entered into the CCH Revolving Credit Facility, which amended and restated the CCH Working Capital Facility to, among other things, decrease the aggregate commitments by $500 million, extend the maturity date by approximately four years and reduce the rates applicable to its interest and fees.
[4] In June 2026, we entered into a Commitment Increase and Maturity Extension Agreement for the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility to increase the aggregate commitments by $500 million and extend the maturity date by one year.