Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Tables)
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12 Months Ended | 
Dec. 31, 2018  | 
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | 
 
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| Schedule of Debt | 
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
 
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December 31,  | 
 
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2018  | 
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2017  | 
 
Long-term debt:  | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
 
SPL  | 
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   | 
 
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  | 
 
5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (“2021 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
$  | 
2,000  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
2,000  | 
 
  | 
 
6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (“2022 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,000  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,000  | 
 
  | 
 
5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (“2023 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
 
5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (“2024 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
2,000  | 
 
  | 
   | 
2,000  | 
 
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5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (“2025 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
2,000  | 
 
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   | 
2,000  | 
 
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5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (“2026 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
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5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (“2027 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
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4.200% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (“2028 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,350  | 
 
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   | 
1,350  | 
 
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5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (“2037 SPL Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
800  | 
 
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   | 
800  | 
 
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Cheniere Partners  | 
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5.250% Senior Notes due 2025 (“2025 CQP Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
 
5.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (“2026 CQP Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,100  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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CQP Credit Facilities  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,090  | 
 
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CCH  | 
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7.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (“2024 CCH Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,250  | 
 
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   | 
1,250  | 
 
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5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (“2025 CCH Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
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5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (“2027 CCH Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
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CCH Credit Facility  | 
   | 
5,156  | 
 
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   | 
2,485  | 
 
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CCH HoldCo II  | 
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11.0% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (“2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes”)  | 
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1,455  | 
 
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   | 
1,305  | 
 
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Cheniere  | 
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4.875% Convertible Unsecured Notes due 2021 (“2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes”)  | 
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1,218  | 
 
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1,161  | 
 
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4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2045 (“2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes”)  | 
   | 
625  | 
 
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   | 
625  | 
 
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$1.25 billion Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (“Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility”)   | 
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—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net  | 
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(775  | 
)  | 
   | 
(730  | 
)  | 
 
Total long-term debt, net  | 
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28,179  | 
 
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   | 
25,336  | 
 
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Current debt:  | 
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$1.2 billion SPL Working Capital Facility (“SPL Working Capital Facility”)  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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$1.2 billion CCH Working Capital Facility (“CCH Working Capital Facility”)  | 
   | 
168  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Cheniere Marketing trade finance facilities  | 
   | 
71  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Total current debt  | 
   | 
239  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Total debt, net  | 
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$  | 
28,418  | 
 
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$  | 
25,336  | 
 
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| Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt | 
Below is a schedule of future principal payments that we are obligated to make, based on current construction schedules, on our outstanding debt at December 31, 2018 (in millions): 
 
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Years Ending December 31,  | 
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Principal Payments  | 
 
2019  | 
   | 
$  | 
239  | 
 
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2020  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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2021  | 
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3,218  | 
 
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2022  | 
   | 
1,000  | 
 
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2023  | 
   | 
1,500  | 
 
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Thereafter  | 
   | 
23,236  | 
 
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Total  | 
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$  | 
29,193  | 
 
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| Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | 
The following table provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in millions):  
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Year Ended December 31,  | 
 
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2018  | 
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2017  | 
   | 
2016  | 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized  | 
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$  | 
707  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
305  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
66  | 
 
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Non-cash investing and financing activities:  | 
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Issuance of stock to acquire additional interest in Cheniere Holdings  | 
   | 
702  | 
 
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2  | 
 
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94  | 
 
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Contribution of assets to equity method investee  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
14  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Acquisition of assets under capital lease  | 
   | 
60  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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| Parent Company [Member] | 
 
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| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | 
 
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| Condensed Balance Sheet | 
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. 
  
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS 
(in millions) 
 
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December 31,  | 
 
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2018  | 
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2017  | 
 
ASSETS  | 
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Cash and cash equivalents  | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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Restricted cash  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Other current assets  | 
1  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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Property, plant and equipment, net  | 
14  | 
 
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   | 
15  | 
 
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Debt issuance and deferred financing costs, net  | 
21  | 
 
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   | 
12  | 
 
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Investments in affiliates  | 
883  | 
 
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(435  | 
)  | 
 
Total assets  | 
$  | 
919  | 
 
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$  | 
(408  | 
)  | 
 
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT  | 
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Current liabilities  | 
$  | 
9  | 
 
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$  | 
8  | 
 
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Long-term debt, net  | 
1,436  | 
 
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   | 
1,348  | 
 
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Stockholders’ deficit  | 
(526  | 
)  | 
   | 
(1,764  | 
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  | 
$  | 
919  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
(408  | 
)  | 
 
  
 
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| Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss | 
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. 
  
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(in millions) 
 
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Year Ended December 31,  | 
 
   | 
2018  | 
   | 
2017  | 
   | 
2016  | 
 
General and administrative expense  | 
$  | 
8  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
7  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
6  | 
 
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Other income (expense)  | 
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Interest expense, net  | 
(128  | 
)  | 
   | 
(118  | 
)  | 
   | 
(104  | 
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Interest expense, net—affiliates  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
(7  | 
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Interest income—affiliates  | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
—  | 
 
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   | 
24  | 
 
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Equity income (loss) of affiliates  | 
607  | 
 
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(268  | 
)  | 
   | 
(517  | 
)  | 
 
Total other income (expense)  | 
479  | 
 
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(386  | 
)  | 
   | 
(604  | 
)  | 
 
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Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders  | 
$  | 
471  | 
 
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   | 
$  | 
(393  | 
)  | 
   | 
$  | 
(610  | 
)  | 
 
  
 
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| Condensed Statements of Cash Flows | 
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. 
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(in millions) 
 
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   | 
Year Ended December 31,  | 
 
   | 
2018  | 
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2017  | 
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2016  | 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  | 
$  | 
48  | 
 
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$  | 
(4  | 
)  | 
   | 
$  | 
(102  | 
)  | 
 
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Cash flows from investing activities  | 
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Investments in affiliates  | 
568  | 
 
  | 
   | 
209  | 
 
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   | 
202  | 
 
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Net cash provided by investing activities  | 
568  | 
 
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  | 
209  | 
 
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  | 
202  | 
 
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Cash flows from financing activities  | 
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Debt issuance and deferred financing costs  | 
(13  | 
)  | 
   | 
(15  | 
)  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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Distribution and dividends to non-controlling interest  | 
(576  | 
)  | 
   | 
(185  | 
)  | 
   | 
(80  | 
)  | 
 
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation  | 
(20  | 
)  | 
   | 
(12  | 
)  | 
   | 
(20  | 
)  | 
 
Other  | 
(7  | 
)  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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Net cash used in financing activities  | 
(616  | 
)  | 
   | 
(212  | 
)  | 
   | 
(100  | 
)  | 
 
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Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
(7  | 
)  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
7  | 
 
  | 
   | 
7  | 
 
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period  | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
7  | 
 
  | 
 
  
  
  
Balances per Condensed Balance Sheets: 
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   | 
December 31  | 
 
   | 
2018  | 
   | 
2017  | 
 
Cash and cash equivalents  | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Restricted cash  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
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Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
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| Schedule of Debt | 
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
 
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December 31,  | 
 
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2018  | 
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2017  | 
 
Long-term debt:  | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
 
4.875% Convertible Unsecured Notes due 2021  | 
   | 
$  | 
1,218  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
1,161  | 
 
  | 
 
4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2045  | 
   | 
625  | 
 
  | 
   | 
625  | 
 
  | 
 
$1.25 billion Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net  | 
   | 
(407  | 
)  | 
   | 
(438  | 
)  | 
 
Total long-term debt, net  | 
   | 
$  | 
1,436  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
$  | 
1,348  | 
 
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| Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt | 
Below is a schedule of future principal payments that we are obligated to make on our outstanding debt at December 31, 2018 (in millions): 
 
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Years Ending December 31,  | 
   | 
Principal Payments  | 
 
2019  | 
   | 
$  | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
2020  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
2021  | 
   | 
1,218  | 
 
  | 
 
2022  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
2023  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
 
Thereafter  | 
   | 
625  | 
 
  | 
 
Total  | 
   | 
$  | 
1,843  | 
 
  | 
 
  
 
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| Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | 
The following table provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in millions):  
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   | 
   | 
Year Ended December 31,  | 
 
   | 
   | 
2018  | 
   | 
2017  | 
   | 
2016  | 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized  | 
   | 
$  | 
32  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
31  | 
 
  | 
   | 
$  | 
20  | 
 
  | 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:  | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
   | 
 
Non-cash capital distribution (contributions) (1)  | 
   | 
607  | 
 
  | 
   | 
(268  | 
)  | 
   | 
(517  | 
)  | 
 
Issuance of stock to acquire additional interest in Cheniere Holdings  | 
   | 
702  | 
 
  | 
   | 
2  | 
 
  | 
   | 
94  | 
 
  | 
 
Non-cash capital contribution from subsidiaries for forgiveness of debt  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
151  | 
 
  | 
 
Non-cash capital distribution to subsidiaries for forgiveness of debt  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
—  | 
 
  | 
   | 
(868  | 
)  | 
 
  
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(1)  | 
Amounts represent equity income (losses) of affiliates.  | 
 
 
 
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