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Debt - Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (Details)

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Debt - Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Rate
Dec. 01, 2018
USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ $ 1,250,000,000 $ 750,000,000
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Requirement, Sum of Unrestricted Cash and Undrawn Commitments, Minimum Percentage Commitments 20.00%  
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Requirement, Sum of Unrestricted Cash and Undrawn Commitments, Minimum Balance | $ $ 200,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Trigger Point Condition, Minimum Percentage Aggregate Commitments 10.00%  
Debt Instrument, Trigger Point Condition, Springing Leverage Covenant Election, Maximum Leverage Ratio 5.75  
Debt Instrument, Trigger Point Condition, Springing Leverage Covenant Election, Minimum Percentage Aggregate Commitments 30.00%  
Before Trigger Point [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.75%  
After Trigger Point [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line Of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Of Margin On Undrawn Commitment 30.00%  
Base Rate [Member] | Drawn Portion [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.00%  
Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%  
Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%  
Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%  
Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%  
Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.50%  
Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.50%