Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Narrative (Details)

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Narrative (Details)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
unit
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
LNG Volume, Purchase Price Percentage of Henry Hub 115.00%    
Revenues from contracts with customers $ 17,531 $ 9,293 $ 9,157
Regasification Capacity | unit 4    
Operating and maintenance expense $ 1,444 1,320 1,154
Terminal Use Agreement Regasification Capacity Partial [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Operating and maintenance expense $ 129 129 104
TUA Customers [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Regasification Capacity | unit 2    
Each TUA Customer [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Regasification Capacity | unit 1    
Revenue Performance Obligation Fixed Consideration $ 125    
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period 20 years    
LNG [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenues from contracts with customers [1] $ 17,171 $ 8,954 8,817
Revenue, Variable Consideration Received From Customers, Percentage 60.00% 40.00%  
Regasification [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenues from contracts with customers $ 269 $ 269 266
Number of Fixed Price Contracts | unit 2    
Revenue, Variable Consideration Received From Customers, Percentage 5.00% 5.00%  
Liquefied Natural Gas Procured From Third Parties [Member]      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenues from contracts with customers $ 499 $ 414 $ 268
[1] LNG revenues include revenues for LNG cargoes in which our customers exercised their contractual right to not take delivery but remained obligated to pay fixed fees irrespective of such election. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recognized $969 million in LNG revenues associated with LNG cargoes for which customers notified us that they would not take delivery, of which $38 million would have been recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021 had the cargoes been lifted pursuant to the delivery schedules with the customers. We did not have revenues associated with LNG cargoes for which customers notified us that they would not take delivery during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019. Revenue is generally recognized upon receipt of irrevocable notice that a customer will not take delivery because our customers have no contractual right to take delivery of such LNG cargo in future periods and our performance obligations with respect to such LNG cargo have been satisfied.