Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Organization and Nature of Operations (Details)

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Organization and Nature of Operations (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
mi
item
milliontonnes / yr
bcf / d
Bcfe
unit
trains
m³
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Number Of Natural Gas Liquefaction And Export Facilities | unit   2
Regasification Capacity | bcf / d   4.0
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Train Nominal Capacity | milliontonnes / yr   4.5
Number of LNG Storage Tanks   5
Storage capacity | Bcfe   16.9
Number of marine berths   2
Volume of vessel | m³   266,000
Regasification Capacity | bcf / d   4.0
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Run Rate Adjusted Nominal Production Capacity, per Train | milliontonnes / yr   4.5
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Run Rate Adjusted Nominal Production Capacity, per Train | milliontonnes / yr   4.9
Corpus Christi Pipeline [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Length of Natural Gas Pipeline | mi   23
Corpus Christi LNG Terminal [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains   3
Train Nominal Capacity | milliontonnes / yr   13.5
Number of LNG Storage Tanks   3
Storage capacity | Bcfe   10.1
Number of marine berths   2
Volume of vessel | m³   266,000
Corpus Christi LNG Terminal [Member] | Stage 1 [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains   2
Number of LNG Storage Tanks   2
Number of marine berths   1
Corpus Christi LNG Terminal [Member] | Stage 2 [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains   1
Number of LNG Storage Tanks   1
Corpus Christi LNG Terminal Expansion [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains   7
Train Nominal Capacity | milliontonnes / yr   9.5
Number of LNG Storage Tanks   1
Cheniere Partners [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
General Partner ownership percentage   100.00%
Limited Partner ownership percentage 55.90% 48.60%
Cheniere Partners [Member] | Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Number of Liquefaction LNG Trains | trains   6
CTPL [Member]    
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]    
Length of Natural Gas Pipeline | mi   94