Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | $ 113 | $ 160 |
| Natural gas [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | 19 | 15 |
| LNG [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | 28 | 50 |
| LNG in-transit [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | 20 | 58 |
| Materials and other [Member] | ||
| Inventory [Line Items] | ||
| Inventory | $ 46 | $ 37 |
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