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Debt - Debt Issuances and Redemptions - Credit Facilities (Details)

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Debt - Debt Issuances and Redemptions - Credit Facilities (Details)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member]  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Gross $ 16
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis LIBOR or base rate
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Annual Commitment Fee Percentage 0.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Percentage of Commitments Which Sum Of Unrestricted Cash and Undrawn Commitments Must Exceed 20.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Sum Of Unrestricted Cash And Undrawn Commitments Required $ 100
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.25%
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 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%
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] | Base Rate [Member]  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Line of Credit Facility, Unrestricted Cash Required For Advances Or Letters Of Credit $ 500
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility Letter of Credit [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Drawn Portion [Member]  
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.00%