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Debt - Convertible Notes Table (Details)

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Debt - Convertible Notes Table (Details)
1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
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$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Interest paid-in-kind     $ 34,000,000 $ 93,000,000  
Current debt     237,000,000   $ 0
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Aggregate original principal     1,000,000,000    
Interest paid-in-kind     309,000,000    
Aggregate principal redeemed [1]     0    
Aggregate Remaining Principal, Convertible Debt [1]     1,309,000,000    
Equity component     211,000,000    
Conversion value in excess of principal     $ 0    
Maturity date     May 28, 2021    
Contractual interest rate     4.875%    
Effective interest rate [2]     8.10%    
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period [3]     10 months 24 days    
Current debt     $ 93,000,000   $ 0
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member] | Note Holders [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares     $ 93.64    
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Aggregate original principal     $ 1,000,000,000    
Interest paid-in-kind     578,000,000    
Aggregate principal redeemed $ 300,000,000   300,000,000    
Aggregate Remaining Principal, Convertible Debt     1,278,000,000    
Debt component, net of discount and debt issuance costs     1,264,000,000    
Equity component     $ 0    
Maturity date     May 13, 2025    
Contractual interest rate     11.00%    
Effective interest rate [2]     15.60%    
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period [3]     3 months 18 days    
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | CCH Holdco II [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Convertible,Threshold Market Capitalization     $ 10,000,000,000.0    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Percentage of Conversion 1, Discount to VWAP     10.00%    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days | d     90    
Debt Instrument Convertible Threshold Percentage Of Conversion     10.00%    
2025 CCH Holdco II Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Cash [Member] | Note Holders [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares     $ 1,080    
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Aggregate original principal     $ 625,000,000    
Interest paid-in-kind     0    
Aggregate principal redeemed     0    
Aggregate Remaining Principal, Convertible Debt     625,000,000    
Debt component, net of discount and debt issuance costs     316,000,000    
Equity component     194,000,000    
Conversion value in excess of principal     $ 0    
Maturity date     Mar. 15, 2045    
Contractual interest rate     4.25%    
Effective interest rate [2]     9.40%    
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period [3]     24 years 8 months 12 days    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares     $ 138.38    
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio     7.2265    
Subsequent Event [Member] | 2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Aggregate principal redeemed   $ 844,000,000      
Aggregate Remaining Principal, Convertible Debt   $ 465,000,000      
[1]
In July 2020, we subsequently repurchased $844 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes at individually negotiated prices from a small number of investors. The aggregate remaining principal after this repurchase was $465 million, which exceeded the remaining commitments under the Cheniere Term Loan Facility by $93 million. As such, $93 million has been reflected as current debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2020.
[2]
Rate to accrete the discounted carrying value of the convertible notes to the face value over the remaining amortization period.
[3]
We amortize any debt discount and debt issuance costs using the effective interest over the period through contractual maturity except for the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes, which are amortized through the date they are first convertible by holders into our common stock.