Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following (in millions):

	December 31,
	2019			2018
LNG terminal costs
LNG terminal and interconnecting pipeline facilities	$	16,894		$	12,760
LNG terminal construction-in-process	1,275			3,913
Accumulated depreciation	(1,807		)	(1,290		)
Total LNG terminal costs, net	16,362			15,383
Fixed assets
Fixed assets	27			26
Accumulated depreciation	(21		)	(19		)
Total fixed assets, net	6			7
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	16,368		$	15,390

Property Plant and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives Table [Table Text Block]

The identifiable components of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal have depreciable lives between 7 and 50 years, as follows:

Components	Useful life (yrs)
LNG storage tanks	50
Natural gas pipeline facilities	40
Marine berth, electrical, facility and roads	35
Water pipelines	30
Regasification processing equipment	30
Sendout pumps	20
Liquefaction processing equipment	7-50
Other	10-30