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	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities—related party	$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000		$ 0
Due to affiliates	42,000,000		42,000,000		46,000,000
Other non-current liabilities—affiliate	18,000,000		18,000,000		20,000,000
LNG revenues—affiliate	103,000,000	$ 257,000,000	352,000,000	$ 1,017,000,000
SPLNG [Member] \| Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate commitment under the Agreement	25,000,000		$ 25,000,000
Tax Initiative Agreement Term			10 years
SPLNG [Member] \| Cheniere [Member] \| Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Income Taxes Paid, Net			$ 0
SPLNG [Member] \| Cheniere Marketing [Member] \| Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to affiliates	4,000,000		4,000,000		2,000,000
Other non-current liabilities—affiliate	18,000,000		18,000,000		$ 20,000,000
SPLNG [Member] \| Cheniere Marketing [Member] \| LNG Terminal Export Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
LNG revenues—affiliate	0	0	0	0
Tug Services [Member] \| Cheniere Terminals [Member] \| Terminal Marine Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General Partner Distributions	1,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 5,000,000
SPL and CTPL [Member] \| Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Agreement Term			10 years
Accrued liabilities—related party	$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000
SPL [Member] \| Natural Gas Supply Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Agreement Term			5 years
SPL [Member] \| Cheniere [Member] \| Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Income Taxes Paid, Net			$ 0
CTPL [Member] \| Cheniere [Member] \| Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Income Taxes Paid, Net			$ 0