Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues
Revenues		$ 1,894	$ 1,933	$ 4,189	$ 4,850
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of sales		661	604	1,629	934
Operating and maintenance expense		265	315	521	581
General and administrative expense		26	27	51	52
Depreciation and amortization expense		170	167	338	334
Other operating costs and expenses		6	2	9	2
Total operating costs and expenses		1,128	1,115	2,548	1,903
Income from operations		766	818	1,641	2,947
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		(202)	(207)	(404)	(415)
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt		(3)	(2)	(3)	(2)
Interest and dividend income		9	13	18	27
Total other expense		(196)	(196)	(389)	(390)
Net income		$ 570	$ 622	$ 1,252	$ 2,557
Basic and diluted net income per common unit	[1]	$ 0.95	$ 0.84	$ 2.13	$ 4.35
Weighted average basic and diluted number of common units outstanding		484.0	484.0	484.0	484.0
Nonrelated Party [Member]
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of sales		$ 661	$ 603	$ 1,625	$ 916
Operating and maintenance expense		210	263	410	469
General and administrative expense		3	3	6	6
Other operating costs and expenses		5	2	8	2
Affiliate [Member]
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of sales		0	1	4	18
Operating and maintenance expense		39	38	82	82
General and administrative expense		23	24	45	46
Other operating costs and expenses		1	0	1	0
Related Party [Member]
Operating costs and expenses
Operating and maintenance expense		16	14	29	30
LNG [Member]
Revenues
Revenues		1,845	1,884	4,089	4,751
LNG [Member] | Nonrelated Party [Member]
Revenues
Revenues		1,454	1,415	3,174	3,521
LNG [Member] | Affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenues		391	469	915	1,230
Regasification [Member]
Revenues
Revenues		34	33	68	67
Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenues		$ 15	$ 16	$ 32	$ 32

[1] In computing basic and diluted net income per common unit, net income is reduced by the amount of undistributed net income allocated to participating securities other than common units, as required under the two-class method. See Note 11—Net Income per Common Unit.