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Debt Instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Indebtedness Threshold, Percentage of Net Tangible Assets

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Amount, Percentage of Principal Amount Which May Be Redeemed With Cash Proceeds From Certain Equity Offerings

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Maximum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Principal Amount

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Minimum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Make Whole Price

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage Price For Amount Which May Be Redeemed With Cash Proceeds From Certain Equity Offerings

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Debt Instrument Registration Period

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Senior Notes (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Notes (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Rate	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ 100	$ 135	$ 124
2037 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.00%
2028 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.20%
2025 CQP Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.25%
2027 CCH Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.125%
SPL [Member] \| SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge, Coverage Ratio \| Rate					1.25
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					100.00%
SPL [Member] \| SPL Senior Notes, Excluding 2026 SPL Senior Notes, 2027 SPL Senior Notes, 2028 SPL Senior Notes and 2037 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Minimum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Make-Whole Price					3 months
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Maximum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Principal Amount					3 months
SPL [Member] \| 2026 SPL Senior Notes, 2027 SPL Senior Notes, 2028 SPL Senior Notes and 2037 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Minimum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Make-Whole Price					6 months
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Maximum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Principal Amount					6 months
SPL [Member] \| 2037 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 800
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 789
SPL [Member] \| 2028 SPL Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 1,350
Proceeds from issuance of debt			1,330
SPL [Member] \| 2015 SPL Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt			369
Commitments prepaid or terminated			$ 1,600		$ 1,600
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					42
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| 2025 CQP Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,500
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 1,500
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ 25
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.25%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage Price For Amount Which May Be Redeemed With Cash Proceeds From Certain Equity Offerings					105.25%
Debt Instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness Threshold					$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Indebtedness Threshold, Monetary Amount					$ 1,500
Debt Instrument, Lien Release Condition, Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Indebtedness Threshold, Percentage of Net Tangible Assets					10.00%
Debt Instrument Registration Period					360 days
Cheniere Partners [Member] \| 2025 CQP Senior Notes [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Amount, Percentage of Principal Amount Which May Be Redeemed With Cash Proceeds From Certain Equity Offerings					35.00%
CCH [Member] \| Corpus Christi Holdings Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Minimum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Make-Whole Price					6 months
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Maximum Number of Months Prior to Maturity Date, Redemption Price Equals Principal Amount					6 months
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					100.00%
CCH [Member] \| 2027 CCH Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,500
Proceeds from issuance of debt		1,400
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.125%
CCH [Member] \| 2015 CCH Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments prepaid or terminated		$ 1,400
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ 33