Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - Cheniere Partners [Member] shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019 shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Limited Partner ownership percentage	48.60%
General Partner ownership percentage	100.00%
Common Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held	104.5
Subordinated Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Partners Capital Account, Units, Units Held	135.4

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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