Debt Instrument, Movement In Determined Interest Rates, Minimum Loan Amount Based On Outstanding Term Loans, Percentage

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) counterparty	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities		$ 99	$ 0	$ 0
Port Arthur LNG \| Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Movement In Determined Interest Rates, Minimum Loan Amount Based On Outstanding Term Loans, Percentage	60.00%
Port Arthur LNG \| Loan Agreement To Finance The Cost Of Development And Construction Of The PA LNG Phase 1 Project \| Line of Credit \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Movement In Determined Interest Rates, Minimum Loan Amount Based On Outstanding Term Loans, Percentage	60.00%
Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Amount of interest rate swap with locked in interest rate			$ 3,500
Interest rate swap tenor (in years)			25 years
Notional amount of derivatives		$ 488	$ 294
Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest Rate Swap \| Port Arthur LNG
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Financing Activities	$ 14
Derivative, Number Of Counterparties \| counterparty	17
Fixed percentage interest rate		3.23%
Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest Rate Swap \| Port Arthur LNG \| Maximum
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives		$ 4,200