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Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers $ 1,574 $ 884
Revenues 1,593 891
LNG [Member]    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers 996 485
LNG—affiliate [Member]    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers 503 331
Regasification [Member]    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers 65 65
Other [Member]    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers 10 2
Other—affiliate [Member]    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue earned from contracts with customers 0 1
Derivative Instruments [Member]    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenues $ 19 $ 7