Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| LNG revenues—affiliate | $ 331 | $ 0 |
| Regasification revenues—affiliate | 1 | 2 |
| Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate | 18 | 11 |
| General and administrative expense—affiliate | 22 | 22 |
| Cheniere Marketing SPA and Cheniere Marketing Master SPA [Member] | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| LNG revenues—affiliate | 331 | 0 |
| Contracts for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas and LNG [Member] | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Regasification revenues—affiliate | 0 | 1 |
| Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate | 0 | 1 |
| Tug Boat Lease Sharing Agreement [Member] | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Regasification revenues—affiliate | 1 | 1 |
| Service Agreements [Member] | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate | 18 | 10 |
| General and administrative expense—affiliate | $ 22 | $ 22 |
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- Definition Costs of sales and operating expenses for the period incurred from transactions with related parties. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition 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. No definition available.
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- Definition Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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