Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended |
9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
$ 1,465
|
$ 897
|
$ 4,412
|
$ 2,763
|
Revenues |
1,529
|
903
|
4,529
|
2,786
|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below) |
756
|
490
|
2,291
|
1,580
|
Cost of sales—affiliate |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Operating and maintenance expense |
113
|
73
|
306
|
205
|
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate |
31
|
31
|
87
|
70
|
Development expense |
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
General and administrative expense |
3
|
5
|
9
|
10
|
General and administrative expense—affiliate |
18
|
18
|
53
|
63
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
107
|
87
|
318
|
239
|
Other |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets |
8
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
1,037
|
706
|
3,074
|
2,170
|
Income (loss) from operations |
492
|
197
|
1,455
|
616
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
(183)
|
(153)
|
(552)
|
(437)
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
(12)
|
(25)
|
(12)
|
(67)
|
Derivative gain (loss), net |
2
|
1
|
13
|
(2)
|
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Other income |
8
|
3
|
19
|
6
|
Total other income (expense) |
(185)
|
(174)
|
(532)
|
(500)
|
Net income (loss) |
307
|
23
|
923
|
116
|
LNG [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
1,185
|
717
|
3,302
|
1,695
|
Revenues |
1,249
|
723
|
3,419
|
1,718
|
LNG—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
205
|
111
|
886
|
864
|
Regasification [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
66
|
65
|
196
|
195
|
Regasification—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Other [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
9
|
3
|
28
|
7
|
Other—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Parent Issuer [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cost of sales—affiliate |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Operating and maintenance expense |
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate |
0
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
Development expense |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
General and administrative expense |
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
General and administrative expense—affiliate |
3
|
3
|
9
|
9
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Other |
|
0
|
|
0
|
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
5
|
12
|
14
|
23
|
Income (loss) from operations |
(5)
|
(12)
|
(14)
|
(23)
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
(36)
|
(29)
|
(104)
|
(81)
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
(12)
|
(25)
|
(12)
|
(25)
|
Derivative gain (loss), net |
2
|
1
|
13
|
0
|
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries |
354
|
88
|
1,030
|
244
|
Other income |
4
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
Total other income (expense) |
312
|
35
|
937
|
139
|
Net income (loss) |
307
|
23
|
923
|
116
|
Parent Issuer [Member] | LNG [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Parent Issuer [Member] | LNG—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Parent Issuer [Member] | Regasification [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Parent Issuer [Member] | Regasification—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Parent Issuer [Member] | Other [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Parent Issuer [Member] | Other—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Guarantors [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
187
|
167
|
601
|
492
|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below) |
0
|
(1)
|
2
|
1
|
Cost of sales—affiliate |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Operating and maintenance expense |
17
|
7
|
48
|
29
|
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate |
39
|
33
|
113
|
96
|
Development expense |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
General and administrative expense |
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
General and administrative expense—affiliate |
6
|
6
|
17
|
19
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
19
|
17
|
56
|
55
|
Other |
|
1
|
|
1
|
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets |
8
|
|
8
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
91
|
64
|
247
|
203
|
Income (loss) from operations |
96
|
103
|
354
|
289
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
(1)
|
0
|
(3)
|
0
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Derivative gain (loss), net |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries |
243
|
(12)
|
678
|
(36)
|
Other income |
(1)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total other income (expense) |
241
|
(12)
|
675
|
(36)
|
Net income (loss) |
337
|
91
|
1,029
|
253
|
Guarantors [Member] | LNG [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Guarantors [Member] | LNG—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Guarantors [Member] | Regasification [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
66
|
65
|
196
|
195
|
Guarantors [Member] | Regasification—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
64
|
48
|
194
|
128
|
Guarantors [Member] | Other [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
9
|
3
|
28
|
7
|
Guarantors [Member] | Other—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
48
|
51
|
183
|
162
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
1,454
|
834
|
4,305
|
2,582
|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below) |
758
|
488
|
2,291
|
1,576
|
Cost of sales—affiliate |
8
|
5
|
23
|
15
|
Operating and maintenance expense |
96
|
65
|
258
|
172
|
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate |
107
|
82
|
317
|
224
|
Development expense |
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
General and administrative expense |
1
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
General and administrative expense—affiliate |
12
|
12
|
36
|
46
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
88
|
69
|
261
|
183
|
Other |
|
0
|
|
0
|
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
1,070
|
725
|
3,191
|
2,223
|
Income (loss) from operations |
384
|
109
|
1,114
|
359
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
(146)
|
(124)
|
(445)
|
(356)
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
0
|
0
|
0
|
(42)
|
Derivative gain (loss), net |
0
|
0
|
0
|
(2)
|
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Other income |
5
|
3
|
9
|
5
|
Total other income (expense) |
(141)
|
(121)
|
(436)
|
(395)
|
Net income (loss) |
243
|
(12)
|
678
|
(36)
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] | LNG [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
1,249
|
723
|
3,419
|
1,718
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] | LNG—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
205
|
111
|
886
|
864
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] | Regasification [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] | Regasification—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] | Other [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Non-Guarantors [Member] | Other—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eliminations [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
(112)
|
(98)
|
(377)
|
(288)
|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below) |
(2)
|
3
|
(2)
|
3
|
Cost of sales—affiliate |
(8)
|
(5)
|
(23)
|
(15)
|
Operating and maintenance expense |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate |
(115)
|
(90)
|
(343)
|
(256)
|
Development expense |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
General and administrative expense |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
General and administrative expense—affiliate |
(3)
|
(3)
|
(9)
|
(11)
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
(1)
|
0
|
(1)
|
0
|
Other |
|
0
|
|
0
|
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
(129)
|
(95)
|
(378)
|
(279)
|
Income (loss) from operations |
17
|
(3)
|
1
|
(9)
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Derivative gain (loss), net |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries |
(597)
|
(76)
|
(1,708)
|
(208)
|
Other income |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total other income (expense) |
(597)
|
(76)
|
(1,708)
|
(208)
|
Net income (loss) |
(580)
|
(79)
|
(1,707)
|
(217)
|
Eliminations [Member] | LNG [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eliminations [Member] | LNG—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eliminations [Member] | Regasification [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eliminations [Member] | Regasification—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
(64)
|
(48)
|
(194)
|
(128)
|
Eliminations [Member] | Other [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eliminations [Member] | Other—affiliate [Member] |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
Revenue earned from contracts with customers |
$ (48)
|
$ (50)
|
$ (183)
|
$ (160)
|