Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details)

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									$ 6,286	$ 4,284	$ 1,096
Revenues	$ 1,897	$ 1,529	$ 1,407	$ 1,593	$ 1,518	$ 903	$ 992	$ 891	6,426	4,304	1,100
Operating costs and expenses
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)									3,403	2,320	410
Cost of sales—affiliate									0	0	2
Operating and maintenance expense									409	292	127
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate									117	100	52
Development expense									2	3	0
General and administrative expense									11	12	13
General and administrative expense—affiliate									73	80	90
Depreciation and amortization expense									424	339	156
Other									0	2	0
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets									8	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses									4,447	3,148	850
Income (loss) from operations	524	492	455	508	540	197	200	219	1,979	1,156	250
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest									(733)	(614)	(357)
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt									(12)	(67)	(72)
Derivative gain (loss), net									14	4	6
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Other income									26	11	2
Total other income (expense)									(705)	(666)	(421)
Net income (loss)	$ 351	$ 307	$ 281	$ 335	$ 374	$ 23	$ 46	$ 47	1,274	490	(171)
LNG [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									4,687	2,615	535
Revenues									4,827	2,635	539
LNG—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									1,299	1,389	294
Regasification [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									261	260	259
Regasification—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									39	20	4
Other—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	4
Parent Issuer [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									0	0	0
Operating costs and expenses
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)									0	0	0
Cost of sales—affiliate									0	0	0
Operating and maintenance expense									0	4	5
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate									0	6	0
Development expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense									4	4	4
General and administrative expense—affiliate									12	11	12
Depreciation and amortization expense									2	2	1
Other										0
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets									0
Total operating costs and expenses									18	27	22
Income (loss) from operations									(18)	(27)	(22)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest									(139)	(111)	(23)
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt									(12)	(25)	0
Derivative gain (loss), net									14	6	12
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									1,416	643	(138)
Other income									13	4	0
Total other income (expense)									1,292	517	(149)
Net income (loss)									1,274	490	(171)
Parent Issuer [Member] \| LNG [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									0	0	0
Parent Issuer [Member] \| LNG—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Regasification [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Regasification—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Other—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Guarantors [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									805	688	487
Operating costs and expenses
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)									0	1	0
Cost of sales—affiliate									0	0	0
Operating and maintenance expense									67	45	48
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate									151	137	113
Development expense									0	1	0
General and administrative expense									2	1	2
General and administrative expense—affiliate									25	15	15
Depreciation and amortization expense									74	74	72
Other										2
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets									8
Total operating costs and expenses									327	276	250
Income (loss) from operations									478	412	237
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest									(5)	(9)	(148)
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt									0	0	(20)
Derivative gain (loss), net									0	0	0
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									944	250	(193)
Other income									0	0	1
Total other income (expense)									939	241	(360)
Net income (loss)									1,417	653	(123)
Guarantors [Member] \| LNG [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									0	0	0
Guarantors [Member] \| LNG—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Guarantors [Member] \| Regasification [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									261	260	259
Guarantors [Member] \| Regasification—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									258	190	61
Guarantors [Member] \| Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									39	20	4
Guarantors [Member] \| Other—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									247	218	163
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									6,126	4,024	833
Operating costs and expenses
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)									3,403	2,317	416
Cost of sales—affiliate									32	23	7
Operating and maintenance expense									342	243	72
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate									423	329	129
Development expense									2	2	1
General and administrative expense									5	7	7
General and administrative expense—affiliate									50	58	68
Depreciation and amortization expense									349	264	83
Other										0
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets									0
Total operating costs and expenses									4,606	3,243	783
Income (loss) from operations									1,520	781	50
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest									(589)	(494)	(186)
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt									0	(42)	(52)
Derivative gain (loss), net									0	(2)	(6)
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Other income									13	7	1
Total other income (expense)									(576)	(531)	(243)
Net income (loss)									944	250	(193)
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| LNG [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									4,827	2,635	539
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| LNG—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									1,299	1,389	294
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| Regasification [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| Regasification—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Non-Guarantors [Member] \| Other—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Eliminations [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									(505)	(408)	(220)
Operating costs and expenses
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)									0	2	(6)
Cost of sales—affiliate									(32)	(23)	(5)
Operating and maintenance expense									0	0	2
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate									(457)	(372)	(190)
Development expense									0	0	(1)
General and administrative expense									0	0	0
General and administrative expense—affiliate									(14)	(4)	(5)
Depreciation and amortization expense									(1)	(1)	0
Other										0
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets									0
Total operating costs and expenses									(504)	(398)	(205)
Income (loss) from operations									(1)	(10)	(15)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest									0	0	0
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Derivative gain (loss), net									0	0	0
Equity earnings (losses) of subsidiaries									(2,360)	(893)	331
Other income									0	0	0
Total other income (expense)									(2,360)	(893)	331
Net income (loss)									(2,361)	(903)	316
Eliminations [Member] \| LNG [Member]
Revenues
Revenues									0	0	0
Eliminations [Member] \| LNG—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Eliminations [Member] \| Regasification [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Eliminations [Member] \| Regasification—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									(258)	(190)	(61)
Eliminations [Member] \| Other [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									0	0	0
Eliminations [Member] \| Other—affiliate [Member]
Revenues
Revenue earned from contracts with customers									$ (247)	$ (218)	$ (159)