Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenues from Contracts with Customers

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenues from Contracts with Customers REVENUES FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue earned from contracts with customers during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020 2019 2020 2019
LNG revenues (1) $ 800  $ 1,139  $ 3,585  $ 3,676 
LNG revenues—affiliate 103  257  352  1,017 
Regasification revenues 67  66  202  199 
Other revenues 5  13  28  36 
Total revenues from customers 975  1,475  4,167  4,928 
Net derivative gains (2) 7  1  3  2 
Total revenues $ 982  $ 1,476  $ 4,170  $ 4,930 
(1)LNG revenues include revenues for LNG cargoes in which our customers exercised their contractual right to not take delivery but remained obligated to pay fixed fees irrespective of such election. LNG revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 included $109 million and $513 million, respectively, in revenues associated with LNG cargoes for which customers have notified us that they will not take delivery, of which $21 million would have otherwise been recognized subsequent to September 30, 2020, if the cargoes were lifted pursuant to the delivery
schedules with the customers. LNG revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2020 excluded $244 million in prior period cancellations that would have otherwise been recognized during the quarter if the cargoes were lifted pursuant to the delivery schedules with the customers. Revenue is generally recognized upon receipt of irrevocable notice that a customer will not take delivery because our customers have no contractual right to take delivery of such LNG cargo in future periods and our performance obligations with respect to such LNG cargo have been satisfied.
(2)See Note 7—Derivative Instruments for additional information about our derivatives.

Deferred Revenue Reconciliation

The following table reflects the changes in our contract liabilities, which we classify as deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Deferred revenues, beginning of period $ 155 
Cash received but not yet recognized 179 
Revenue recognized from prior period deferral (155)
Deferred revenues, end of period $ 179 

Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligations

Because many of our sales contracts have long-term durations, we are contractually entitled to significant future consideration which we have not yet recognized as revenue. The following table discloses the aggregate amount of the transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019
Unsatisfied
Transaction Price
(in billions)		 Weighted Average Recognition Timing (years) (1) Unsatisfied
Transaction Price
(in billions)		 Weighted Average Recognition Timing (years) (1)
LNG revenues $ 52.9  9 $ 55.0  10
Regasification revenues 2.2  5 2.4  5
Total revenues $ 55.1  $ 57.4 
(1)    The weighted average recognition timing represents an estimate of the number of years during which we shall have recognized half of the unsatisfied transaction price.
We have elected the following exemptions which omit certain potential future sources of revenue from the table above:
(1)We omit from the table above all performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected delivery duration of one year or less.
(2)The table above excludes substantially all variable consideration under our SPAs and TUAs. We omit from the table above all variable consideration that is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation when that performance obligation qualifies as a series. The amount of revenue from variable fees that is not included in the transaction price will vary based on the future prices of Henry Hub throughout the contract terms, to the extent customers elect to take delivery of their LNG, and adjustments to the consumer price index. Certain of our contracts contain additional variable consideration based on the outcome of contingent events and the movement of various indexes. We have not included such variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent the consideration is considered constrained due to the uncertainty of ultimate pricing and receipt. Approximately 39% and 49% of our LNG revenues from contracts included in the table above during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and approximately 37% and 53% of our LNG revenues from contracts included in the table above during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were related to variable consideration received from customers. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, approximately 3% of our regasification revenues were related to variable consideration received from customers.
We may enter into contracts to sell LNG that are conditioned upon one or both of the parties achieving certain milestones such as reaching a final investment decision on a certain liquefaction Train, obtaining financing or achieving substantial completion of a Train and any related facilities. These contracts are considered completed contracts for revenue recognition purposes and are included in the transaction price above when the conditions are considered probable of being met.