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Related Party Transactions - Other Agreements (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - Other Agreements (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Accounts receivable—affiliate $ 485,000,000   $ 485,000,000   $ 232,000,000
Accrued liabilities—related party 6,000,000   6,000,000   4,000,000
Due to affiliates 58,000,000   58,000,000   67,000,000
Other non-current liabilities—affiliate 20,000,000   20,000,000   18,000,000
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
LNG revenues—related party 4,000,000 $ 0 4,000,000 $ 0  
SPLNG [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Aggregate commitment under the Agreement 25,000,000   $ 25,000,000    
Tax Initiative Agreement Term     10 years    
SPLNG [Member] | Cheniere [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     $ 0    
SPLNG [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member] | Cooperative Endeavor Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Due to affiliates 3,000,000   3,000,000   2,000,000
Other non-current liabilities—affiliate 15,000,000   15,000,000   15,000,000
SPLNG [Member] | Cheniere Marketing [Member] | LNG Terminal Export Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
LNG revenues—related party 0 0 0 0  
Tug Services [Member] | Cheniere Terminals [Member] | Terminal Marine Services Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
General Partner Distributions 4,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 4,000,000  
SPL and CTPL [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Related Party Agreement Term     10 years    
Accrued liabilities—related party $ 6,000,000   $ 6,000,000   $ 4,000,000
SPL [Member] | Cheniere [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     0    
CTPL [Member] | Cheniere [Member] | Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Income Taxes Paid, Net     $ 0