Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended
Feb. 25, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 14,580 $ 15,232
Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs [1]   (306) (351)
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs   (113) (120)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs   14,161 14,761
SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   6,780 8,432
2025 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 0 300
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.625%  
2026 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 200 [2] 1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.875%  
2026 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Repayments of Long-Term Debt $ 200    
2027 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,500 1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.00%  
2028 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,350 1,350
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.20%  
2030 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 2,000 2,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.50%  
2037 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross [1]   $ 1,730 $ 1,782
2037 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.747% 4.746%
SPL Revolving Credit Facility      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 0 [3] $ 0
CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   7,800 6,800
2029 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,500 1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.50%  
2031 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,500 1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.00%  
2032 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,200 1,200
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   3.25%  
2033 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,400 1,400
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.95%  
2034 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,200 1,200
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.75%  
2035 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 1,000 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.55%  
CQP Revolving Credit Facility      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 0 [4] 0
SPL [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   6,780 8,432
CQP [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 7,800 $ 6,800
[1] Includes notes that amortize based on a fixed amortization schedule as set forth in their respective indentures.
[2] Subsequently in February 2026, SPL redeemed the remaining $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 2026 SPL Senior Notes.
[3] The obligations of SPL under the SPL Revolving Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of SPL as well as a pledge of all of the membership interests in SPL and certain future subsidiaries of SPL on a pari passu basis by a first priority lien with the SPL Senior Secured Notes. The SPL Revolving Credit Facility contains customary contractual conditions for extensions of credit.
[4] The obligations under the CQP Revolving Credit Facility are jointly, severally and unconditionally guaranteed by Cheniere Investments, SPLNG, CTPL, Sabine Pass LNG-GP, LLC, Sabine Pass Tug Services, LLC and Cheniere Pipeline GP Interests, LLC