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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

v3.20.4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) customer	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 5	$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	0	0	$ 0
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges	0	0	$ 0
Operating lease assets, net	99	$ 94
Operating Lease, Liability	97
Taxes, Difference in Bases, Amount	$ 8,200
Number of Reportable Segments \| customer	1
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset Retirement Obligation	$ 0
Creole Trail Pipeline [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset Retirement Obligation	$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Operating lease assets, net				$ 100
Operating Lease, Liability				$ 100
Maximum [Member] \| Sabine Pass LNG Terminal [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property Lease Term	90 years
SPL [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| SPA Customers [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
SPA, Term of Agreement	20 years
Concentration Risk, Number Of Significant Customers \| customer	8
SPLNG [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| TUA Customers [Member]
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