Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
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| Revenues from contracts with customers | $ 1,475 | $ 1,529 | $ 4,928 | $ 4,529 | ||
| Net derivative gains | [1] | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total revenues | 1,476 | 1,529 | 4,930 | 4,529 | ||
| LNG [Member] | ||||||
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| Revenues from contracts with customers | 1,139 | 1,249 | 3,676 | 3,419 | ||
| Total revenues | 1,140 | 1,249 | 3,678 | 3,419 | ||
| LNG—affiliate [Member] | ||||||
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| Revenues from contracts with customers | 257 | 205 | 1,017 | 886 | ||
| Regasification [Member] | ||||||
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| Revenues from contracts with customers | 66 | 66 | 199 | 196 | ||
| Other [Member] | ||||||
| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||||
| Revenues from contracts with customers | $ 13 | $ 9 | $ 36 | $ 28 | ||
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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