| REVENUES FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue earned from contracts with customers during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in millions):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
LNG revenues (1) |
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$ |
1,449 |
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$ |
1,366 |
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LNG revenues—affiliate |
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188 |
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305 |
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Regasification revenues |
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67 |
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66 |
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Other revenues |
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14 |
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11 |
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Total revenues from customers |
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1,718 |
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1,748 |
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Net derivative gains (2) |
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1 |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
1,718 |
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$ |
1,749 |
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(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. If contractually the customer cannot make up unexercised quantities in future periods, our performance obligation with respect to declined volumes is satisfied, and revenue associated with any unexercised quantities is generally recognized upon notice of customer cancellation. |
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):
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 |
Deferred revenues, beginning of period |
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$ |
155 |
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Cash received but not yet recognized |
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94 |
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Revenue recognized from prior period deferral |
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(155 |
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Deferred revenues, end of period |
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$ |
94 |
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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 March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
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March 31, 2020 |
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December 31, 2019 |
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Unsatisfied
Transaction Price
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Weighted Average Recognition Timing (years) (1) |
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Unsatisfied
Transaction Price
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Weighted Average Recognition Timing (years) (1) |
LNG revenues (2) |
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$ |
54.2 |
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10 |
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$ |
55.0 |
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10 |
Regasification revenues |
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2.3 |
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5 |
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2.4 |
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5 |
Total revenues |
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$ |
56.5 |
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$ |
57.4 |
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(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. |
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(2) |
Includes future consideration from agreement contractually assigned to SPL from Cheniere Marketing. |
We have elected the following exemptions which omit certain potential future sources of revenue from the table above:
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(1) |
We omit from the table above all performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less. |
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(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 44% and 58% of our LNG revenues from contracts with a duration of over one year during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were related to variable consideration received from customers. During each of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, approximately 3% of our regasification revenues were related to variable consideration received from customers. All of our LNG revenues—affiliate were related to variable consideration received from customers during each of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.
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We have entered 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.
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