Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
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| LNG revenues—affiliate | $ 188 | $ 305 |
| Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate | 33 | 29 |
| General and administrative expense—affiliate | 25 | 21 |
| Cheniere Marketing Agreements [Member] | ||
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| LNG revenues—affiliate | 182 | 305 |
| Contracts for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas And LNG [Member] | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| LNG revenues—affiliate | 6 | 0 |
| Service Agreements [Member] | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate | 33 | 29 |
| General and administrative expense—affiliate | $ 25 | $ 21 |
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- Definition Related Party Operating Costs And Expenses No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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