Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt - Material Debt Activities (Details)

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Debt - Material Debt Activities (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
May 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt $ (42,000,000) $ 0 $ (43,000,000) $ 0    
2030 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.50%   4.50%      
2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 1,200,000.0   $ 1,200,000.0      
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis     LIBOR or base rate      
2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.125%      
2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.75%      
2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.125%      
2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.75%      
SPL [Member] | 2030 Sabine Pass Liquefaction Senior Notes [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         $ 2,000,000,000.0  
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt $ 43,000,000   $ 43,000,000      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.50%   4.50%      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage     100.00%      
Debt Instrument Registration Period     360 days      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity           $ 1,200,000,000
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage     0.10%      
Debt Instrument, Debt Service Reserve Ratio     1.25      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility Additional Permitted Increase     $ 800,000,000      
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage     0.30%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.125%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.75%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.125%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.75%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate Determination Federal Funds Rate [Member] | Base Rate [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.50%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility [Member] | Base Rate Determination LIBOR [Member] | Base Rate [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.00%      
SPL [Member] | 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility, Letter of Credit [Member] | Drawn Portion [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Long-term Line of Credit $ 0   $ 0