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Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligations (Details)

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Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Billions
Sep. 30, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Unsatisfied Transaction Price   $ 57.4
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-10-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Unsatisfied Transaction Price $ 55.1  
LNG [Member] | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Unsatisfied Transaction Price   $ 55.0
Weighted Average Recognition Timing [1]   10 years
LNG [Member] | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-10-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Unsatisfied Transaction Price $ 52.9  
Weighted Average Recognition Timing [1] 9 years  
Regasification [Member] | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Unsatisfied Transaction Price   $ 2.4
Weighted Average Recognition Timing [1]   5 years
Regasification [Member] | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-10-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Unsatisfied Transaction Price $ 2.2  
Weighted Average Recognition Timing [1] 5 years  
[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.