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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details)

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Debt - Schedule of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Net of Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs   $ 17,171 $ 17,580
Total Current Debt, Net of Discount and Debt Issuance Costs   944 0
Total Debt, Net of Premium, Discount and Debt Issuance Costs   18,115 17,580
Repayments of Long-term Debt   2,172  
Long-term Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net   (157) (170)
Current Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net   (6) 0
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Current portion of senior secured notes [1],[2]   $ 522 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.25%  
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Repayments of Long-term Debt $ 318    
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Proceeds of 2032 CQP Senior Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Repayments of Long-term Debt 100    
2022 SPL Senior Notes [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Cash      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Repayments of Long-term Debt $ 218    
2026 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Current portion of senior secured notes [3]   $ 428 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.625%  
2037 Private Placement Senior Secured Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount   $ 482  
SPL [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross [2]   $ 13,128 13,650
SPL [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   4.20%  
SPL [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.25%  
Cheniere Partners [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt, Gross   $ 4,200 $ 4,100
Cheniere Partners [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   3.25%  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.625%  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2026 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Repayments of Long-term Debt [4]   $ 672  
Cheniere Partners [Member] | 2032 CQP Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   3.25%  
[1] In October 2021, $318 million of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes was redeemed with $100 million of the proceeds from our issuance of the 3.250% senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 CQP Senior Notes”) and $218 million of cash on hand. See Issuances and Redemptions section below for further discussion.
[2] A portion of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes is categorized as long-term debt because the proceeds from the expected series of sales of approximately $482 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2037 pursuant to executed note purchase agreements, expected to be issued in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, will be used to strategically refinance a portion of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes and pay related fees, costs and expenses.
[3] In October 2021, we redeemed the remaining outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2026 CQP Senior Notes that were not purchased pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation in September 2021. See Issuances and Redemptions section below for further discussion.
[4] Net proceeds from the issuance of the 2032 CQP Senior Notes were used to redeem a portion of the 2026 CQP Senior Notes in September 2021 pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation, resulting in $27 million of loss on extinguishment of debt relating to the payment of early redemption fees and write off of unamortized debt premium and issuance costs. In October 2021, the remaining net proceeds from the issuance of the 2032 CQP Senior Notes were used to redeem the remaining outstanding principal amount of the 2026 CQP Senior Notes and, together with cash on hand, redeem $318 million of the 2022 SPL Senior Notes.