8-K Filing

CHENIERE ENERGY INC CIK: 3570

Filing Information

Form Type	8-K
Accession Number	`0000003570-18-000097`
Period End Date	20171231
Filing Date	20180523
Fiscal Year	N/A
Fiscal Period	N/A
XBRL Instance	lng-20171231.xml

Filing Contents

This filing contains the following financial statements:

Balance Sheet 90 Income Statement 78 Cash Flow Statement 104 Stockholders Equity 43

Balance Sheet 90 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Preferred Stock, Par Value	`PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred Stock, Par Value	`PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Cash and cash equivalents	`CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$722.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	`PreferredStockSharesAuthorized`	5.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	`PreferredStockSharesAuthorized`	5.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Cash and cash equivalents	`CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$876.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	`PreferredStockSharesIssued`	0.00	shares	Point-in-time
Restricted cash	`RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$1.88B	USD	Point-in-time
Restricted cash	`RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue`	$860.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	`PreferredStockSharesIssued`	0.00	shares	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Par Value Per Share	`CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Par Value Per Share	`CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare`	$0.00	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts and other receivables	`ReceivablesNetCurrent`	$218.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts and other receivables	`ReceivablesNetCurrent`	$369.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts receivablerelated party	`AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts receivablerelated party	`AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent`	$2.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	`CommonStockSharesAuthorized`	480.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	`CommonStockSharesAuthorized`	480.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Inventory	`InventoryNet`	$160.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	`CommonStockSharesIssued`	250.10M	shares	Point-in-time
Inventory	`InventoryNet`	$243.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	`CommonStockSharesIssued`	250.10M	shares	Point-in-time
Derivative assets	`DerivativeAssetsCurrent`	$57.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	237.60M	shares	Point-in-time
Derivative assets	`DerivativeAssetsCurrent`	$24.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	238.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Other current assets	`OtherAssetsCurrent`	$100.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Treasury Stock, Shares	`TreasuryStockShares`	12.20M	shares	Point-in-time
Treasury Stock, Shares	`TreasuryStockShares`	12.50M	shares	Point-in-time
Other current assets	`OtherAssetsCurrent`	$96.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Total current assets	`AssetsCurrent`	$2.24B	USD	Point-in-time
Total current assets	`AssetsCurrent`	$3.37B	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current restricted cash	`RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent`	$91.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current restricted cash	`RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent`	$11.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Property, plant and equipment, net	`PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet`	$23.98B	USD	Point-in-time
Property, plant and equipment, net	`PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet`	$20.64B	USD	Point-in-time
Debt issuance costs, net	`DebtIssuanceCostsLineOfCreditArrangementsNet`	$149.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Debt issuance costs, net	`DebtIssuanceCostsLineOfCreditArrangementsNet`	$277.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current derivative assets	`DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent`	$34.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current derivative assets	`DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent`	$83.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Goodwill	`Goodwill`	$77.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Goodwill	`Goodwill`	$77.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Other non-current assets, net	`OtherAssetsNoncurrent`	$288.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Other non-current assets, net	`OtherAssetsNoncurrent`	$302.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Total assets	`Assets`	$27.91B	USD	Point-in-time
Total assets	`Assets`	$23.70B	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts payable	`AccountsPayableCurrent`	$25.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Accounts payable	`AccountsPayableCurrent`	$49.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Accrued liabilities	`AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent`	$1.08B	USD	Point-in-time
Accrued liabilities	`AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent`	$637.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Current debt	`DebtCurrent`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Current debt	`DebtCurrent`	$247.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Deferred revenue	`DeferredRevenueCurrent`	$73.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Deferred revenue	`DeferredRevenueCurrent`	$111.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Derivative liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent`	$37.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Derivative liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent`	$71.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Total current liabilities	`LiabilitiesCurrent`	$1.25B	USD	Point-in-time
Total current liabilities	`LiabilitiesCurrent`	$1.08B	USD	Point-in-time
Long-term debt, net	`LongTermDebtNoncurrent`	$21.69B	USD	Point-in-time
Long-term debt, net	`LongTermDebtNoncurrent`	$25.34B	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current deferred revenue	`DeferredRevenueNoncurrent`	$1.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current deferred revenue	`DeferredRevenueNoncurrent`	$5.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current derivative liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$45.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Non-current derivative liabilities	`DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$19.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Other non-current liabilities	`OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$59.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Other non-current liabilities	`OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent`	$49.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 19)	`CommitmentsAndContingencies`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 19)	`CommitmentsAndContingencies`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5.0 million shares authorized, none issued	`PreferredStockValue`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5.0 million shares authorized, none issued	`PreferredStockValue`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, $0.003 par value, Authorized: 480.0 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016; Issued: 250.1 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016	`CommonStockValue`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Common stock, $0.003 par value, Authorized: 480.0 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016; Issued: 250.1 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016	`CommonStockValue`	-	USD	Point-in-time
Outstanding: 237.6 million shares and 238.0 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	`CommonStockValueOutstanding`	$1.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Outstanding: 237.6 million shares and 238.0 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	`CommonStockValueOutstanding`	$1.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Treasury stock: 12.5 million shares and 12.2 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, at cost	`TreasuryStockValue`	$374.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Treasury stock: 12.5 million shares and 12.2 million shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, at cost	`TreasuryStockValue`	$386.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Additional paid-in-capital	`AdditionalPaidInCapital`	$3.25B	USD	Point-in-time
Additional paid-in-capital	`AdditionalPaidInCapital`	$3.21B	USD	Point-in-time
Accumulated deficit	`RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit`	$-4.23B	USD	Point-in-time
Accumulated deficit	`RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit`	$-4.63B	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders deficit	`StockholdersEquity`	$-1.76B	USD	Point-in-time
Total stockholders deficit	`StockholdersEquity`	$-1.40B	USD	Point-in-time
Non-controlling interest	`MinorityInterest`	$3.00B	USD	Point-in-time
Non-controlling interest	`MinorityInterest`	$2.23B	USD	Point-in-time
Total equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$1.56B	USD	Point-in-time
Total equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$2.50B	USD	Point-in-time
Total equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$1.24B	USD	Point-in-time
Total equity	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$839.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Total liabilities and equity	`LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity`	$23.70B	USD	Point-in-time
Total liabilities and equity	`LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity`	$27.91B	USD	Point-in-time

Income Statement 78 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
LNG revenues	`OilAndGasSalesRevenue`	$5.32B	USD	Annual
LNG revenues	`OilAndGasSalesRevenue`	-	USD	Annual
LNG revenues	`OilAndGasSalesRevenue`	$1.02B	USD	Annual
Regasification revenues	`SalesRevenueServicesNet`	$260.00M	USD	Annual
Regasification revenues	`SalesRevenueServicesNet`	$259.00M	USD	Annual
Regasification revenues	`SalesRevenueServicesNet`	$259.00M	USD	Annual
Other revenues	`OtherSalesRevenueNet`	$12.00M	USD	Annual
Other revenues	`OtherSalesRevenueNet`	$21.00M	USD	Annual
Other revenues	`OtherSalesRevenueNet`	$8.00M	USD	Annual
Otherrelated party	`RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty`	$3.00M	USD	Annual
Otherrelated party	`RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty`	-	USD	Annual
Otherrelated party	`RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty`	-	USD	Annual
Total revenues	`Revenues`	$5.60B	USD	Annual
Total revenues	`Revenues`	$1.28B	USD	Annual
Total revenues	`Revenues`	$271.00M	USD	Annual
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)	`CostOfGoodsSold`	$3.12B	USD	Annual
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)	`CostOfGoodsSold`	$582.00M	USD	Annual
Cost (cost recovery) of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below)	`CostOfGoodsSold`	$-15.00M	USD	Annual
Operating and maintenance expense	`OperatingCostsAndExpenses`	$216.00M	USD	Annual
Operating and maintenance expense	`OperatingCostsAndExpenses`	$95.00M	USD	Annual
Operating and maintenance expense	`OperatingCostsAndExpenses`	$446.00M	USD	Annual
Development expense	`ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense`	$7.00M	USD	Annual
Development expense	`ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense`	$10.00M	USD	Annual
Development expense	`ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense`	$42.00M	USD	Annual
Selling, general and administrative expense	`SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$256.00M	USD	Annual
Selling, general and administrative expense	`SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$260.00M	USD	Annual
Selling, general and administrative expense	`SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense`	$363.00M	USD	Annual
Depreciation and amortization expense	`DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization`	$174.00M	USD	Annual
Depreciation and amortization expense	`DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization`	$356.00M	USD	Annual
Depreciation and amortization expense	`DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization`	$83.00M	USD	Annual
Restructuring expense	`RestructuringCharges`	$6.00M	USD	Annual
Restructuring expense	`RestructuringCharges`	$61.00M	USD	Annual
Restructuring expense	`RestructuringCharges`	$61.00M	USD	Annual
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets	`ImpairmentExpenseAndLossOnDisposalOfAssets`	$91.00M	USD	Annual
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets	`ImpairmentExpenseAndLossOnDisposalOfAssets`	$19.00M	USD	Annual
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets	`ImpairmentExpenseAndLossOnDisposalOfAssets`	$13.00M	USD	Annual
Total operating costs and expenses	`OperatingExpenses`	$720.00M	USD	Annual
Total operating costs and expenses	`OperatingExpenses`	$4.21B	USD	Annual
Total operating costs and expenses	`OperatingExpenses`	$1.31B	USD	Annual
Income (loss) from operations	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$-449.00M	USD	Annual
Income (loss) from operations	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$-30.00M	USD	Annual
Income (loss) from operations	`OperatingIncomeLoss`	$1.39B	USD	Annual
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	`InterestExpense`	$322.00M	USD	Annual
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	`InterestExpense`	$488.00M	USD	Annual
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	`InterestExpense`	$747.00M	USD	Annual
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	`GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt`	$-135.00M	USD	Annual
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	`GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt`	$-124.00M	USD	Annual
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	`GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt`	$-100.00M	USD	Annual
Derivative gain (loss), net	`GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax`	$-204.00M	USD	Annual
Derivative gain (loss), net	`GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax`	$-10.00M	USD	Annual
Derivative gain (loss), net	`GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax`	$7.00M	USD	Annual
Other income	`OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Other income	`OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense`	-	USD	Annual
Other income	`OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$18.00M	USD	Annual
Total other expense	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$-822.00M	USD	Annual
Total other expense	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$-648.00M	USD	Annual
Total other expense	`NonoperatingIncomeExpense`	$-633.00M	USD	Annual
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$-1.10B	USD	Annual
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$566.00M	USD	Annual
Income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest	`IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest`	$-663.00M	USD	Annual
Income tax provision	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	$3.00M	USD	Annual
Income tax provision	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Income tax provision	`IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit`	-	USD	Annual
Net income (loss)	`ProfitLoss`	$563.00M	USD	Annual
Net income (loss)	`ProfitLoss`	$-1.10B	USD	Annual
Net income (loss)	`ProfitLoss`	$-665.00M	USD	Annual
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$956.00M	USD	Annual
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-55.00M	USD	Annual
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-122.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-393.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-610.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-975.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersbasic and diluted	`EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted`	$-1.68	USD	Annual
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersbasic and diluted	`EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted`	$-2.67	USD	Annual
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholdersbasic and diluted	`EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted`	$-4.30	USD	Annual
Weighted average number of common shares outstandingbasic and diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted`	233.10M	shares	Annual
Weighted average number of common shares outstandingbasic and diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted`	226.90M	shares	Annual
Weighted average number of common shares outstandingbasic and diluted	`WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted`	228.80M	shares	Annual

Cash Flow Statement 104 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Net income (loss)	`ProfitLoss`	$563.00M	USD	Annual
Net income (loss)	`ProfitLoss`	$-1.10B	USD	Annual
Net income (loss)	`ProfitLoss`	$-665.00M	USD	Annual
Non-cash LNG inventory write-downs	`InventoryWriteDown`	-	USD	Annual
Non-cash LNG inventory write-downs	`InventoryWriteDown`	$18.00M	USD	Annual
Non-cash LNG inventory write-downs	`InventoryWriteDown`	-	USD	Annual
Depreciation and amortization expense	`DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization`	$174.00M	USD	Annual
Depreciation and amortization expense	`DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization`	$356.00M	USD	Annual
Depreciation and amortization expense	`DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization`	$83.00M	USD	Annual
Share-based compensation expense	`ShareBasedCompensation`	$101.00M	USD	Annual
Share-based compensation expense	`ShareBasedCompensation`	$91.00M	USD	Annual
Share-based compensation expense	`ShareBasedCompensation`	$172.00M	USD	Annual
Non-cash interest expense	`PaidInKindInterest`	$59.00M	USD	Annual
Non-cash interest expense	`PaidInKindInterest`	$77.00M	USD	Annual
Non-cash interest expense	`PaidInKindInterest`	$75.00M	USD	Annual
Amortization of debt issuance costs, deferred commitment fees, premium and discount	`AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts`	$69.00M	USD	Annual
Amortization of debt issuance costs, deferred commitment fees, premium and discount	`AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts`	$48.00M	USD	Annual
Amortization of debt issuance costs, deferred commitment fees, premium and discount	`AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts`	$62.00M	USD	Annual
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	`GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt`	$-135.00M	USD	Annual
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	`GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt`	$-124.00M	USD	Annual
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	`GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt`	$-100.00M	USD	Annual
Total losses (gains) on derivatives, net	`DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet`	$28.00M	USD	Annual
Total losses (gains) on derivatives, net	`DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet`	$-62.00M	USD	Annual
Total losses (gains) on derivatives, net	`DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet`	$-168.00M	USD	Annual
Net cash used for settlement of derivative instruments	`GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives`	$100.00M	USD	Annual
Net cash used for settlement of derivative instruments	`GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives`	$106.00M	USD	Annual
Net cash used for settlement of derivative instruments	`GainLossOnSaleOfDerivatives`	$45.00M	USD	Annual
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets	`ImpairmentExpenseAndLossOnDisposalOfAssets`	$91.00M	USD	Annual
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets	`ImpairmentExpenseAndLossOnDisposalOfAssets`	$19.00M	USD	Annual
Impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets	`ImpairmentExpenseAndLossOnDisposalOfAssets`	$13.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`OtherNoncashIncomeExpense`	$-1.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`OtherNoncashIncomeExpense`	$-4.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`OtherNoncashIncomeExpense`	$4.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts and other receivables	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables`	$207.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts and other receivables	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables`	$139.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts and other receivables	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables`	$1.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts receivablerelated party	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableRelatedParties`	-	USD	Annual
Accounts receivablerelated party	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableRelatedParties`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts receivablerelated party	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivableRelatedParties`	-	USD	Annual
Inventory	`IncreaseDecreaseInInventories`	$28.00M	USD	Annual
Inventory	`IncreaseDecreaseInInventories`	$73.00M	USD	Annual
Inventory	`IncreaseDecreaseInInventories`	$119.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities`	$64.00M	USD	Annual
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	`IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities`	$225.00M	USD	Annual
Deferred revenue	`IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue`	$-4.00M	USD	Annual
Deferred revenue	`IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue`	$34.00M	USD	Annual
Deferred revenue	`IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue`	$42.00M	USD	Annual
Other, net	`IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet`	$39.00M	USD	Annual
Other, net	`IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet`	$19.00M	USD	Annual
Other, net	`IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet`	$12.00M	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities`	$1.23B	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities`	$-404.00M	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities`	$-483.00M	USD	Annual
Property, plant and equipment, net	`PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment`	$3.36B	USD	Annual
Property, plant and equipment, net	`PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment`	$6.85B	USD	Annual
Property, plant and equipment, net	`PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment`	$4.36B	USD	Annual
Investment in equity method investment	`PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments`	$41.00M	USD	Annual
Investment in equity method investment	`PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments`	-	USD	Annual
Investment in equity method investment	`PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments`	-	USD	Annual
Other	`PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities`	$-17.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities`	$57.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities`	$131.00M	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities`	$-4.41B	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities`	$-3.38B	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities`	$-6.98B	USD	Annual
Proceeds from issuances of debt	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt`	$6.85B	USD	Annual
Proceeds from issuances of debt	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt`	$12.87B	USD	Annual
Proceeds from issuances of debt	`ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt`	$7.07B	USD	Annual
Repayments of debt	`RepaymentsOfDebt`	$7.67B	USD	Annual
Repayments of debt	`RepaymentsOfDebt`	$3.63B	USD	Annual
Repayments of debt	`RepaymentsOfDebt`	-	USD	Annual
Debt issuance and deferred financing costs	`PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts`	$172.00M	USD	Annual
Debt issuance and deferred financing costs	`PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts`	$89.00M	USD	Annual
Debt issuance and deferred financing costs	`PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts`	$513.00M	USD	Annual
Debt extinguishment costs	`PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts`	-	USD	Annual
Debt extinguishment costs	`PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts`	-	USD	Annual
Debt extinguishment costs	`PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts`	$14.00M	USD	Annual
Distributions and dividends to non-controlling interest	`PaymentsToMinorityShareholders`	$80.00M	USD	Annual
Distributions and dividends to non-controlling interest	`PaymentsToMinorityShareholders`	$185.00M	USD	Annual
Distributions and dividends to non-controlling interest	`PaymentsToMinorityShareholders`	$80.00M	USD	Annual
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	`ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	`ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised`	-	USD	Annual
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	`ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised`	-	USD	Annual
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation	`PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation`	$12.00M	USD	Annual
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation	`PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation`	$20.00M	USD	Annual
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation	`PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation`	$61.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities`	-	USD	Annual
Other	`ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Other	`ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities`	-	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities`	$2.94B	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities`	$4.91B	USD	Annual
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	`NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities`	$6.42B	USD	Annual
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect`	$786.00M	USD	Annual
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect`	$91.00M	USD	Annual
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect`	$-1.04B	USD	Annual
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashbeginning of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$1.83B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashbeginning of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$1.74B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashbeginning of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$2.61B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashbeginning of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$2.78B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashend of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$1.83B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashend of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$1.74B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashend of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$2.61B	USD	Point-in-time
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashend of period	`CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents`	$2.78B	USD	Point-in-time

Stockholders Equity 43 line items

Line Item	Tag	Value	Unit	Period
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding, Beginning of Period	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	237.60M	shares	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding, Beginning of Period	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	238.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Treasury Stock, Shares, Beginning of Period	`TreasuryStockShares`	12.20M	shares	Point-in-time
Treasury Stock, Shares, Beginning of Period	`TreasuryStockShares`	12.50M	shares	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, Beginning of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$1.56B	USD	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, Beginning of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$2.50B	USD	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, Beginning of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$1.24B	USD	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, Beginning of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$839.00M	USD	Point-in-time
Exercise of stock options	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Issuances of restricted stock	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross`	-	USD	Annual
Issuances of restricted stock	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross`	-	USD	Annual
Issuance of stock to acquire additional interest in Cheniere Holdings	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues`	-	USD	Annual
Issuance of stock to acquire additional interest in Cheniere Holdings	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues`	-	USD	Annual
Forfeitures of restricted stock	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardForfeitures`	-	USD	Annual
Forfeitures of restricted stock	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardForfeitures`	-	USD	Annual
Forfeitures of restricted stock	`StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardForfeitures`	-	USD	Annual
Share-based compensation	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue`	$34.00M	USD	Annual
Share-based compensation	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue`	$40.00M	USD	Annual
Share-based compensation	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue`	$90.00M	USD	Annual
Shares repurchased related to share-based compensation	`TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod`	$12.00M	USD	Annual
Shares repurchased related to share-based compensation	`TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod`	$20.00M	USD	Annual
Shares repurchased related to share-based compensation	`TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod`	$61.00M	USD	Annual
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation`	$2.00M	USD	Annual
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$956.00M	USD	Annual
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-55.00M	USD	Annual
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	`NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$-122.00M	USD	Annual
Equity portion of convertible notes, net	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt`	$205.00M	USD	Annual
Equity portion of convertible notes, net	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt`	$1.00M	USD	Annual
Equity portion of convertible notes, net	`AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt`	$1.00M	USD	Annual
Distributions to non-controlling interest	`MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders`	$80.00M	USD	Annual
Distributions to non-controlling interest	`MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders`	$80.00M	USD	Annual
Distributions to non-controlling interest	`MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders`	$185.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-393.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-610.00M	USD	Annual
Net loss	`NetIncomeLoss`	$-975.00M	USD	Annual
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding, End of Period	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	237.60M	shares	Point-in-time
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding, End of Period	`CommonStockSharesOutstanding`	238.00M	shares	Point-in-time
Treasury Stock, Shares, End of Period	`TreasuryStockShares`	12.20M	shares	Point-in-time
Treasury Stock, Shares, End of Period	`TreasuryStockShares`	12.50M	shares	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, End of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$1.56B	USD	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, End of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$2.50B	USD	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, End of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$1.24B	USD	Point-in-time
Stockholders' Equity, End of Period	`StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest`	$839.00M	USD	Point-in-time

Data is extracted from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings. Values shown are as reported in the filing.