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Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P
(NYSE MKT:CQP) 

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Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates regasification facilities at the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana on the Sabine-Neches Waterway. The company's regasification facilities include infrastructure of five LNG...

Founded: 1996
Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Midstream

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      revenues
                                            65,833,000 66,596,000 66,490,000 66,718,000 65,807,000 66,890,000 66,594,000 66,449,000 66,199,000 66,646,000 66,842,000 65,563,000 66,200,000 62,429,000 60,767,000 66,958,000 68,669,000 63,669,000 67,177,000 69,668,000 65,945,000 66,004,000 66,827,000 66,750,000 65,035,000           
      lng revenues
    2,239,000,000 1,837,000,000 1,857,000,000 2,267,000,000 1,897,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,454,000,000 1,720,000,000 1,906,000,000 1,564,000,000 1,415,000,000 2,106,000,000 2,930,000,000 3,130,000,000 2,959,000,000 2,488,000,000 2,582,000,000 1,791,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,669,000,000 1,607,000,000 807,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,449,000,000 1,533,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,171,000,000 1,367,000,000 1,408,000,000 1,249,000,000 1,155,000,000 1,015,000,000 917,000,000 723,000,000 503,000,000 492,000,000 205,913,000 248,195,000 85,332,000                                     
      lng revenues—affiliate
    620,000,000 518,000,000 549,000,000 671,000,000 513,000,000 526,000,000 391,000,000 524,000,000 730,000,000 515,000,000 469,000,000 761,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,376,000,000 1,135,000,000 757,000,000 594,000,000 453,000,000 211,000,000 214,000,000 310,000,000 103,000,000 61,000,000 188,000,000 295,000,000 257,000,000 455,000,000 305,000,000 413,000,000 205,000,000 178,000,000 503,000,000 525,000,000 111,000,000 422,000,000 331,000,000 277,721,000 16,236,000                                      
      regasification revenues
    34,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 33,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 34,000,000 33,000,000 34,000,000 477,000,000 455,000,000 68,000,000 68,000,000 67,000,000 68,000,000 67,000,000 67,000,000 67,000,000 67,000,000 68,000,000 67,000,000 67,000,000 66,000,000 67,000,000 66,000,000 65,000,000 66,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 67,000,000 66,262,000 66,262,000 65,122,000 65,384,000                                    
      other revenues
    17,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000     28,000                                    
      total revenues
    2,910,000,000 2,404,000,000 2,455,000,000 2,989,000,000 2,460,000,000 2,055,000,000 1,894,000,000 2,295,000,000 2,686,000,000 2,128,000,000 1,933,000,000 2,917,000,000 4,721,000,000 4,976,000,000 4,181,000,000 3,328,000,000 3,258,000,000 2,324,000,000 1,889,000,000 1,963,000,000 1,997,000,000 982,000,000 1,470,000,000 1,718,000,000 1,908,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,705,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,897,000,000 1,529,000,000 1,407,000,000 1,593,000,000 1,518,000,000 903,000,000 992,000,000 891,000,000 550,613,000 331,409,000 151,171,000 67,047,000 67,272,000 67,537,000 67,689,000 67,530,000 66,559,000 67,590,000 67,328,000 67,221,000 66,999,000 67,446,000 67,637,000 66,074,000 67,301,000 66,308,000 61,396,000 69,323,000 70,824,000 64,907,000 73,609,000 74,450,000 66,617,000 129,764,000 130,778,000 71,694,250 128,533,000 95,695,000 62,549,000         
      yoy
    18.29% 16.98% 29.62% 30.24% -8.41% -3.43% -2.02% -21.32% -43.11% -57.23% -53.77% -12.35% 44.90% 114.11% 121.33% 69.54% 63.14% 136.66% 28.50% 14.26% 4.66% -33.47% -13.78% -1.77% 0.58% -3.47% 21.18% 9.79% 24.97% 69.32% 41.83% 78.79% 175.69% 172.47% 556.21% 1228.92% 718.49% 390.71% 123.33% -0.72% 1.07% -0.08% 0.54% 0.46% -0.66% 0.21% -0.46% 1.74% -0.45% 1.72% 10.17% -4.69% -4.97% 2.16% -16.59% -6.89% 6.32% -49.98% -43.71% 3.84% -48.17% 35.60% 109.08%             
      qoq
    21.05% -2.08% -17.87% 21.50% 19.71% 8.50% -17.47% -14.56% 26.22% 10.09% -33.73% -38.21% -5.12% 19.01% 25.63% 2.15% 40.19% 23.03% -3.77% -1.70% 103.36% -33.20% -14.44% -9.96% 29.27% -13.43% -2.52% -7.80% 24.07% 8.67% -11.68% 4.94% 68.11% -8.97% 11.34% 61.82% 66.14% 119.23% 125.47% -0.33% -0.39% -0.22% 0.24% 1.46% -1.53% 0.39% 0.16% 0.33% -0.66% -0.28% 2.37% -1.82% 1.50% 8.00% -11.43% -2.12% 9.12% -11.82% -1.13% 11.76% -48.66% -0.78% 82.41% -44.22% 34.32% 52.99%          
      operating costs and expenses
                                                                               
      cost of sales
    968,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,196,000,000 1,703,000,000 1,172,000,000 773,000,000 661,000,000 964,000,000 1,123,000,000 682,000,000 603,000,000 313,000,000 1,442,000,000 4,739,000,000 3,144,000,000 2,562,000,000 2,112,000,000 1,342,000,000 888,000,000 948,000,000 954,000,000 454,000,000 398,000,000 699,000,000 873,000,000 742,000,000 880,000,000 879,000,000 1,112,000,000 756,000,000 698,000,000 837,000,000 395,000,000 490,000,000 577,000,000 513,000,000   49,294,000 3,904,000                                    
      cost of sales—affiliate
           4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 17,000,000 47,000,000 104,000,000 57,000,000 5,000,000 22,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 42,000,000 39,000,000 33,000,000 5,000,000  1,000,000 6,000,000           60,000 1,430,000                                      
      operating and maintenance expense
    221,000,000 191,000,000 289,000,000 203,000,000 214,000,000 200,000,000 210,000,000 200,000,000 199,000,000 211,000,000 263,000,000 206,000,000 207,000,000 189,000,000 191,000,000 170,000,000 170,000,000 148,000,000 168,000,000 149,000,000 166,000,000 146,000,000 165,000,000 152,000,000 160,000,000 172,000,000 162,000,000 138,000,000 103,000,000 113,000,000 98,000,000 95,000,000 87,000,000 73,000,000 82,000,000 50,000,000 47,322,000 37,613,000 24,717,000 17,385,000 13,100,000 -22,782,000 9,095,000 31,987,000 9,522,000 21,235,000 24,232,000 9,219,000 7,206,000 23,553,000 20,902,000 8,018,000 15,614,000 6,586,000 7,144,000 6,112,000 5,949,000 6,288,000 3,904,000 5,685,000 5,865,000 6,168,000 8,074,000 6,238,000 4,752,000 5,746,000 3,947,000         
      operating and maintenance expense—affiliate
    51,000,000 40,000,000 42,000,000 44,000,000 49,000,000 41,000,000 39,000,000 43,000,000 46,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 44,000,000 48,000,000 39,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 39,000,000 34,000,000 35,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000 34,000,000 48,000,000 33,000,000 38,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000 29,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 26,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 16,236,000 13,756,000 11,156,000 10,830,000 9,024,000 8,081,000 7,501,000 4,773,000 6,808,000 5,016,000 4,860,000 4,431,000 5,770,000 6,314,000 10,307,000 6,168,000 3,886,000 6,476,000 2,941,000 2,998,000 3,195,000 2,612,000 3,519,000 2,592,000 3,017,000 3,085,000 3,065,000 3,440,000 2,810,000 2,973,000 2,610,000         
      operating and maintenance expense—related party
      13,000,000 15,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 13,000,000 18,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 27,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000                                                        
      general and administrative expense
    3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 -3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,822,000 2,978,000 3,792,000 2,610,000 3,810,000 3,673,000 4,081,000 3,515,000 3,759,000 2,448,000 4,234,000 3,366,000 3,049,000 2,718,000 2,028,000 3,231,000 2,635,000 4,248,000 1,740,000 1,681,000 1,466,000 867,000 1,430,000 1,771,000 1,245,000 2,059,000 1,740,000 1,427,000 797,000 762,000 737,000         
      general and administrative expense—affiliate
    23,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 20,000,000 34,000,000 27,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 21,658,000 24,454,000 21,211,000 22,198,000 41,551,000 25,692,000 33,472,000 21,597,000 26,790,000 24,454,000 22,972,000 27,153,000 27,838,000 42,239,000 36,543,000 19,156,000 12,408,000 33,243,000 5,177,000 5,112,000 5,496,000 4,957,000 4,960,000 5,056,000 4,951,000 5,142,000 5,273,000 5,003,000 4,902,000 4,775,000 5,210,000         
      depreciation and amortization expense
    173,000,000 173,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 170,000,000 168,000,000 172,000,000 166,000,000 167,000,000 167,000,000 165,000,000 160,000,000 156,000,000 153,000,000 140,000,000 140,000,000 138,000,000 139,000,000 138,000,000 137,000,000 138,000,000 138,000,000 137,000,000 138,000,000 138,000,000 114,000,000 106,000,000 107,000,000 106,000,000 105,000,000 100,000,000 87,000,000 86,000,000 66,000,000 63,520,000 44,529,000 28,184,000 19,388,000                                    
      other operating costs and expenses
    2,000,000  2,000,000  4,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000                                                                     
      other operating costs and expenses—affiliate
      1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000                                                                     
      total operating costs and expenses
    1,441,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,740,000,000 2,163,000,000 1,648,000,000 1,228,000,000 1,128,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,585,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,115,000,000 788,000,000 1,959,000,000 5,275,000,000 3,626,000,000 2,966,000,000 2,539,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,372,000,000 830,000,000 786,000,000 1,054,000,000 1,232,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,250,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,373,000,000 1,037,000,000 952,000,000 1,085,000,000 978,000,000 706,000,000 792,000,000 672,000,000 351,206,000 283,511,000 138,577,000 76,510,000 86,011,000 31,616,000 71,713,000 78,106,000 62,737,000 69,646,000 75,054,000                             
      income from operations
    1,469,000,000 696,000,000 715,000,000 826,000,000 812,000,000 827,000,000 766,000,000 875,000,000 1,101,000,000 988,000,000 818,000,000 2,129,000,000 2,762,000,000 -299,000,000 555,000,000 362,000,000 719,000,000 616,000,000 604,000,000 618,000,000 625,000,000 152,000,000 684,000,000 664,000,000 676,000,000 346,000,000 455,000,000 563,000,000 524,000,000 492,000,000 455,000,000 508,000,000 540,000,000 197,000,000 200,000,000 219,000,000 199,407,000 47,898,000 12,594,000 -9,463,000 -18,739,000 35,921,000 -4,024,000 -10,576,000 3,822,000 -2,056,000 -7,726,000 5,086,000 5,428,000 -23,357,000 -20,427,000 14,916,000 19,602,000 772,000 18,275,000 24,891,000 37,044,000 29,523,000 36,932,000 41,127,000 36,374,000 101,977,000 101,737,000 103,874,000 106,367,000 74,282,000 43,396,000 -267,000 -10,026,000 -2,748,000 -4,100,000 -4,588,000 -3,167,000 -2,874,000 -1,886,000 
      yoy
    80.91% -15.84% -6.66% -5.60% -26.25% -16.30% -6.36% -58.90% -60.14% -430.43% 47.39% 488.12% 284.14% -148.54% -8.11% -41.42% 15.04% 305.26% -11.70% -6.93% -7.54% -56.07% 50.33% 17.94% 29.01% -29.67% 0.00% 10.83% -2.96% 149.75% 127.50% 131.96% 170.80% 311.29% 1488.06% -2414.28% -1164.13% 33.34% -412.97% -10.52% -590.29% -1847.13% -47.92% -307.94% -29.59% -91.20% -62.18% -65.90% -72.31% -3125.52% -211.78% -40.07% -47.08% -97.39% -50.52% -39.48% 1.84% -71.05% -63.70% -60.41% -65.80% 37.28% 134.44% -39004.12% -1160.91% -2803.13% -1158.44% -94.18% 216.58% -4.38% 117.39%     
      qoq
    111.06% -2.66% -13.44% 1.72% -1.81% 7.96% -12.46% -20.53% 11.44% 20.78% -61.58% -22.92% -1023.75% -153.87% 53.31% -49.65% 16.72% 1.99% -2.27% -1.12% 311.18% -77.78% 3.01% -1.78% 95.38% -23.96% -19.18% 7.44% 6.50% 8.13% -10.43% -5.93% 174.11% -1.50% -8.68% 9.83% 316.32% 280.32% -233.09% -49.50% -152.17% -992.67% -61.95% -376.71% -285.89% -73.39% -251.91% -6.30% -123.24% 14.34% -236.95% -23.91% 2439.12% -95.78% -26.58% -32.81% 25.48% -20.06% -10.20% 13.07% -64.33% 0.24% -2.06% -2.34% 43.19% 71.17% -16353.18% -97.34% 264.85% -32.98% -10.64% 44.87% 10.19% 52.39%  
      operating margin %
    50.48% 28.95% 29.12% 27.63% 33.01% 40.24% 40.44% 38.13% 40.99% 46.43% 42.32% 72.99% 58.50% -6.01% 13.27% 10.88% 22.07% 26.51% 31.97% 31.48% 31.30% 15.48% 46.53% 38.65% 35.43% 23.44% 26.69% 32.19% 27.62% 32.18% 32.34% 31.89% 35.57% 21.82% 20.16% 24.58% 36.22% 14.45% 8.33% -14.11% -27.86% 53.19% -5.94% -15.66% 5.74% -3.04% -11.48% 7.57% 8.10% -34.63% -30.20% 22.57% 29.13% 1.16% 29.77% 35.91% 52.30% 45.49% 50.17% 55.24% 54.60% 78.59% 77.79% 144.88% 82.75% 77.62% 69.38% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% 
      other income
              13,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000  1,000,000 2,000,000    2,000,000  6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000  497,000 402,000 376,000 274,000 127,000 179,000 235,000 121,000 154,000 127,000 -196,000 132,000                            
      interest expense, net of capitalized interest
    -186,000,000 -189,000,000 -188,000,000 -190,000,000 -197,000,000 -199,000,000 -202,000,000 -202,000,000 -203,000,000 -205,000,000 -207,000,000 -208,000,000 -229,000,000 -222,000,000 -216,000,000 -203,000,000 -195,000,000 -210,000,000 -209,000,000 -217,000,000 -218,000,000 -221,000,000 -236,000,000 -234,000,000 -237,000,000 -231,000,000 -230,000,000 -187,000,000 -181,000,000 -183,000,000 -184,000,000 -185,000,000 -177,000,000 -153,000,000 -154,000,000 -130,000,000 -128,222,000 -113,227,000 -71,999,000                                     
      loss on modification or extinguishment of debt
    -1,000,000 -7,000,000     -3,000,000   -4,000,000 -2,000,000      -20,000,000 -27,000,000  -54,000,000   -42,000,000 -1,000,000  -13,000,000    -12,000,000                                              
      interest and dividend income
    4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 12,000,000                                                                  
      other income—affiliate
    1,000,000 1,000,000 22,000,000                                                                         
      total other expense
    -182,000,000 -190,000,000 -162,000,000 -185,000,000 -189,000,000 -192,000,000 -196,000,000 -193,000,000 -195,000,000 -197,000,000 -196,000,000 -194,000,000 -251,000,000 -215,000,000 -213,000,000 -203,000,000 -212,000,000 -235,000,000 -209,000,000 -271,000,000 -216,000,000 -219,000,000 -278,000,000 -229,000,000 -228,000,000 -236,000,000 -223,000,000 -178,000,000 -173,000,000 -185,000,000 -174,000,000 -173,000,000 -166,000,000 -174,000,000 -154,000,000 -172,000,000 -114,062,000 -129,407,000 -112,719,000 -65,443,000 -37,301,000 -60,053,000 -56,019,000 -168,100,000 -74,661,000 -41,184,000 -218,498,000 -74,819,000 -66,694,000 -74,752,000 -26,583,000 -57,403,000 -83,123,000 -43,194,000 -43,136,000 -44,223,000 -44,506,000 -44,002,000 -43,800,000 -43,336,000 -43,351,000 -43,606,000 -42,913,000   -32,331,000 -29,808,000 -28,152,000 -871,000 -21,765,000 -10,415,000     
      net income
    1,287,000,000 506,000,000 553,000,000 641,000,000 623,000,000 635,000,000 570,000,000 682,000,000 906,000,000 791,000,000 622,000,000 1,935,000,000 2,511,000,000 -514,000,000 342,000,000 159,000,000 507,000,000 381,000,000 395,000,000 347,000,000 409,000,000 -67,000,000 406,000,000 435,000,000 448,000,000 110,000,000 232,000,000 385,000,000 351,000,000 307,000,000 281,000,000 335,000,000 374,000,000 23,000,000 46,000,000 47,000,000 85,345,000 -81,509,000 -100,125,000 -74,906,000 -56,040,000 -24,132,000 -60,043,000 -178,676,000 -70,839,000 -43,240,000 -226,224,000 -69,733,000 -61,266,000 -98,109,000 -47,010,000 -42,487,000 -63,521,000 -42,422,000 -24,861,000 -19,332,000 -7,462,000 -14,479,000 -6,868,000 -2,209,000 -6,977,000 58,371,000 58,824,000 61,872,000 69,501,000 41,951,000 13,588,000 -28,419,000 -10,897,000 -24,513,000 -14,515,000 -12,991,000 -11,112,000 -11,991,000 -12,858,000 
      yoy
    106.58% -20.31% -2.98% -6.01% -31.24% -19.72% -8.36% -64.75% -63.92% -253.89% 81.87% 1116.98% 395.27% -234.91% -13.42% -54.18% 23.96% -668.66% -2.71% -20.23% -8.71% -160.91% 75.00% 12.99% 27.64% -64.17% -17.44% 14.93% -6.15% 1234.78% 510.87% 612.77% 338.22% -128.22% -145.94% -162.75% -252.29% 237.76% 66.76% -58.08% -20.89% -44.19% -73.46% 156.23% 15.63% -55.93% 381.23% 64.13% -3.55% 131.27% 89.09% 119.78% 751.26% 192.99% 261.98% 775.15% 6.95% -124.81% -111.68% -103.57% -110.04% 39.14% 332.91% -317.71% -737.80% -271.14% -193.61% 118.76% -1.93% 104.43% 12.89%     
      qoq
    154.35% -8.50% -13.73% 2.89% -1.89% 11.40% -16.42% -24.72% 14.54% 27.17% -67.86% -22.94% -588.52% -250.29% 115.09% -68.64% 33.07% -3.54% 13.83% -15.16% -710.45% -116.50% -6.67% -2.90% 307.27% -52.59% -39.74% 9.69% 14.33% 9.25% -16.12% -10.43% 1526.09% -50.00% -2.13% -44.93% -204.71% -18.59% 33.67% 33.67% 132.22% -59.81% -66.40% 152.23% 63.83% -80.89% 224.41% 13.82% -37.55% 108.70% 10.65% -33.11% 49.74% 70.64% 28.60% 159.07% -48.46% 110.82% 210.91% -68.34% -111.95% -0.77% -4.93% -10.98% 65.67% 208.74% -147.81% 160.80% -55.55% 68.88% 11.73% 16.91% -7.33% -6.74%  
      net income margin %
    44.23% 21.05% 22.53% 21.45% 25.33% 30.90% 30.10% 29.72% 33.73% 37.17% 32.18% 66.34% 53.19% -10.33% 8.18% 4.78% 15.56% 16.39% 20.91% 17.68% 20.48% -6.82% 27.62% 25.32% 23.48% 7.45% 13.61% 22.01% 18.50% 20.08% 19.97% 21.03% 24.64% 2.55% 4.64% 5.27% 15.50% -24.59% -66.23% -111.72% -83.30% -35.73% -88.70% -264.59% -106.43% -63.97% -336.00% -103.74% -91.44% -145.46% -69.50% -64.30% -94.38% -63.98% -40.49% -27.89% -10.54% -22.31% -9.33% -2.97% -10.47% 44.98% 44.98% 86.30% 54.07% 43.84% 21.72% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% 
      basic and diluted net income per common unit
    2,380,000 800,000 910,000 1,080,000 1,040,000 1,080,000 950,000 1,180,000 1,420,000 1,190,000 840,000 3,500,000 4,630,000 -1,490,000 250,000 -110,000 930,000 690,000 730,000 640,000 770,000 -80,000 780,000 840,000 870,000 190,000 440,000 750,000 690,000 600,000 550,000 670,000     -140 -270   10 180   -60 80 -850 -60 -20 -200 110 100 -90 40 170 230 300 290 320                 
      weighted-average basic and diluted number of common units outstanding
    484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000                                                              
      other
           3,000,000  4,000,000 2,000,000                      1,000,000 1,000,000               224,000 111,000 434,000 327,000 210,000 145,000 61,000 71,000 56,000 33,000 47,000   1,000  -13,000   12,000 -924,000 349,000 543,000 376,000 154,000 73,000 46,000 10,000 
      lng revenues—related party
                1,000,000  4,000,000                                                             
      cost of sales—related party
                250,000  1,000,000  16,000,000  1,000,000                                                         
      other—affiliate
             1,000,000                                                                  
      development expense
                      1,000,000           1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  -11,000 1,000 70,000 66,000 219,000 113,000 1,367,000 1,151,000 648,000 1,383,000 3,792,000 3,496,000 3,165,000 1,355,000 3,318,000 3,484,000 2,190,000 4,229,000 14,472,000 16,669,000 5,697,000 8,971,000 11,163,000 6,617,000 4,012,000 407,000 206,000             
      weighted-average number of common units outstanding used for basic and diluted net income per common unit calculation
                  484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 484,000,000 399,300,000 414,800,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000 348,600,000      57,086,000   57,081,000 57,081,000   57,079,000 57,079,000 57,079,000 57,079,000 54,235,000 57,079,000 57,079,000 45,547,000 33,470,000 31,997,000 31,328,000 31,017,000 27,910,000 27,408,000 26,754,000                 
      other expense
                                                                               
      impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets
                    4,000,000  6,000,000     5,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000  8,000,000                                              
      derivative gain
                                1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000   31,961,000 9,183,000 -14,792,000  4,819,000 -10,872,000 1,175,000  -28,726,000 5,573,000 -60,178,000  27,742,000 -22,335,000 95,509,000  346,000 287,000 261,000  -1,087,000 -716,000 -448,000   -44,000 505,000 795,000 1,158,000 762,000 2,562,000 2,328,000 14,692,000       
      other revenues—affiliate
                                    500,000 1,000,000                                          
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                     -25,000,000  -42,000,000 -18,298,000 -25,765,000 -26,304,000 -1,457,000   -7,281,000 -88,992,000   -114,335,000  -51,066,000  -80,510,000                         
      basic and diluted net loss per common unit
                                    2,800,000 -1,100,000 -3,710,000 -800,000   -210 -80   -10 -610                           -90     
      weighted-average number of common units outstanding used for basic and diluted net loss per common unit calculation
                                    178,500,000 247,200,000 57,100,000 57,100,000 57,086,000  57,084,000 57,084,000   57,080,000 57,080,000                                
      derivative loss
                                      -3,000,000     -20,808,000    -36,384,000    -34,681,000    -17,468,000    -836,000              -11,537,000 -830,000     
      regasification revenues—affiliate
                                       1,000,000 717,000 716,000 717,000 1,635,000                                    
      cost
                                        198,572,000 158,663,000                                      
      development expense—affiliate
                                        27,000 87,000 153,000 129,000 160,000 152,000 206,000 204,000 430,000 329,000 242,000 152,000 207,000 133,000 611,000 451,000 312,000 102,000 1,031,000 1,231,000 1,279,000 923,000 958,000 865,000 615,000 365,000 120,000             
      interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
                                           -43,452,000 -42,247,000 -49,360,000                                  
      revenues—affiliate
                                            1,439,000 941,000 1,199,000 812,000 752,000 700,000 734,000 772,000 800,000 800,000 795,000 511,000 1,101,000 3,879,000 629,000 2,365,000 2,155,000 1,238,000 6,432,000 4,782,000 672,000 63,760,000 63,951,000 63,263,000 63,498,000           
      depreciation expense
                                            11,889,250 16,687,000 15,991,000 14,879,000 14,780,000 14,781,000 14,722,000 14,318,000 14,336,000 14,491,000 14,355,000 10,650,000 10,654,000 10,652,000 10,616,000 10,629,000 10,698,000 10,766,000 10,743,000 10,737,000 10,538,000 10,561,000 10,563,000 10,031,000 8,905,000 7,157,000 6,649,000 6,083,000 1,874,000 19,000 19,000 -96,000 67,000 43,000 20,000 
      interest expense
                                              -50,148,000 -42,845,000 -46,089,000 -46,884,000 -43,789,000 -40,270,000 -43,594,000 -52,528,000 -42,016,000 -40,262,000 -41,092,000 -43,626,000 -43,458,000 -43,458,000 -43,475,000 -43,319,000 -43,399,000 -43,397,000 -43,451,000 -43,648,000 -43,477,000 -42,831,000 -38,089,000 -33,352,000 -32,929,000 -32,257,000 -17,737,000 -13,594,000 -16,298,000 -18,608,000 -20,570,000 -23,666,000 -25,817,000 
      net income attributable to the creole trail pipeline business
                                                    -4,537,500 244,000                          
      net loss attributable to partners
                                                -70,839,000 -43,240,000 -226,224,000 -69,733,000 -61,266,000 -98,353,000 -37,862,000                         
      net loss attributable to the creole trail pipeline business
                                                      -9,148,000                         
      expenses
                                                                               
      total expenses
                                                   62,135,000 61,571,000 90,803,000 88,064,000 51,158,000 47,699,000 65,536,000 43,121,000 44,432,000 33,780,000 35,384,000 36,677,000 33,323,000 30,243,000 27,787,000 29,041,000 26,139,000 22,166,000 21,413,000 19,153,000 15,267,000 10,026,000 2,748,000 4,100,000 4,588,000 3,167,000 2,874,000 1,886,000 
      interest income
                                                               61,000 100,000 85,000 59,000 47,000 65,000 259,000 560,000 1,560,000 2,169,000 3,346,000 6,703,000 10,205,000 12,625,000 14,549,000 14,845,000 
      allocation of net income:
                                                                               
      limited partners' interest
                                                               -2,165,000                
      general partner's interest
                                                               -44,000                
      net income for partners
                                                               -2,209,000 -6,977,000 58,371,000 58,824,000 61,872,000 69,501,000 41,951,000 13,588,000         
      basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit
                                                               -10 -40 350 360 360 430 260 80         
      weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding used for basic and diluted net income per unit calculation:
                                                                               
      common units
                                                               26,531,000 26,416,000 26,416,000 26,416,000  26,416,000 26,416,000 26,416,000  26,416,000 26,416,000 26,416,000  26,416,000 26,416,000 26,416,000 
      subordinated units
                                                               135,384,000 135,384,000 135,384,000 135,384,000  135,384,000 135,384,000 135,384,000  135,384,000 135,384,000 135,384,000  135,384,000 135,384,000 135,384,000 
      total limited partners' units
                                                               161,915,000                
      interest expense, net—affiliate
                                                                   -3,250            
      limited partners’ interest
                                                                -6,837,000 57,204,000 57,648,000 60,635,000 68,111,000 41,112,000 13,316,000 -27,850,000 -10,679,000 -24,023,000 -14,225,000 -12,732,000 -10,890,000 -11,751,000 -715,000 
      general partner’s interest
                                                                -140,000 1,167,000 1,176,000 1,237,000 1,390,000 839,000 272,000 -569,000 -218,000 -490,000 -290,000 -259,000 -222,000 -240,000 -15,000 
      total limited partners’ units
                                                                161,800,000 161,800,000              
      weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding used for basic and diluted net income per unit calculation: - sum
                                                                  161,800,000   161,800,000          
      total other income
                                                                   -42,002,000 -36,866,000       -8,403,000 -7,945,000 -9,117,000 -10,972,000 
      lng tua revenue
                                                                     32,076,000          
      lng tua revenue—affiliate
                                                                     63,619,000 62,549,000         
      interest expense—affiliate
                                                                      -13,000         
      total limited partner units
                                                                      161,800,000         
      legal
                                                                       26,000 16,000 24,000 63,000 29,000 52,000 76,000  
      professional
                                                                       397,500 792,000 225,000 475,000 601,000 165,000 71,000 131,000 
      technical consulting
                                                                               
      land site rental
                                                                       281,000 377,000 341,000 405,000 375,000 371,000 370,000 401,000 
      insurance
                                                                       95,250 340,000       
      labor and overhead charge from affiliate
                                                                       1,959,000 3,527,000 1,546,000 2,762,000 2,299,000 2,332,000 2,268,000 1,324,000 
      lng receiving terminal repair and maintenance expense
                                                                       687,750 2,751,000       
      phase 2—stage 1 development reimbursement to affiliate
                                                                               
      less:
                                                                               
      net loss through march 25, 2007
                                                                              -12,128,000 
      net loss for partners from march 26, 2007 through september 30, 2007
                                                                           -5,958,250    
      allocation of net loss:
                                                                               
      net loss for partners
                                                                       -28,419,000 -10,897,000 -24,513,000 -14,515,000 -12,991,000 -11,112,000 -11,991,000 -730,000 
      basic and diluted net loss per limited partner unit
                                                                       -170 -70 -150  -90 -70 -70  
      weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding from the beginning of the period through june 30, 2007 used for basic and diluted net loss per unit calculation:
                                                                               
      public relations
                                                                         50,000      
      net loss for partners from march 26, 2007 through june 30, 2007
                                                                               
      phase 2–stage 1 development reimbursement to affiliate
                                                                               
      net loss for partners from march 26, 2007 through march 31, 2007
                                                                              -730,000 
      weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding from the beginning of the period through march 31, 2008 and 2007 used for basic and diluted net loss per unit calculation:
                                                                               
      outside services
                                                                           73,000 107,000   
      development reimbursement to affiliate
                                                                               
      weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding from the beginning of the period through september 30, 2007 used for basic and diluted net loss per unit calculation:
                                                                               
      weighted-average number of limited partner units outstanding from march 26, 2007 through march 31, 2007 used for basic and diluted net loss per unit calculation:
                                                                               
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 
                                                                                 
        assets
                                                                                 
        current assets
                                                                                 
        cash and cash equivalents
      182,000,000 121,000,000 108,000,000 94,000,000 270,000,000 331,000,000 351,000,000 333,000,000 575,000,000 499,000,000 1,834,000,000 834,000,000 904,000,000 988,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,156,000,000 876,000,000 1,713,000,000 1,239,000,000 1,219,000,000 1,210,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,734,000,000 1,781,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,016,000,000           12,469,000 12,262,000 9,815,000 146,221,000 170,433,000 194,914,000 171,464,000 248,830,000 252,648,000 307,487,000 325,342,000 351,032,000 339,895,000 355,304,000 456,852,000 419,292,000 369,100,000 170,951,000 59,444,000 81,415,000 94,498,000 55,327,000 46,892,000 57,028,000 60,078,000 118,405,000 117,542,000 121,613,000 128,767,000 169,943,000 7,000 11,000 8,000 10,000 13,000 9,000 19,000 12,000 
        restricted cash and cash equivalents
      19,000,000 43,000,000 36,000,000 76,000,000 109,000,000 80,000,000 68,000,000 59,000,000 56,000,000 35,000,000 241,000,000 160,000,000 92,000,000 195,000,000 78,000,000 136,000,000 98,000,000                           261,371,000 195,702,000 393,276,000 357,793,000 176,518,000 227,652,000 210,076,000 533,057,000 252,854,000 92,519,000 123,297,000 13,732,000 54,929,000 13,732,000 54,929,000 13,732,000 54,929,000 54,929,000 13,732,000 54,929,000 13,732,000 54,929,000 13,732,000 54,961,000 235,985,000 267,541,000 183,913,000 193,460,000 191,179,000 190,276,000 179,944,000 209,645,000 
        trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses
      511,000,000 359,000,000 261,000,000 435,000,000 380,000,000 239,000,000 286,000,000 237,000,000 373,000,000 287,000,000 189,000,000 269,000,000 627,000,000 805,000,000 723,000,000 434,000,000                                                            
        trade and other receivables—affiliate
      238,000,000 210,000,000 147,000,000 235,000,000 164,000,000                                                                       
        trade receivables, net of current expected credit losses—related party
          1,000,000                                                                       
        advances to affiliates
      145,000,000 150,000,000 191,000,000 73,000,000 101,000,000                                                                       
        inventory
      180,000,000 147,000,000 153,000,000 164,000,000 151,000,000 135,000,000 144,000,000 134,000,000 142,000,000 131,000,000 130,000,000 150,000,000 160,000,000 241,000,000 170,000,000 149,000,000 176,000,000 134,000,000 116,000,000 103,000,000 107,000,000 113,000,000 101,000,000 98,000,000 116,000,000 103,000,000 104,000,000 109,000,000 99,000,000 88,000,000 87,000,000 83,000,000 95,000,000 77,000,000 93,000,000 87,000,000 97,431,000 60,520,000 48,331,000 28,543,000 16,667,000                                   
        current derivative assets
       16,000,000 28,000,000 25,000,000 84,000,000 50,000,000 18,000,000 37,000,000 30,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 55,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 153,000,000 24,000,000 21,000,000 44,000,000 23,000,000                                                         
        prepaid expenses
      42,000,000 52,000,000 65,000,000   53,000,000                                                                  432,000 384,000 376,000 380,000 
        other current assets
      21,000,000 21,000,000 27,000,000 58,000,000 65,000,000 17,000,000 94,000,000 33,000,000 43,000,000 60,000,000 75,000,000 44,000,000 50,000,000 74,000,000 104,000,000 93,000,000 87,000,000 105,000,000 97,000,000 59,000,000 61,000,000 117,000,000 100,000,000 49,000,000 51,000,000 65,000,000 67,000,000 46,000,000 26,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 65,000,000 35,000,000 39,000,000 30,000,000 28,656,000 16,184,000 21,726,000 17,986,000 11,828,000 16,055,000 15,197,000                                 
        total current assets
      1,338,000,000 1,119,000,000 1,017,000,000 1,160,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,228,000,000 1,103,000,000 1,581,000,000 1,354,000,000 2,793,000,000 1,933,000,000 2,620,000,000 3,373,000,000 2,960,000,000 2,434,000,000 2,212,000,000 2,815,000,000 2,045,000,000 2,120,000,000 2,135,000,000 2,061,000,000 2,163,000,000 2,448,000,000 2,707,000,000 2,589,000,000 2,435,000,000 2,090,000,000 2,356,000,000 2,035,000,000 2,062,000,000 2,065,000,000 2,139,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,216,000,000 1,127,000,000 958,260,000 808,392,000 645,986,000 502,216,000 493,475,000 642,784,000 624,358,000 512,432,000 486,520,000 702,960,000 686,202,000 530,091,000 613,128,000 623,219,000 945,700,000 732,887,000 532,544,000 536,367,000 198,919,000 135,818,000 109,510,000 164,547,000 78,153,000 118,346,000 121,949,000 83,257,000 185,669,000 152,931,000 195,177,000 160,843,000 241,486,000 246,103,000 288,285,000 248,259,000 203,059,000 198,917,000 198,884,000 187,054,000 216,343,000 
        property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
      15,259,000,000 15,399,000,000 15,540,000,000 15,638,000,000 15,760,000,000 15,868,000,000 15,995,000,000 16,071,000,000 16,212,000,000 16,341,000,000 16,463,000,000 16,587,000,000 16,725,000,000 16,827,000,000 16,861,000,000 16,915,000,000 16,830,000,000 16,820,000,000 16,789,000,000                                                         
        operating lease assets
      76,000,000 77,000,000 78,000,000 78,000,000 79,000,000 79,000,000 80,000,000 78,000,000 81,000,000 83,000,000 85,000,000 87,000,000 89,000,000 91,000,000 94,000,000 96,000,000 98,000,000   97,000,000 99,000,000 100,000,000 97,000,000 92,000,000 94,000,000 91,000,000 92,000,000 93,000,000                                                
        derivative assets
      541,000,000 14,000,000 103,000,000 29,000,000 98,000,000 64,000,000 26,000,000 59,000,000 40,000,000 111,000,000 29,000,000 32,000,000 28,000,000 33,000,000 36,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000 25,000,000 21,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 20,000,000 13,000,000 17,000,000 8,000,000 17,000,000                                                 
        other non-current assets
      223,000,000 225,000,000 192,000,000 189,000,000 191,000,000 188,000,000 186,000,000 186,000,000 172,000,000 166,000,000 169,000,000 171,000,000 163,000,000 167,000,000 169,000,000 172,000,000 173,000,000 163,000,000 159,000,000 177,000,000 160,000,000 155,000,000 157,000,000 156,000,000 168,000,000 157,000,000 157,000,000 160,000,000 184,000,000 179,000,000 224,000,000 197,000,000 206,000,000 213,000,000 211,000,000 205,000,000 222,328,000 216,919,000 217,946,000 220,631,000 200,013,000 190,960,000 147,257,000 137,192,000 124,521,000                               
        total assets
      17,437,000,000 16,834,000,000 16,930,000,000 17,094,000,000 17,453,000,000 17,385,000,000 17,515,000,000 17,497,000,000 18,102,000,000 18,072,000,000 19,557,000,000 18,817,000,000 19,633,000,000 20,500,000,000 20,130,000,000 19,658,000,000 19,358,000,000 19,929,000,000 19,123,000,000 19,153,000,000 19,145,000,000 19,030,000,000 19,057,000,000 19,233,000,000 19,384,000,000 19,221,000,000 18,973,000,000 18,005,000,000 17,974,000,000 17,536,000,000 17,542,000,000 17,465,000,000 17,553,000,000 17,191,000,000 17,163,000,000 17,092,000,000 15,542,340,000 14,942,593,000 14,258,850,000 13,651,045,000 12,996,327,000 12,547,332,000 12,308,537,000 12,248,953,000 10,387,515,000 10,673,142,000 10,712,440,000 8,373,109,000 8,516,783,000 7,570,718,000 8,011,598,000 5,709,531,000 3,748,278,000 3,470,855,000 1,873,000,000 1,762,342,000 1,737,300,000 1,803,032,000 1,726,645,000 1,776,345,000 1,796,996,000 1,769,503,000 1,883,218,000 1,859,473,000 1,918,950,000 1,920,722,000 1,975,525,000 1,978,835,000 2,020,619,000 1,855,370,000 1,922,497,000 1,904,978,000 1,961,827,000 1,935,379,000 2,014,020,000 
        liabilities and partners’ equity
                                                                                 
        current liabilities
                                                                                 
        accounts payable
      53,000,000 58,000,000 71,000,000 68,000,000 62,000,000 51,000,000 51,000,000 34,000,000 69,000,000 50,000,000 60,000,000 70,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 24,000,000 21,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 12,000,000 8,000,000 40,000,000 17,000,000 74,000,000 31,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 24,000,000 44,000,000 35,000,000 27,162,000 20,333,000 35,581,000 17,131,000 16,407,000 7,096,000 10,527,000 8,379,000 8,598,000 10,401,000 27,221,000 4,836,000 10,146,000 4,739,000 19,882,000 19,947,000 73,760,000  9,883,000 843,000 704,000 1,120,000 403,000 2,774,000 959,000 55,000 94,000 39,000 19,000 632,000 371,000 137,000 3,531,000 1,574,000 312,000 63,000 89,000 152,000 8,546,000 
        accrued liabilities
      990,000,000 691,000,000 667,000,000 857,000,000 838,000,000 564,000,000 673,000,000 488,000,000 806,000,000 641,000,000 556,000,000 674,000,000 1,378,000,000 1,657,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,073,000,000 846,000,000 649,000,000 704,000,000 658,000,000 564,000,000 410,000,000 569,000,000 709,000,000 657,000,000 1,076,000,000 725,000,000 821,000,000 503,000,000 572,000,000 509,000,000 637,000,000 419,000,000 467,000,000 426,000,000 417,502,000 387,348,000 336,316,000 332,288,000 224,292,000 352,457,000 312,292,000 204,461,000 136,578,000 328,852,000 282,352,000 122,996,000 170,052,000 141,788,000 457,691,000 218,399,000 47,403,000 116,061,000 37,565,000 68,920,000 16,751,000 58,082,000 22,527,000 59,459,000 58,793,000 16,214,000 56,563,000 22,181,000 74,540,000 41,115,000 83,499,000 40,926,000 79,704,000 50,568,000 88,264,000 52,309,000 89,533,000 41,356,000 99,554,000 
        accrued liabilities—related party
         6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000                                                      
        current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
      306,000,000 605,000,000 609,000,000 104,000,000 351,000,000 700,000,000                                                                      
        due to affiliates
      57,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 32,000,000 63,000,000 42,000,000 37,000,000 32,000,000 55,000,000 42,000,000 38,000,000 32,000,000 74,000,000 56,000,000 58,000,000 32,000,000 67,000,000 45,000,000 38,000,000 31,000,000 53,000,000 42,000,000 36,000,000 30,000,000 46,000,000 40,000,000 44,000,000 51,000,000 49,000,000 53,000,000 39,000,000 30,000,000 68,000,000 55,000,000 44,000,000 29,000,000 99,529,000 101,556,000 87,349,000 78,159,000 115,123,000 32,851,000 49,672,000 17,527,000 19,660,000 25,342,000 32,164,000 26,527,000 45,547,000 52,474,000                          
        deferred revenue
      119,000,000 148,000,000 110,000,000 82,000,000 120,000,000 136,000,000 78,000,000 84,000,000 114,000,000 151,000,000 97,000,000 83,000,000 144,000,000 162,000,000 124,000,000 116,000,000 155,000,000 166,000,000 105,000,000 101,000,000 137,000,000 179,000,000 22,000,000 94,000,000 155,000,000 169,000,000 122,000,000 106,000,000 116,000,000 119,000,000 98,000,000 95,000,000 111,000,000 134,000,000 65,000,000 63,000,000 72,631,000 26,709,000 26,709,000 26,669,000 26,669,000 26,653,000 26,671,000 26,653,000 26,655,000 26,639,000 26,639,000 26,722,000 26,593,000 26,585,000 26,585,000 25,329,000 26,540,000 26,525,000 25,148,000 26,525,000 26,629,000 26,457,000 26,363,000 26,703,000 26,340,000 26,453,000 26,439,000 26,456,000 26,196,000 26,238,000 13,758,000 2,500,000 1,500,000 44,971,000 42,583,000 42,583,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 
        deferred revenue—affiliate
      4,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000  3,000,000 1,000,000   3,000,000 1,000,000   3,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 4,000,000 11,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000    1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 20,000,000 717,000 717,000 717,000 717,000 717,000 708,000 708,000       17,173,000 696,000  696,000 688,000 688,000 688,000 688,000 674,000 673,000 939,000 674,000 715,000 63,523,000 63,507,000 63,215,000 63,299,000 62,549,000 62,742,000 15,000,000       
        current derivative liabilities
      164,000,000 139,000,000 142,000,000 154,000,000 250,000,000 222,000,000 235,000,000 144,000,000 196,000,000 294,000,000 366,000,000 400,000,000 769,000,000 1,157,000,000 478,000,000 256,000,000 16,000,000 23,000,000 21,000,000                                                         
        other current liabilities
      15,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000                       224,000 263,000 54,000 93,000  267,000 599,000                                 
        total current liabilities
      1,708,000,000 1,697,000,000 1,655,000,000 1,313,000,000 1,712,000,000 1,729,000,000 1,886,000,000 2,948,000,000 1,566,000,000 1,549,000,000 2,932,000,000 1,348,000,000 2,421,000,000 4,583,000,000 3,779,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,345,000,000 2,055,000,000 1,506,000,000 1,739,000,000 883,000,000 842,000,000 493,000,000 2,715,000,000 966,000,000 918,000,000 1,330,000,000 928,000,000 1,068,000,000 694,000,000 730,000,000 649,000,000 829,000,000 637,000,000 623,000,000 577,000,000 855,711,000 2,312,337,000 2,164,926,000 2,252,193,000 2,065,835,000 427,420,000 408,308,000 264,272,000 214,756,000 408,337,000 381,497,000 200,662,000 265,887,000 233,878,000 553,251,000 284,542,000 155,410,000 177,531,000 81,911,000 104,110,000 51,818,000 96,833,000 55,444,000 93,925,000 91,696,000 45,937,000 148,026,000 115,584,000 166,934,000 133,330,000 162,475,000 107,003,000 109,319,000 63,456,000 95,564,000 53,420,000 90,118,000 41,943,000 108,605,000 
        long-term debt
      14,161,000,000 14,156,000,000 14,213,000,000 14,714,000,000 14,761,000,000 14,756,000,000 14,803,000,000 13,616,000,000 15,606,000,000 15,600,000,000 15,595,000,000 16,145,000,000 16,198,000,000 15,699,000,000 15,693,000,000 17,184,000,000 17,177,000,000 17,171,000,000 16,935,000,000 16,732,000,000 17,580,000,000 17,573,000,000 17,566,000,000 15,591,000,000 17,579,000,000 17,571,000,000 16,720,000,000 16,073,000,000 16,066,000,000 16,059,000,000 16,046,000,000 16,052,000,000 16,046,000,000 16,040,000,000 16,025,000,000 16,020,000,000 14,209,229,000 12,195,743,000 11,543,524,000 10,734,069,000 10,178,681,000 11,244,002,000 10,993,119,000 10,992,229,000 8,991,333,000 8,989,760,000 8,987,850,000 6,578,350,000 6,576,273,000 5,574,195,000 5,572,008,000 3,668,286,000 2,167,113,000 2,295,939,000 2,194,765,000 2,193,592,000 2,192,418,000 2,191,244,000 2,190,071,000 2,188,897,000 2,111,921,000 2,111,314,000 2,110,708,000 2,110,101,000 2,109,493,000 2,108,887,000 2,108,280,000 2,107,673,000 2,177,161,000 2,032,000,000 2,032,000,000 2,032,000,000 2,032,000,000 2,032,000,000 2,032,000,000 
        derivative liabilities
      900,000,000 1,069,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,177,000,000 1,213,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,319,000,000 1,566,000,000 1,531,000,000 1,731,000,000 1,936,000,000 2,157,000,000 3,024,000,000 3,981,000,000 3,178,000,000 2,999,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 8,000,000 26,000,000 11,000,000 31,000,000 6,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 29,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 66,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000  4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 14,446,000 12,707,000 15,943,000 11,818,000 6,430,000 7,388,000 7,839,000 7,252,000 23,247,000                    409,000           
        other non-current liabilities
      231,000,000 237,000,000 243,000,000 247,000,000 252,000,000 101,000,000 93,000,000 84,000,000 75,000,000 52,000,000 26,000,000          1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000    165,000 167,000 170,000 172,000 3,059,000 1,177,000 1,833,000 6,943,000 2,452,000 187,000 188,000 192,000 193,000 1,209,000 1,212,000 300,000 303,000 306,000 310,000 313,000 317,000 321,000 322,000 326,000 338,000 321,000 347,000 327,000 331,000 333,000 337,000 340,000 362,000 2,914,000 4,739,000 3,847,000 2,497,000 1,821,000 1,154,000 
        other non-current liabilities—affiliate
      23,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 26,680,000 29,083,000 27,404,000 26,632,000 26,321,000 61,691,000 51,248,000 45,710,000 34,745,000 34,047,000 33,126,000 32,148,000 17,186,000             25,000              
        total liabilities
      17,023,000,000 17,182,000,000 17,270,000,000 17,474,000,000 17,962,000,000 18,011,000,000 18,271,000,000                                                                     
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                 
        partners’ equity
                                                                                 
        common unitholders’ interest
      3,156,000,000 2,296,000,000 2,197,000,000 2,052,000,000 1,821,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,372,000,000 1,205,000,000 1,038,000,000 647,000,000 372,000,000 261,000,000 -1,118,000,000 -3,059,000,000 -2,043,000,000 -1,870,000,000 1,024,000,000 856,000,000 805,000,000 738,000,000 714,000,000 627,000,000 1,943,000,000 1,879,000,000 1,792,000,000 1,692,000,000 1,827,000,000 1,872,000,000 1,806,000,000 1,759,000,000 1,739,000,000 1,731,000,000 1,670,000,000 1,559,000,000 -198,000,000 50,000,000 129,712,000 149,958,000 204,009,000 259,168,000 305,747,000 346,443,000 377,702,000 419,407,000 495,597,000 540,436,000 577,236,000                             
        general partner’s interest
      -2,742,000,000 -2,644,000,000 -2,537,000,000 -2,432,000,000 -2,330,000,000 -2,228,000,000 -2,128,000,000 -2,027,000,000 -1,822,000,000 -1,620,000,000 -1,418,000,000 -1,211,000,000 -1,013,000,000 -825,000,000 -582,000,000 -360,000,000 -306,000,000 -267,000,000 -234,000,000 -203,000,000 -175,000,000 -149,000,000 -118,000,000 -97,000,000 -81,000,000 -65,000,000 -44,000,000 -26,000,000 -16,000,000 -3,000,000 5,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 11,177,000 9,965,000 12,089,000 14,585,000 16,578,000 18,194,000 19,171,000 20,865,000 24,934,000 26,846,000 28,206,000                             
        total partners’ equity
      414,000,000            -2,131,000,000 -3,884,000,000   718,000,000 589,000,000 571,000,000 535,000,000 539,000,000 478,000,000 888,000,000 820,000,000 715,000,000 592,000,000 801,000,000 881,000,000 800,000,000 748,000,000 728,000,000 725,000,000 639,000,000 485,000,000 486,000,000 465,000,000 443,054,000 382,262,000 488,422,000 613,269,000 712,931,000 793,710,000 842,529,000 927,299,000 1,130,729,000 1,226,311,000 1,294,279,000 1,545,257,000  1,725,763,000 1,848,454,000                         
        total liabilities and partners’ equity
      17,437,000,000            19,633,000,000 20,500,000,000   19,358,000,000 19,929,000,000 19,123,000,000 19,153,000,000 19,145,000,000 19,030,000,000 19,057,000,000 19,233,000,000 19,384,000,000 19,221,000,000 18,973,000,000 18,005,000,000 17,974,000,000 17,536,000,000 17,542,000,000 17,465,000,000 17,553,000,000 17,191,000,000 17,163,000,000 17,092,000,000 15,542,340,000 14,942,593,000 14,258,850,000 13,651,045,000 12,996,327,000 12,547,332,000 12,308,537,000 12,248,953,000 10,387,515,000 10,673,142,000 10,712,440,000 8,373,109,000  7,570,718,000 8,011,598,000  3,748,278,000                       
        liabilities and partners’ deficit
                                                                                 
        partners’ deficit
                                                                                 
        total partners’ deficit
       -348,000,000 -340,000,000 -380,000,000 -509,000,000 -626,000,000 -756,000,000 -822,000,000 -784,000,000 -973,000,000 -1,046,000,000 -950,000,000                                             -545,019,000    -521,901,000 -503,469,000 -491,671,000 -480,327,000 -472,030,000 -436,483,000 -408,266,000 -351,685,000 -311,811,000       
        total liabilities and partners’ deficit
       16,834,000,000 16,930,000,000 17,094,000,000 17,453,000,000 17,385,000,000 17,515,000,000 17,497,000,000 18,102,000,000 18,072,000,000 19,557,000,000 18,817,000,000                                             1,737,300,000    1,796,996,000 1,769,503,000 1,883,218,000 1,859,473,000 1,918,950,000 1,920,722,000 1,975,525,000 1,978,835,000 2,020,619,000       
        other current assets—affiliate
        1,000,000    1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000    2,000,000   1,000,000 2,000,000   1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000          2,353,000                                   
        trade receivables—affiliate
           199,000,000 144,000,000 160,000,000 278,000,000 167,000,000 134,000,000 263,000,000                                                                
        advances to affiliate
           82,000,000 122,000,000 109,000,000 84,000,000 141,000,000 154,000,000 157,000,000 177,000,000 150,000,000 136,000,000 150,000,000 141,000,000 130,000,000 154,000,000 127,000,000 144,000,000 120,000,000 140,000,000 146,000,000 158,000,000 177,000,000 225,000,000 316,000,000 228,000,000 189,000,000 139,000,000 97,000,000 36,000,000 57,000,000 40,000,000 64,000,000 37,697,000 42,925,000 41,486,000 29,356,000 39,836,000 54,995,000 24,783,000 21,804,000 27,323,000 14,082,000 1,899,000 12,857,000 14,737,000 25,737,000 8,483,000 10,008,000 4,987,000 3,700,000 2,200,000 6,022,000 692,000 408,000 255,000 1,375,000 2,458,000 885,000 1,241,000 5,358,000 6,656,000 4,597,000 3,790,000 2,198,000 4,250,000 33,466,000 2,533,000 1,709,000 1,356,000 1,664,000 1,327,000 
        operating lease liabilities
           77,000,000 78,000,000 69,000,000 71,000,000 74,000,000 75,000,000 78,000,000 80,000,000 82,000,000 85,000,000 87,000,000 89,000,000 85,000,000 87,000,000                                                         
        finance lease liabilities
           69,000,000 70,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000                                                              
        current debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
            798,000,000 2,145,000,000                                                                    
        margin deposits
                3,000,000  35,000,000 59,000,000                                                              
        debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization
              16,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000                                                         
        current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs
              300,000,000 349,000,000 1,796,000,000 60,000,000  1,498,000,000 1,497,000,000   944,000,000 654,000,000                                                         
        current operating lease liabilities
               11,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000                                                
        accounts receivable—affiliate
                  551,000,000 447,000,000 485,000,000 290,000,000 232,000,000 198,000,000 65,000,000 98,000,000 184,000,000 82,000,000 2,000,000 38,000,000 105,000,000 67,000,000 166,000,000 113,000,000 114,000,000 22,000,000 19,000,000 114,000,000 163,000,000 18,000,000 41,000,000 89,000,000 99,336,000 56,739,000 176,000 14,544,000 1,271,000 2,566,000 2,084,000        3,473,000 1,095,000 2,005,000 1,291,000 927,000 2,678,000 328,000 897,000 159,000 3,562,000   684,000 3,586,000 360,000 338,000 1,637,000 419,000 6,118,000 20,909,000      
        accounts receivable—related party
                      1,000,000                                                           
        contract assets
                   387,000,000                                                              
        liabilities and partners' equity
                                                                                 
        partners' equity
                                                                                 
        total partners' equity
                    -2,625,000,000 -2,230,000,000                                 1,639,744,000                           
        total liabilities and partners' equity
                    20,130,000,000 19,658,000,000                                 8,516,783,000                           
        accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses
                      580,000,000 358,000,000 285,000,000                                                         
        restricted cash
                       133,000,000 65,000,000 123,000,000 97,000,000 157,000,000 167,000,000 109,000,000 181,000,000 185,000,000 596,000,000 1,297,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,457,000,000 1,521,000,000 1,477,000,000 1,589,000,000 1,395,000,000 865,000,000 756,000,000 604,944,000 568,549,000 450,506,000 401,972,000 274,557,000 391,495,000 374,508,000                                 
        operating lease assets, net of accumulated amortization
                       93,000,000 95,000,000                                                         
        non-current deferred revenue
                       1,000,000               1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,500,000 6,500,000 7,500,000 8,500,000 9,500,000 10,500,000 11,500,000 12,500,000 13,500,000                               
        accounts and other receivables
                         373,000,000 318,000,000 204,000,000 291,000,000 259,000,000 297,000,000 277,000,000 243,000,000 208,000,000 348,000,000 224,000,000 241,000,000 240,000,000 191,000,000 172,000,000 138,000,000 101,000,000 90,196,000 51,006,000 71,499,000                                     
        property, plant and equipment
                         16,734,000,000 16,723,000,000 16,666,000,000 16,584,000,000 16,476,000,000 16,368,000,000 16,338,000,000 16,232,000,000 15,615,000,000 15,390,000,000 15,282,000,000 15,207,000,000 15,145,000,000 15,139,000,000 15,097,000,000 14,922,000,000 14,636,000,000 14,158,187,000 13,788,657,000 13,223,191,000 12,713,379,000 11,931,602,000 11,299,725,000 10,511,970,000 9,534,951,000 8,978,356,000 8,463,022,000 7,815,072,000 7,028,192,000 6,383,939,000 5,642,872,000 4,831,351,000 3,241,990,000 2,704,895,000 2,414,003,000 1,540,874,000 1,504,813,000 1,514,416,000 1,524,340,000 1,533,799,000 1,542,278,000 1,559,573,000 1,569,642,000 1,579,286,000 1,588,557,000 1,605,079,000 1,593,868,000 1,565,772,000 1,517,507,000 1,482,959,000 1,417,341,000 1,267,647,000 1,127,289,000 1,005,877,000 879,145,000 769,436,000 
        debt issuance costs
                         16,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 20,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 18,000,000 34,000,000 38,000,000 42,000,000 73,000,000 80,000,000 120,704,000 103,728,000 137,605,000 172,959,000 295,265,000 307,099,000 292,450,000 214,450,000 241,909,000 251,101,000 259,716,000 302,439,000 313,944,000 340,856,000 351,830,000 245,804,000 220,949,000 222,144,000 15,437,000 16,530,000 17,622,000 18,726,000 19,831,000 20,923,000 23,108,000 24,213,000 25,846,000 26,953,000 27,907,000 28,862,000 29,816,000 30,748,000 31,766,000 28,010,000 28,959,000 29,895,000 30,859,000 31,708,000 32,646,000 
        non-current derivative assets
                         9,000,000 11,000,000 30,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 32,000,000 29,000,000 37,000,000 36,000,000 31,000,000 25,000,000 31,000,000 24,000,000 31,000,000 37,000,000 43,000,000 44,000,000 82,861,000 11,247,000 20,472,000 28,210,000 30,304,000 30,657,000 426,000 472,000 11,744,000 32,161,000 20,236,000 71,170,000 98,123,000 64,309,000 81,762,000                         
        current debt
                         850,000,000    1,996,000,000             223,500,000 1,762,704,000 1,662,257,000 1,785,318,000 1,676,197,000                                   
        non-current operating lease liabilities
                         89,000,000 90,000,000 92,000,000 90,000,000 85,000,000 87,000,000 84,000,000 86,000,000 87,000,000                                                
        non-current derivative liabilities
                         42,000,000 35,000,000 25,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 16,000,000 32,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 14,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,001,000 16,501,000 26,904,000 16,210,000  8,832,000                                  
        subordinated unitholders’ interest
                            -937,000,000 -962,000,000 -996,000,000 -1,035,000,000 -982,000,000 -965,000,000 -990,000,000 -1,008,000,000 -1,016,000,000 -1,019,000,000 -1,043,000,000 -1,086,000,000 -420,000,000 107,000,000 239,909,000 230,864,000 301,749,000 375,104,000 428,035,000 467,054,000 483,802,000 525,243,000 648,414,000 697,245,000 727,053,000                             
        class b unitholders’ interest
                                        1,092,000,000 297,000,000 62,256,000 -8,525,000 -29,425,000 -35,588,000 -37,429,000 -37,981,000 -38,146,000 -38,216,000 -38,216,000 -38,216,000 -38,216,000                             
        non-current restricted cash
                                       48,000,000 698,000,000 1,000,000,000  13,650,000 13,650,000 13,650,000 13,650,000 76,107,000 732,076,000                                 
        accounts and interest receivable
                                              742,000 95,000 410,000       21,214,000 23,923,000 170,000 44,000 25,144,000 26,000 21,000 525,000 1,463,000 208,000 982,000 722,000 663,000 678,000 5,037,000 4,020,000 7,597,000 4,308,000 2,087,000 3,029,000 2,950,000 6,085,000     
        other non-current assets—affiliate
                                              32,018,000                                   
        lng inventory
                                               7,145,000 12,462,000 16,281,000 4,293,000 13,239,000 5,800,000 4,072,000 10,430,000 14,158,000 11,146,000 2,157,000 2,625,000 5,701,000 621,000 536,000 473,000 1,343,000 437,000 2,318,000 901,000 501,000 216,000 1,521,000            
        accounts receivable
                                                 26,197,000 310,000 19,669,000                          610,000 1,439,000   
        prepaid expenses and other
                                                 10,120,000 6,411,000 7,478,000 9,976,000 8,017,000 5,997,000 7,884,000 9,730,000 7,303,000 6,652,000 7,378,000 9,275,000 10,471,000 7,976,000 7,779,000 8,035,000 8,288,000 5,911,000 7,398,000 8,733,000 4,836,000 4,109,000 5,812,000 6,847,000 5,407,000 7,336,000 7,013,000 971,000     
        other—affiliate
                                                 5,195,000 3,651,000 2,568,000 3,247,000 3,285,000 3,280,000 4,255,000                          
        non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                 1,849,456,000 544,465,000 1,132,759,000 1,849,424,000 323,728,000 1,025,056,000 828,360,000 1,777,749,000 1,466,602,000 272,425,000 267,201,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 82,394,000 117,271,000 94,345,000 137,984,000 151,752,000 38,715,000 298,815,000 453,843,000 619,661,000 732,112,000 895,058,000 
        other
                                                  18,000 91,139,000 81,790,000 97,125,000 76,032,000 58,574,000 23,206,000 22,248,000 17,465,000 31,140,000 35,376,000 22,787,000 13,358,000 13,025,000 12,468,000 12,404,000 9,972,000 9,997,000 10,023,000 7,617,000 7,665,000 7,414,000 5,031,000 5,036,000 5,043,000 5,045,000 2,723,000 2,614,000 66,000 139,000 211,000 
        advances under long-term contracts
                                                     20,364,000 6,561,000 12,528,000              1,021,000 728,000 2,697,000 4,573,000 10,705,000 12,763,000 10,378,000 31,781,000 28,497,000 31,457,000 18,917,000 14,022,000 
        common unitholders' interest
                                                     667,246,000 711,771,000 754,551,000 806,193,000                         
        class b unitholders' interest
                                                     -38,216,000 -38,216,000 -38,216,000 -38,216,000                         
        subordinated unitholders' interest
                                                     883,002,000  975,124,000                          
        general partner's interest
                                                     33,225,000 35,115,000 34,304,000 38,157,000                         
        creole trail pipeline business equity
                                                                                 
        subordinated unitholder' interest
                                                      931,074,000                           
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                         -5,973,000 -27,240,000 -29,676,000                      
        lng inventory—affiliate
                                                        584,000   756,000 1,187,000 1,717,000  3,230,000                  
        accounts payable—affiliate
                                                          1,122,000    530,000 3,820,000   23,000 364,000 78,000 306,000 658,000 722,000 1,066,000 514,000 820,000  1,651,000  61,000  70,000 
        accrued liabilities—affiliate
                                                        44,744,000 19,369,000 5,791,000 33,671,000 7,963,000 4,497,000 3,794,000 5,902,000 5,143,000 4,050,000 4,907,000 2,136,000 1,329,000 3,095,000 1,897,000 1,324,000 1,232,000 184,000 8,764,000 3,574,000 4,507,000 1,048,000 435,000 435,000 435,000 
        long-term derivative liability
                                                         21,978,000 26,424,000 29,384,000                      
        subordinated unitholder's interest
                                                        1,042,320,000                         
        _________________
                                                                                 
        lng inventory - affiliate
                                                         2,448,000 4,420,000    4,369,000                   
        liabilities and partners’ capital
                                                                                 
        partners' capital
                                                                                 
        common unitholders
                                                         786,138,000 448,412,000 366,622,000 -48,094,000 -66,638,000 -52,774,000 -38,368,000 -84,236,000 -78,711,000 -57,540,000 -45,198,000 -43,308,000 -41,494,000 -40,166,000 -37,088,000 -32,574,000 -23,520,000 -7,746,000 5,225,000 20,374,000 33,923,000 47,229,000 60,234,000 62,891,000 
        class b unitholders
                                                         -37,342,000 -37,342,000 -43,013,000 -263,000                     
        subordinated unitholders
                                                         918,775,000 949,482,000 615,344,000 -382,959,000 -494,611,000 -479,197,000 -473,134,000 -461,333,000 -455,708,000 -451,723,000 -446,003,000 -436,329,000 -427,026,000 -420,223,000 -388,528,000 -365,390,000 -318,994,000 -295,691,000 -286,755,000 -266,655,000 -254,752,000 -244,100,000 -234,988,000 -225,154,000 
        general partner interest
                                                         35,154,000 29,496,000 21,198,000 -10,890,000 -13,644,000 -13,048,000 -12,630,000 -13,389,000 -13,150,000 -12,638,000 -12,268,000 -12,034,000 -11,807,000 -11,641,000 -10,867,000 -10,302,000 -9,171,000 -8,374,000 -7,927,000 -7,208,000 -6,688,000 -6,199,000 -5,748,000 -5,491,000 
        total partners’ capital
                                                         1,696,752,000 1,362,808,000                       
        total liabilities and partners’ capital
                                                         5,709,531,000                        
        revenues
                                                         65,563,000  62,429,000                      
        revenues—affiliate
                                                         511,000  3,879,000                      
        total revenues
                                                         66,074,000  66,308,000                      
        expenses
                                                                                 
        operating and maintenance expense
                                                         8,018,000  6,586,000                      
        operating and maintenance expense—affiliate
                                                         6,168,000  6,476,000                      
        depreciation expense
                                                         10,650,000  10,652,000                      
        development expense
                                                         3,484,000  4,229,000                      
        development expense—affiliate
                                                         451,000  102,000                      
        general and administrative expense
                                                         3,231,000  4,248,000                      
        general and administrative expense—affiliate
                                                         19,156,000  33,243,000                      
        total expenses
                                                         51,158,000  65,536,000                      
        income from operations
                                                         14,916,000  772,000                      
        other income
                                                                                 
        interest expense
                                                         -40,262,000  -43,626,000                      
        derivative loss
                                                         -17,468,000                        
        total other income
                                                         -57,403,000  -43,194,000                      
        net income
                                                         -42,487,000  -42,422,000                      
        basic and diluted net income per common unit
                                                         100  40                      
        weighted-average number of common units outstanding used for basic and diluted net income per common unit calculation
                                                         45,547,000  31,997,000                      
        liabilities and partners' capital
                                                                                 
        total partners' capital
                                                           930,475,000                      
        total liabilities and partners' capital
                                                           3,470,855,000                      
        derivative gain
                                                           287,000                      
        liabilities and partners' deficit
                                                                                 
        total partners' deficit
                                                            -442,206,000 -574,893,000  -524,132,000 -558,958,000 -547,569,000                
        total liabilities and partners' deficit
                                                            1,873,000,000 1,762,342,000  1,803,032,000 1,726,645,000 1,776,345,000                
        partners' deficit
                                                                                 
        advances to affiliate—lng inventory
                                                                    783,000 1,319,000 3,490,000           
        long-term debt—related party, net of discount
                                                                  74,629,000 74,062,000 73,495,000 72,928,000 72,362,000 71,795,000  70,661,000        
        non-current restricted u.s. treasury securities
                                                                        20,829,000 20,829,000        
        advances to affiliate—lng held for commissioning
                                                                       9,767,000  9,923,000        
        long-term debt—affiliate
                                                                         2,372,000    645,000 282,000 79,000  
        advances to affiliate – lng held for commissioning
                                                                        13,673,000  16,595,000 64,459,000      
        long-term debt – related party, net of discount
                                                                        71,228,000         
        long-term debt – affiliate
                                                                          2,117,000 1,486,000 1,100,000     
        deferred revenue – affiliate
                                                                        4,971,000         
        non-current restricted treasury securities
                                                                          31,456,000 42,206,000 63,923,000 63,923,000 75,023,000 86,304,000 86,304,000 
        owners’ deficit, including deficit accumulated during development stage of 171,329 at september 30, 2008 and 121,404 at december 31, 2007
                                                                                 
        lng held for commissioning
                                                                           957,000      
        liabilities and partners’ or owners’ deficit
                                                                                 
        derivative liabilities—affiliate
                                                                           7,740,000      
        partners’ or owners’ deficit
                                                                                 
        owners’ deficit, including deficit accumulated during development stage of 160,432 at june 30, 2008 and 121,404 at december 31, 2007
                                                                                 
        total partners’ or owners’ deficit
                                                                           -289,457,000 -253,489,000     
        total liabilities and partners’ or owners’ deficit
                                                                           1,855,370,000 1,922,497,000     
        prepaid lng cargo for commissioning—affiliate
                                                                            25,590,000     
        liabilities and partners’ or owners’ capital
                                                                                 
        derivatives payable
                                                                            830,000     
        partners’ or owners’ capital
                                                                                 
        owners’ deficit, including deficit accumulated during development stage of 135,919 at march 31, 2008 and 121,404 at december 31, 2007
                                                                                 
        interest receivable
                                                                             4,974,000 5,420,000 5,051,000 4,979,000 
        liabilities and partners’ deficit or owners’ deficit
                                                                                 
        partners’ deficit or owners’ capital deficit
                                                                                 
        owners’ deficit, including deficits accumulated during development stage of 121,404 and 72,452 at december 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                 
        total partners’ deficit or owners’ deficit
                                                                             -227,517,000 -203,070,000 -180,502,000 -167,754,000 
        total liabilities and partners’ deficit or owners’ deficit
                                                                             1,904,978,000 1,961,827,000 1,935,379,000 2,014,020,000 
        partners’ capital
                                                                                 
        owners’ deficit, including deficits accumulated during development stage of 72,452 at december 31, 2006
                                                                                 
        payable to affiliates
                                                                               38,000  
        partners’ capital (deficit) or owners’ deficit
                                                                                 
        payable to affiliate
                                                                                15,000 
        owners’ deficit, including deficit accumulated during development stage of 72,452 at december 31, 2006
                                                                                 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 
                                                                                  
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                  
          net income
        1,287,000,000 506,000,000 553,000,000 641,000,000 623,000,000 635,000,000 570,000,000 682,000,000 906,000,000 791,000,000 622,000,000 1,935,000,000 2,511,000,000 -514,000,000 342,000,000 159,000,000 507,000,000 381,000,000 395,000,000 347,000,000 409,000,000 -67,000,000 406,000,000 435,000,000 448,000,000 110,000,000 232,000,000 385,000,000 351,000,000 307,000,000 281,000,000 335,000,000 374,000,000 23,000,000 46,000,000 47,000,000                     -7,462,000 -14,479,000 -6,869,000 -2,209,000 -6,976,000 58,371,000 58,824,000 61,872,000 55,539,000 13,588,000         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          depreciation and amortization expense
        173,000,000 173,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 170,000,000 168,000,000 172,000,000 166,000,000 167,000,000 167,000,000 165,000,000 160,000,000 156,000,000 153,000,000 140,000,000 140,000,000 138,000,000 139,000,000 138,000,000 137,000,000 138,000,000 138,000,000 137,000,000 138,000,000 138,000,000 114,000,000 106,000,000 107,000,000 106,000,000 105,000,000 100,000,000 87,000,000 86,000,000 66,000,000 63,520,000 44,529,000 28,184,000 19,388,000                                   
          amortization of discount and debt issuance costs
        5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000                                                                   
          total gains on derivative instruments
        -632,000,000 12,000,000    -152,000,000 -109,000,000 -55,000,000                                                                   
          net cash from settlement of derivative instruments
        -23,000,000 19,000,000 9,000,000 -22,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000 -8,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 -11,000,000 -48,000,000 -17,000,000 -28,000,000 -9,000,000 -27,000,000 -8,000,000 -2,000,000 20,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 5,000,000 -6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -13,000,000 474,000 -4,694,000 -1,243,000 -2,838,000 -602,000 -2,768,000 -1,013,000 -37,015,000 -1,747,000 -2,314,000                             
          other
        7,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 -14,000,000 1,000,000 636,000 103,000 2,258,000 -2,225,000 -7,000 67,000   21,000 -145,000 137,000 2,000  5,102,000 -7,461,000 3,064,000 287,000 7,727,000 -1,229,000 -3,289,000 3,120,000 -94,000 2,102,000 -4,642,000 1,063,000 1,778,000 -2,090,000  -666,000 -1,168,000    -825,000 -44,000 -9,000 6,000 10,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
          trade and other receivables
        -152,000,000 -98,000,000 174,000,000 -55,000,000 -141,000,000 46,000,000 -48,000,000 136,000,000                                                                   
          trade and other receivables—affiliate
        -27,000,000                                                                          
          trade receivables—related party
        1,000,000                                                                       
          advances to affiliates
        31,000,000 -108,000,000 29,000,000                                                                       
          inventory
        -33,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 -13,000,000 -16,000,000 9,000,000 -11,000,000 8,000,000 -12,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 79,000,000 -71,000,000 -21,000,000 25,000,000 -42,000,000 -17,000,000 -13,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 -12,000,000 -5,000,000 19,000,000 -13,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 -9,000,000 -11,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 12,000,000 -15,000,000 16,000,000 -5,000,000 17,000,000 -31,855,000 -8,705,000 -17,180,000 -290,000                                   
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        290,000,000 39,000,000 -204,000,000 35,000,000 265,000,000 -113,000,000 197,000,000 -343,000,000 195,000,000 77,000,000 -122,000,000 -617,000,000 -238,000,000 101,000,000 478,000,000 13,000,000 156,000,000 213,000,000 -72,000,000 24,000,000  146,000,000 -142,000,000 -100,000,000 83,000,000 -86,000,000 8,000,000 -131,000,000 260,000,000 -18,000,000 10,000,000 -69,000,000 191,000,000 -49,000,000 106,000,000 -38,000,000 59,663,000 57,727,000 15,136,000 34,184,000 182,000 -85,758,000 36,635,000 47,945,000 -42,744,000 45,668,000 -38,238,000 39,263,000 -41,039,000 36,132,000 -38,971,000 41,494,000 -38,928,000 33,753,000 -38,831,000 45,966,000 -41,589,000 35,745,000 -37,696,000 42,367,000 44,959,000 -35,730,000 34,434,000 -44,738,000 -10,758,000 27,487,000 -4,263,000 22,665,000 -12,500,000 16,071,000 -20,425,000 20,399,000 -38,400,000 26,551,000 
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities—related party
        -7,000,000 2,000,000                                                                       
          total deferred revenue
        -32,000,000 36,000,000 26,000,000 -42,000,000 -8,000,000 66,000,000 2,000,000 -21,000,000 -13,000,000 80,000,000                                                                 
          other, net—affiliate
        18,000,000 1,000,000 -21,000,000 -4,000,000 21,000,000 -10,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000  2,000,000 -4,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000  -6,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000   -18,000,000 16,000,000 815,000 1,181,000 -378,000 -373,000 6,218,000 5,697,000 5,539,000 10,962,000                               
          net cash from operating activities
        887,000,000 658,000,000 558,000,000 665,000,000 876,000,000 691,000,000 732,000,000 669,000,000 916,000,000 655,000,000 691,000,000 847,000,000 1,707,000,000 856,000,000 786,000,000 800,000,000 624,000,000 592,000,000 487,000,000 588,000,000 418,000,000 459,000,000 339,000,000 535,000,000 570,000,000 337,000,000 296,000,000 344,000,000 610,000,000 459,000,000 474,000,000 331,000,000 464,000,000 189,000,000 209,000,000 115,000,000 -13,104,000 1,091,000 4,703,000 7,061,000 6,695,000 -3,527,000 55,004,000 -52,424,000 34,550,000 -29,556,000 7,390,000 -456,000 51,755,000 8,594,000 -32,401,000 7,716,000 -19,760,000 6,578,000 -3,145,000 -9,887,000 1,615,000 -8,721,000 -24,889,000 46,244,000 10,534,000 -24,178,000 108,599,000 65,960,000 83,564,000 56,316,000   -405,000 -423,000 -362,000 -198,000 239,000 -319,000 
          capital expenditures
          
          free cash flows
        887,000,000 658,000,000 558,000,000 665,000,000 876,000,000 691,000,000 732,000,000 669,000,000 916,000,000 655,000,000 691,000,000 847,000,000 1,707,000,000 856,000,000 786,000,000 800,000,000 624,000,000 592,000,000 487,000,000 588,000,000 418,000,000 459,000,000 339,000,000 535,000,000 570,000,000 337,000,000 296,000,000 344,000,000 610,000,000 459,000,000 474,000,000 331,000,000 464,000,000 189,000,000 209,000,000 115,000,000 -13,104,000 1,091,000 4,703,000 7,061,000 6,695,000 -3,527,000 55,004,000 -52,424,000 34,550,000 -29,556,000 7,390,000 -456,000 51,755,000 8,594,000 -32,401,000 7,716,000 -19,760,000 6,578,000 -3,145,000 -9,887,000 1,615,000 -8,721,000 -24,889,000 46,244,000 10,534,000 -24,178,000 108,599,000 65,960,000 83,564,000 56,316,000   -405,000 -423,000 -362,000 -198,000 239,000 -319,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                                  
          property, plant and equipment
        -23,000,000 -48,000,000 -68,000,000 -60,000,000 -49,000,000 -39,000,000 -30,000,000 -36,000,000 -50,000,000 -21,000,000 -60,000,000 -89,000,000 -95,000,000 -117,000,000 -152,000,000 -87,000,000 -153,000,000 -179,000,000 -170,000,000 -146,000,000 -177,000,000 -214,000,000 -264,000,000 -317,000,000 -175,000,000 -571,000,000 -302,000,000 -283,000,000 -226,000,000 -233,000,000 -151,000,000 -194,000,000 -95,000,000 -297,000,000 -374,000,000 -524,000,000 -430,843,000 -660,269,000 -509,353,000 -714,616,000 -781,121,000 -703,356,000 -885,489,000 -542,114,000 -677,304,000 -662,743,000 -553,698,000 -751,808,000                           
          net cash from investing activities
        -24,000,000 -49,000,000 -70,000,000 -61,000,000 -50,000,000 -43,000,000 -32,000,000 -37,000,000 -51,000,000 -21,000,000 -61,000,000 -94,000,000 -95,000,000 -117,000,000 -152,000,000 -87,000,000 -153,000,000 -179,000,000 -170,000,000 -146,000,000 -177,000,000 -214,000,000 -264,000,000 -317,000,000 -175,000,000 -571,000,000 -302,000,000 -284,000,000 -226,000,000 -233,000,000 -151,000,000 -194,000,000 -95,000,000 -297,000,000 -374,000,000 -524,000,000 -2,345,374,000 -881,000 -2,257,000 -4,887,000 -5,862,000 3,799,000 -6,800,000 -188,000 -13,555,000 -574,000 -492,000 -480,000 -5,723,000 -712,000 -322,320,000 -45,000 505,000 38,948,000 -42,366,000 -1,542,000 -1,050,000 -1,636,000 37,296,000 -42,801,000 -2,124,000 36,020,000 -37,568,000 138,000 111,659,000 109,947,000     11,455,000 11,455,000 -191,000 -97,495,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from issuances of debt and borrowings
        997,000,000                                                                         
          redemptions and repayments of debt
        -300,000,000 -1,052,000,000 -140,000,000 -425,000,000     -50,000,000 -1,450,000,000                                                                 
          distributions
        -525,000,000 -514,000,000 -513,000,000 -512,000,000 -506,000,000 -505,000,000 -504,000,000 -720,000,000 -717,000,000 -718,000,000 -718,000,000 -754,000,000 -758,000,000                                                              
          net cash from financing activities
        -826,000,000 -589,000,000 -514,000,000 -813,000,000 -858,000,000 -656,000,000 -673,000,000 -871,000,000 -768,000,000 -2,175,000,000 451,000,000 -755,000,000 -1,799,000,000 -745,000,000 -737,000,000 -395,000,000 -1,343,000,000 129,000,000 -355,000,000 -407,000,000 -345,000,000 -342,000,000 -410,000,000 -337,000,000 -325,000,000 514,000,000 321,000,000 -304,000,000 -300,000,000 -290,000,000 -279,000,000 -249,000,000 -223,000,000 -12,000,000 -28,000,000 1,560,000,000 2,662,746,000 -3,000 1,000 -138,580,000 -25,045,000 -24,753,000 -24,754,000 -24,754,000 -24,813,000 -24,709,000 -24,753,000 -24,754,000 -34,895,000 -23,291,000 253,173,000 29,889,000 69,447,000 152,623,000 157,018,000 -10,542,000 -13,648,000 49,528,000 -3,972,000 -9,900,000 -11,460,000 -70,169,000 -70,168,000  -66,463,000 3,673,000 238,000 649,000 402,000 421,000 -11,089,000 -11,267,000 -41,000 97,819,000 
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
        37,000,000 20,000,000 -26,000,000 -209,000,000    -239,000,000                                                                   
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
        379,000,000 631,000,000 996,000,000 974,000,000                                                           
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents—end of period
        37,000,000 20,000,000 -26,000,000 170,000,000 -32,000,000 -8,000,000 27,000,000 392,000,000 97,000,000 -1,541,000,000 1,081,000,000 994,000,000 -187,000,000 -6,000,000 -103,000,000 1,292,000,000                                                           
          debt issuance and other financing costs
                -5,000,000       -4,000,000 -15,000,000 -1,000,000 -19,000,000 -1,000,000 -27,000,000 -7,000,000                                                   
          trade receivables—affiliate
          87,000,000 -71,000,000 35,000,000 -55,000,000 16,000,000 118,000,000 -111,000,000 -33,000,000 129,000,000 288,000,000                                                               
          total losses on derivative instruments
           18,000,000     -215,000,000 -365,000,000 -242,000,000 -1,260,000,000 -1,289,000,000   525,000,000                                                           
          due to affiliates
           -30,000,000   4,000,000 -22,000,000 12,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 -40,000,000 18,000,000 -3,000,000 25,000,000 -20,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 -20,000,000 12,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 -13,000,000 9,000,000 -1,000,000 12,000,000 -14,000,000 -1,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 -25,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 -68,000,000 2,071,000 12,172,000 4,714,000 -7,669,000 23,036,000 -20,781,000 16,598,000 -3,971,000 -15,029,000 -6,688,000 2,206,000 3,669,000 -7,465,000                          
          proceeds from issuances of debt
           125,000,000         482,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,500,000,000   1,581,000,000      1,500,000,000 2,314,000,000 2,584,000,000 2,053,500,000 2,130,000,000 1,235,000,000                                   
          loss on modification or extinguishment of debt
              4,000,000       20,000,000 27,000,000 54,000,000 42,000,000 1,000,000                                                 
          accrued liabilities—related party
                -2,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000   -1,000,000 2,000,000                                                      
          redemptions, repayments and repurchases of debt
                                                                                  
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
                97,000,000 -1,541,000,000 1,081,000,000 -2,000,000 -187,000,000 -6,000,000 -103,000,000 318,000,000                                                           
          advances to affiliate
              -13,000,000 -25,000,000 54,000,000 10,000,000 3,000,000 18,000,000 -26,000,000 -17,000,000 15,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,000,000 8,000,000 -15,000,000 18,000,000 -23,000,000 17,000,000 -3,000,000 17,000,000 6,000,000 -22,000,000 1,000,000 -26,000,000 -5,000,000 -9,000,000 -14,000,000 -56,000,000 24,000,000 -17,000,000 22,000,000 -41,000,000 840,000 -1,354,000 2,193,000 -1,237,000 15,159,000 -30,213,000 -2,978,000 5,519,000 -13,242,000 -12,182,000 10,958,000 1,880,000 11,000,000 -17,254,000 1,525,000 -4,552,000 -1,137,000 -2,119,000 3,822,000 -5,330,000 -284,000 -153,000 1,119,000 2,169,000 -1,573,000 356,000 4,117,000  -2,399,000 -1,593,000 2,053,000 29,213,000       
          repayments of debt
              -1,380,000,000 -150,000,000          -672,000,000 -1,500,000,000         -1,470,000,000 -703,000,000 -2,120,500,000 -1,287,695,000 -1,427,305,000 -415,000,000                                   
          amortization of debt issuance costs, premium and discount
                6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000                                                   
          total gains on derivatives instruments, net—related party
                                                                                  
          trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses
                -86,000,000   358,000,000 178,000,000 -82,000,000 -296,000,000 88,000,000                                                           
          accounts receivable—related party
                                                                                  
          margin deposits
                3,000,000 -3,000,000 35,000,000 24,000,000                                                              
          contract assets
                                                                                  
          debt extinguishment costs
                       -15,000,000 -21,000,000 -40,000,000       -1,000,000                                              
          deferred revenue
                   -61,000,000 -17,000,000 37,000,000 8,000,000 -39,000,000 -11,000,000 61,000,000 4,000,000 -36,000,000 -42,000,000 157,000,000 -72,000,000 -61,000,000 -15,000,000 47,000,000 17,000,000 -10,000,000 -3,000,000 20,000,000 4,000,000 -18,000,000 -24,000,000 68,000,000 1,000,000 -11,000,000 44,921,000 -1,000,000 -960,000 -1,000,000 -983,000 -1,018,000 -982,000 -1,003,000 -983,000 -1,000,000 -1,084,000 -871,000 -992,000 -1,000,000 255,000 -2,210,000 -985,000 377,000 -2,377,000 -1,104,000 -829,000 -906,000 -1,339,000 -890,000 -1,030,000 -1,069,000 -1,017,000 -1,215,000 22,295,000 10,258,000  15,000,000       
          other—affiliate
                                                     4,000 416,000 -567,000 297,000                          
          accounts receivable—affiliate
                    -104,000,000 38,000,000 -195,000,000 -74,000,000 -19,000,000 -132,000,000 33,000,000 86,000,000 -103,000,000 -80,000,000 36,000,000 67,000,000 -38,000,000 99,000,000 -53,000,000 1,000,000 -93,000,000 -2,000,000 94,000,000 48,000,000 -144,000,000 23,000,000 59,000,000 -61,758,000 -37,480,000 302,000 904,000 1,296,000 -1,489,000 2,985,000 -1,544,000 -1,313,000 637,000 -420,000 593,000 531,000 -205,000 -2,318,000 909,000 -714,000 -364,000 1,751,000 -2,350,000 569,000 -738,000 3,403,000 -2,850,000 685,000 2,901,000 -3,226,000 81,000 -1,218,000 5,699,000        
          losses on derivative instruments
                                                                                  
          distributions to owners
                      -737,000,000 -395,000,000 -378,000,000 -363,000,000 -359,000,000 -351,000,000 -348,000,000 -343,000,000 -338,000,000 -330,000,000 -325,000,000 -319,000,000 -312,000,000 -304,000,000 -299,000,000 -287,000,000 -278,000,000 -249,000,000 -220,000,000 -24,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -24,757,000 -24,757,000 -24,755,000 -24,756,000 -24,757,000 -24,753,000 -24,754,000 -24,754,000 -24,743,000 -24,728,000 -24,754,000 -24,754,000 -24,754,000 -24,753,000 -24,754,000 -17,125,000                       
          total losses on derivatives
                        35,000,000   2,000,000 11,000,000    -42,000,000 54,000,000 -7,000,000 -77,000,000 58,000,000 -12,000,000 -1,000,000 42,000,000 -33,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 39,000,000 -96,437,000 859,000 23,496,000 24,200,000 -5,886,000 -22,088,000 -1,256,000 36,384,000 28,415,000 -5,573,000                             
          total gains on derivatives, net—related party
                                                                                  
          impairment expense and loss on disposal of assets
                        4,000,000   5,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000                                               
          accounts and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses
                        -163,000,000 -73,000,000                                                         
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                           35,000,000 -104,000,000 -97,000,000   70,000,000 280,000,000   84,000,000 -64,000,000 44,000,000 -112,000,000 146,000,000 -120,000,000 -193,000,000 1,151,000,000                                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period
                         1,307,000,000 1,962,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,589,000,000 605,000,000                                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period
                         542,000,000 -38,000,000 1,342,000,000 -104,000,000 -97,000,000 -335,000,000 1,843,000,000 70,000,000 280,000,000 315,000,000 1,297,000,000 84,000,000 -64,000,000 44,000,000 1,477,000,000 146,000,000 -120,000,000 -193,000,000 1,756,000,000                                       
          total gains on derivatives
                              -8,000,000 -21,000,000                                                   
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                               -119,000,000    -244,000,000                                               
          accounts and other receivables
                           -56,000,000 -114,000,000 87,000,000 -32,000,000 38,000,000 -20,000,000 -34,000,000 -35,000,000 105,000,000 -89,000,000 17,000,000 -50,000,000 -32,000,000 -22,000,000 -36,000,000 -11,000,000 -59,225,000 39,860,000                                     
          amortization of debt issuance costs, deferred commitment fees, premium and discount
                                11,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000                                       
          debt issuance and deferred financing costs
                                -2,000,000 -14,000,000   -7,000,000   -3,000,000 -18,000,000 -3,000,000 -26,000,000 -25,291,000 -19,384,000 -21,397,000 -48,652,000 7,077,000 -31,003,000 -95,336,000 -50,662,000 -9,517,000 -9,073,000 -71,240,000 -13,957,000 -79,852,000 -2,316,000 -193,896,000 -34,986,000                       
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                        25,000,000 42,000,000 18,298,000 25,765,000 26,304,000 1,457,000 7,281,000 88,992,000   51,066,000                         
          non-cash lng inventory write-downs
                                               216,000 -289,000 460,000 -136,000 17,502,000 956,000 8,527,000   -951,000                          
          net loss
                                            85,345,000 -81,509,000 -100,125,000 -74,906,000 -56,040,000 -24,132,000 -60,043,000 -178,676,000 -70,839,000 -43,240,000 -226,224,000 -69,733,000 -61,266,000 -98,108,000 -56,256,000 -42,487,000  -42,422,000 -24,861,000 -19,332,000           -28,419,000 -10,897,000 -24,513,000 -14,515,000 -12,991,000 -11,112,000 -11,991,000 -12,858,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          amortization of debt issuance costs and discount
                                             5,303,000 5,256,000 3,617,000 2,892,000 4,263,000 2,515,000 2,504,000 3,293,000 5,332,000 3,422,000 2,217,000                           
          changes in restricted cash for certain operating activities
                                             -55,538,000 96,430,000 13,659,000 9,764,000 151,129,000                                 
          use of restricted cash for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment
                                             658,925,000 511,509,000 744,098,000 786,996,000 706,849,000                                 
          investment in restricted cash
                                             -721,430,000 -656,473,000 -885,172,000 -617,365,000 -218,997,000                                 
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                             207,000 2,447,000 -136,406,000 -24,212,000 -24,481,000 23,450,000 -77,366,000  -54,839,000         111,507,000 -21,971,000                   
          cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
                                             146,221,000 248,830,000 351,032,000 419,292,000 81,415,000  53,349,000 117,542,000  7,000 7,000  1,000 12,000  7,000 
          cash and cash equivalents—end of period
                                             207,000 2,447,000 9,815,000 -24,212,000 -24,481,000 23,450,000 171,464,000 -3,818,000 -54,839,000 -17,855,000 325,342,000 11,137,000 -15,409,000 -101,548,000 456,852,000 50,192,000 198,149,000 111,507,000 59,444,000  39,171,000 8,435,000 46,892,000 -3,050,000 -58,327,000 118,405,000  128,767,000 169,943,000  3,000 -2,000 10,000  -10,000 7,000 12,000 
          accounts and interest receivable
                                               -26,000 21,000 315,000   19,360,000 -19,622,000    2,708,000 -23,753,000 -126,000 25,100,000 -25,118,000 -5,000 504,000 938,000 -1,255,000 226,000 944,000 30,000 97,000 242,000 -340,000 1,941,000 -182,000 943,000 -79,000       
          purchase of creole trail pipeline business
                                                                                
          proceeds from sale of partnership common and general partner units
                                                        -20,000                         
          contributions to creole trail pipeline business from cheniere
                                                        191,000                         
          depreciation expense
                                                 16,687,000 15,991,000 14,879,000                               
          lng inventory
                                                 4,856,000 3,957,000 -29,491,000 7,990,000 -11,870,000 -17,347,000 2,902,000 2,385,000                          
          proceeds from issuances of long-term debt
                                                 250,000,000 2,000,000,000                             
          repayments of long-term debt
                                                                                
          use of (investment in) restricted cash and cash equivalents for certain operating activities
                                                   6,244,000                               
          accounts receivable
                                                   -25,928,000                               
          use of restricted cash and cash equivalents for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment
                                                   572,434,000 690,441,000 676,852,000 540,661,000 761,378,000 661,809,000                          
          use of (investment in) restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                   -1,949,338,000    13,957,000               -41,197,000    69,072,000 -7,815,000 217,261,000 148,074,000 128,635,000 112,203,000 137,734,000 81,465,000 
          depreciation
                                                    14,780,000 14,781,000 14,722,000 14,318,000 14,336,000 14,492,000 18,008,000 10,650,000 10,654,000 10,652,000 10,616,000 10,629,000 10,698,000 10,765,000 10,743,000 10,737,000 10,537,000 10,561,000 10,563,000 10,031,000 13,806,000 6,649,000 6,083,000 1,874,000 18,000 19,000    20,000 
          use of restricted cash and cash equivalents for certain operating activities
                                                    89,030,000 -4,763,000 87,578,000 -22,873,000 65,911,000                          
          non-cash lng inventory—affiliate write-downs
                                                                                  
          lng inventory—affiliate
                                                          1,865,000 1,972,000 -3,664,000 214,000 747,000 2,652,000 -11,739,000                  
          proceeds from sale of class b units
                                                            499,782,000 1,220,893,000                     
          investment in restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                    8,397,000 9,093,000   -930,289,000 3,607,000 -3,219,735,000 -27,542,000 -280,866,000   -41,197,000    -41,197,000               
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                       -25,690,000 11,137,000 -15,409,000 -101,548,000 37,560,000 50,192,000    -13,083,000 39,171,000 8,435,000 -6,457,000 -3,050,000 -58,327,000 863,000 -4,071,000 128,760,000 169,936,000 -4,000 3,000 -3,000 -2,000 4,000 -10,000 7,000 5,000 
          non-cash derivative loss
                                                       32,995,000  22,940,000 -96,107,000 18,118,000 -919,000 -521,000 294,000 527,000 -496,000 -30,000   40,000 84,000 -533,000 265,000  2,521,000 -11,491,000       
          advances under long-term contracts
                                                       -10,050,000 -1,369,000          -32,000 -83,000 22,000 -24,000 -34,000  -145,000 -57,000 -7,197,000 395,000 5,740,000 -13,212,000 -4,588,000 -20,611,000 -7,401,000 -6,555,000 
          release of (investment in) restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                        -6,921,000                          
          amortization of debt discount
                                                        2,412,000 2,409,000 1,625,000 1,174,000 1,174,000 1,174,000 1,173,000 1,174,000 1,175,000 1,173,000 1,173,000 1,174,000 1,174,000 1,173,000 1,174,000 1,174,000 2,347,000 1,174,000         
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                        3,945,000 1,263,000 1,084,000 1,036,000 -4,011,000 6,188,000 1,093,000 1,092,000 1,104,000 1,105,000 1,093,000 1,080,000 1,105,000 1,547,000 1,107,000 955,000 1,909,000 954,000 898,000 1,188,000 949,000 949,000 950,000 948,000 945,000 950,000 
          non-cash derivative gain
                                                                         -270,000         
          lng terminal costs
                                                        -671,283,000 -1,177,530,000 -809,099,000 -462,731,000                       
          proceeds from issuances of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
                                                                                  
          repurchases and prepayments of long-term debt
                                                                                  
          proceeds from sabine pass liquefaction senior notes
                                                                                 
          proceeds from ctpl credit facility
                                                                                 
          proceeds from 2013 liquefaction credit facilities
                                                                                 
          proceeds from (repayment of) 2012 liquefaction credit facility
                                                                                  
          use of restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                          -428,406,000 463,476,000 38,384,000           189,665,000 148,468,000 -22,950,000 -46,970,000 67,582,000 406,000 36,715,000 2,074,000   
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities—affiliate
                                                          24,315,000 6,882,000 -26,750,000 25,526,000 3,465,000 171,000 -5,402,000 4,573,000 1,091,000 -1,902,000 2,442,000 862,000 -1,756,000 841,000 1,324,000 853,000 -8,886,000 6,010,000 -1,356,000 3,882,000 564,000 61,000 -217,000 
          repayment of 2012 liquefaction credit facility
                                                                                  
          deferred revenue—affiliate
                                                           -695,000        266,000 -62,849,000 16,000   -193,000         
          proceeds from 2021 sabine pass liquefaction notes
                                                           1,500,000,000                       
          proceeds from sale of partnership units
                                                           372,449,000 9,908,000 227,735,000 9,476,000 2,903,000 -203,000 61,207,000                 
          proceeds from 2020 notes
                                                                                  
          proceeds from liquefaction credit facility
                                                                                 
          repayment of 2013 notes
                                                                                  
          investment in restricted cash and cash equivalents for future interest payments
                                                                                  
          lng terminal construction-in-process
                                                             -837,337,000 -38,780,000 -414,000 -718,000 -1,029,000 -3,869,000 -1,521,000  -5,153,000 3,663,000  -63,677,000 -25,664,000   -184,000,000 -108,447,000     
          advances under long-term contracts and other
                                                             -11,617,000 -3,586,000 -1,128,000                   
          distributions to unitholders
                                                             -13,656,000 -13,595,000 -13,445,000  -11,679,000 -11,567,000 -11,458,000               
          debt issuance costs
                                                                        -23,000  -251,000 -4,573,000 -13,000 15,000 -99,000 -7,000 -634,000 
          deferred financing costs
                                                                                  
          non-cash lng inventory—-affiliate write-downs
                                                                                  
          special rights adjustment
                                                                                  
          repayment of long-term note—affiliate
                                                                                  
          borrowings under long-term note—affiliate
                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year
                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents—end of year
                                                                                  
          affiliate payable and other
                                                                                  
          proceeds from sale of common units
                                                                   1,515,000               
          lng receiving terminal construction-in-process
                                                                                  
          affiliate payable
                                                                         -23,000 -7,000 -16,000 24,000   2,000 11,000 
          borrowings from long-term debt—affiliate
                                                                        114,000 114,000         
          repayment of long-term debt—affiliate
                                                                        -2,467,000 -2,467,000         
          interest income on restricted cash and cash equivalents
                                                                        -2,120,000 -23,000 -1,878,000 -2,196,000 -4,934,000 -7,202,000 -7,618,000 -12,626,000   
          advances to affiliate—lng held for commissioning, net of amounts transferred to lng receiving terminal construction-in-process
                                                                        -14,184,000 -12,800,000         
          distribution to unitholders
                                                                     -70,169,000 -70,168,000  -140,337,000 -70,169,000         
          prepaid and other
                                                                       -2,121,000   -594,000 1,155,000       
          investment in restricted u.s. treasury securities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of sabine pass lng notes
                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of common units
                                                                                
          purchases of lng held for commissioning, net of amounts transferred to lng terminal construction-in-process
                                                                                  
          prepayment to affiliate for lng cargo for commissioning
                                                                             -25,590,000     
          repayment of subordinated note—affiliate
                                                                                  
          borrowings from sabine pass credit facility
                                                                                  
          repayment of sabine pass credit facility
                                                                                  
          capital contributions by partner
                                                                                  
          net cash from operating activities activities
                                                                                  
          advances to affiliate—lng held for commissioning, net of amounts transferred to lng terminal construction-in-process
                                                                                  
          investment in restricted treasury securities
                                                                              11,100,000 11,281,000 12,138,000 -98,442,000 
          borrowings from long-term note—affiliate
                                                                           657,000       
          proceeds from subordinated note—affiliate
                                                                                  
          distribution to owners
                                                                           -11,456,000 -11,456,000 -11,456,000 -11,455,000    
          advances to affiliate—lng held for commissioning, net of amounts transferred to lng terminal contruction-in-process
                                                                                  
          interest receivable and other
                                                                             -33,000     
          borrowings from long-term note – affiliate
                                                                             397,000     
          interest receivable
                                                                                  
          payable to affiliate
                                                                                 70,000 
          advances to epc contractor, net of transfers to construction-in-process
                                                                                  
          borrowing under long-term debt—affiliate
                                                                              363,000 203,000   
          depreciation, depletion and amortization
                                                                               67,000   
          lng terminal construction-in-progress
                                                                               -91,726,000 -142,325,000 -73,015,000 
          advances to epc contractor, net of transfers to construction-in-progress
                                                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                                                                                  
          distribution to owner
                                                                                  
          non-cash restricted interest income
                                                                                 -14,845,000 
          net proceeds from issuance of common units
                                                                                 98,442,000 
          capital contributions by owners