Debt, Minimum Historical Debt Service Coverage Ratio And Projected Debt Service Coverage Ratio

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- Definition

Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is modified or extinguished prior to maturity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126954810&loc=d3e3291-108585

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Debt - Convertible Notes (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Convertible Notes (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) unit	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Minimum Historical Debt Service Coverage Ratio And Projected Debt Service Coverage Ratio \| unit				1.25
Debt modification and extinguishment costs		$ 3	$ (36)	$ (43)	$ (95)
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 625
Debt modification and extinguishment costs				$ 16