Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Natural gas purchases	$ 607	$ 1,621
Interest costs and related debt fees	260	383
LNG terminals and related pipeline costs	244	240
Compensation and benefits	118	245
LNG purchases	22	88
Other accrued liabilities	182	102
Total accrued liabilities	$ 1,433	$ 2,679

Accrued LNG Inventory

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Accrued LNG terminal costs

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Accrued Natural Gas Purchases

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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