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Reportable Segments (Lake Charles Revenue) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

^[1]

Jun. 30, 2016

^[1]

Mar. 31, 2016

^[1]

Dec. 31, 2015

^[1]

Sep. 30, 2015

^[1]

Jun. 30, 2015

^[1]

Mar. 31, 2015

^[1]

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenues

$ 11,452

$ 9,984

$ 9,427

$ 9,660

$ 9,323

$ 8,156

$ 7,866

$ 6,447

$ 40,523

$ 31,792

^[1],[2]

$ 36,096

^[2]

External Customers [Member]

Revenues

11,713

9,977

12,419

Investment in Lake Charles LNG [Member] | External Customers [Member]

Revenues

$ 197

$ 197

$ 216

[1]	* As adjusted. See Note 2 and Note 3.
[2]	* As adjusted. See Note 2.

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- Definition

Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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