Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
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| Schedule of Debt Instruments |
Debt consisted of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | SPL: | | | | | | Senior Secured Notes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.750% due 2024 (the “2024 SPL Senior Notes”) | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 2,000 | | 5.625% due 2025 | | 2,000 | | | 2,000 | | 5.875% due 2026 | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | 5.00% due 2027 | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | 4.200% due 2028 | | 1,350 | | | 1,350 | | 4.500% due 2030 | | 2,000 | | | 2,000 | | 4.746% weighted average rate due 2037 | | 1,782 | | | 1,782 | | Total SPL Senior Secured Notes | | 10,432 | | | 12,132 | | Working capital revolving credit and letter of credit reimbursement agreement (the “SPL Working Capital Facility”) | | — | | | — | | Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “SPL Revolving Credit Facility”) | | — | | | — | | Total debt - SPL | | 10,432 | | | 12,132 | | | | | | | CQP: | | | | | | Senior Notes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.500% due 2029 | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | 4.000% due 2031 | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | 3.25% due 2032 | | 1,200 | | | 1,200 | | 5.950% due 2033 (the “2033 CQP Senior Notes”) | | 1,400 | | | — | | Total CQP Senior Notes | | 5,600 | | | 4,200 | | Credit facilities (the “CQP Credit Facilities”) | | — | | | — | | Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “CQP Revolving Credit Facility”) | | — | | | — | | Total debt - CQP | | 5,600 | | | 4,200 | | | Total debt | | 16,032 | | | 16,332 | | | | | | | | Current debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs | | (300) | | | — | | | | | | | | Long-term portion of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net | | (126) | | | (134) | | | Total long-term debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs | | $ | 15,606 | | | $ | 16,198 | |
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| Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures |
The following table provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Cash paid during the period for interest on debt, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 748 | | | $ | 777 | | | $ | 812 | | | | | | | | | Non-cash investing activity: | | | | | | Unpaid purchases of property, plant and equipment, net and other non-current assets, net | 32 | | | 103 | | | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Parent Company [Member] |
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| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
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| Condensed Income Statement |
CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Operating costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | General and administrative expense | | $ | (4) | | | $ | (4) | | | $ | (3) | | | General and administrative expense—affiliate | | (16) | | | (15) | | | (14) | | | Amortization of capitalized interest associated to investment in subsidiaries | | (3) | | | (3) | | | (3) | | | Total operating costs and expenses | | (23) | | | (22) | | | (20) | | | | | | | | | | Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | | (218) | | | (176) | | | (199) | | | Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt | | — | | | — | | | (97) | | | | | | | | | | Other income | | 32 | | | 14 | | | 1 | | | Equity income of subsidiaries | | 4,463 | | | 2,682 | | | 1,946 | | | Total other income | | 4,277 | | | 2,520 | | | 1,651 | | | | | | | | | | Net income | | $ | 4,254 | | | $ | 2,498 | | | $ | 1,631 | |
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| Condensed Balance Sheet |
CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (in millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | ASSETS | | | | | | Current assets | | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 572 | | | $ | 899 | | | Trade receivables—affiliates | | 1 | | | — | | | Other current assets | | 1 | | | 1 | | | Total current assets | | 574 | | | 900 | | | | | | | | Capitalized interest associated to investment in subsidiaries, net of accumulated amortization | | 74 | | | 75 | | | Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization | | 7 | | | 3 | | | Investment in subsidiaries | | 4,204 | | | 1,106 | | | | | | | | Total assets | | $ | 4,859 | | | $ | 2,084 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ DEFICIT | | | | | | Current liabilities | | | | | | Accrued liabilities | | $ | 97 | | | $ | 53 | | | Due to affiliates | | 4 | | | 3 | | | | | | | | Total current liabilities | | 101 | | | 56 | | | | | | | | Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs | | 5,542 | | | 4,159 | | | | | | | | Partners’ deficit | | (784) | | | (2,131) | | | Total liabilities and partners’ deficit | | $ | 4,859 | | | $ | 2,084 | |
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| Condensed Cash Flow Statement |
CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 2,682 | | | $ | 2,514 | | | $ | 1,732 | | | | | | | | | Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | | Capitalized interest associated to investment in subsidiaries | (2) | | | (1) | | | (1) | | | Investments in subsidiaries | (1,470) | | | (454) | | | (1,009) | | | | | | | | | Distributions received from subsidiaries | — | | | 601 | | | 403 | | | Payments of financing costs of subsidiary | (2) | | | — | | | — | | | Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (1,474) | | | 146 | | | (607) | | | | | | | | | Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | Proceeds from issuance of debt | 1,397 | | | — | | | 2,700 | | | Redemptions and repayments of debt | — | | | — | | | (2,600) | | | Debt issuance and other financing costs | (25) | | | — | | | (35) | | | Debt extinguishment costs | — | | | — | | | (73) | | | Distributions to owners | (2,907) | | | (2,635) | | | (1,451) | | | | | | | | | Net cash used in financing activities | (1,535) | | | (2,635) | | | (1,459) | | | | | | | | | Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (327) | | | 25 | | | (334) | | | Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period | 899 | | | 874 | | | 1,208 | | | Cash and cash equivalents—end of period | $ | 572 | | | $ | 899 | | | $ | 874 | |
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| Schedule of Debt Instruments |
Our debt consisted of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | Senior notes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.500% due 2029 | | $ | 1,500 | | | $ | 1,500 | | 4.000% due 2031 | | 1,500 | | | 1,500 | | 3.25% due 2032 | | 1,200 | | | 1,200 | | 5.950% due 2033 | | 1,400 | | | — | | | Total senior notes | | 5,600 | | | 4,200 | | Credit facilities | | — | | | — | | | Revolving credit and guaranty agreement | | — | | | — | | | Total debt | | 5,600 | | | 4,200 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unamortized debt issuance costs | | (58) | | | (41) | | | Total long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs | | $ | 5,542 | | | $ | 4,159 | |
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| Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures |
The following table provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information, excluding any non-cash contributions from affiliates of Cheniere to our subsidiaries for which the contribution passed through us (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized | | $ | 168 | | | $ | 163 | | | $ | 197 | | | | | | | | | | Cash distributions from subsidiaries | | 2,838 | | | 3,282 | | | 2,349 | |
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