Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Common Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 as presented in the table below:



Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share		Total (in millions)
December 12, 2018	February 21, 2019	March 14, 2019	$	0.2875	$	144
April 25, 2019	May 16, 2019	June 13, 2019	0.2875		144
July 31, 2019	August 15, 2019	September 12, 2019	0.2875		145
Total 2019			$	0.8625	$	433

December 13, 2017	February 15, 2018	March 8, 2018	$	0.2775	$	120
April 26, 2018	May 17, 2018	June 14, 2018	0.2775		120
July 26, 2018	August 16, 2018	September 13, 2018	0.2775		120
Total 2018			$	0.8325	$	360

CenterPoint Energy declared no dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2018.

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as presented in the table below:



Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share		Total (in millions)
December 12, 2018	February 15, 2019	March 1, 2019	$	32.1563	$	26
July 31, 2019	August 15, 2019	September 3, 2019	30.6250		24
Total 2019			$	62.7813	$	50

CenterPoint Energy paid dividends on its Series B Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as presented in the table below:



Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share		Total (in millions)
December 12, 2018	February 15, 2019	March 1, 2019	$	17.5000	$	17
April 25, 2019	May 15, 2019	June 3, 2019	17.5000		17
July 31, 2019	August 15, 2019	September 3, 2019	17.5000		17
Total 2019			$	52.5000	$	51

Dividend Requirement on Preferred Stock (CenterPoint Energy)



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in millions)
Series A Preferred Stock	$	12	$	5	$	37	$	5
Series B Preferred Stock	17		—		51		—
Total preferred stock dividend requirement	$	29	$	5	$	88	$	5

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Changes in accumulated comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019								2018
	CenterPoint Energy			Houston Electric			CERC		CenterPoint Energy			Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Beginning Balance	$	(105	)	$	(15	)	$	5	$	(62	)	$	4	$	6
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications:
Deferred gain (loss) from interest rate derivatives (1)	(2		)	—			—		4			3		—
Other comprehensive loss from unconsolidated affiliates	(2		)	—			—		—			—		—
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Actuarial losses (2)	2			—			—		2			—		—
Tax expense	—			—			—		(2		)	—		—
Net current period other comprehensive income	(2		)	—			—		4			3		—
Ending Balance	$	(107	)	$	(15	)	$	5	$	(58	)	$	7	$	6



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019								2018
	CenterPoint Energy			Houston Electric			CERC		CenterPoint Energy			Houston Electric			CERC
	(in millions)
Beginning Balance	$	(108	)	$	(14	)	$	5	$	(68	)	$	—		$	6
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications:
Deferred gain (loss) from interest rate derivatives (1)	(3		)	(1		)	—		8			8			—
Other comprehensive loss from unconsolidated affiliates	(2		)	—			—		—			—			—
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Prior service cost (2)	1			—			—		1			—			—
Actuarial losses (2)	6						—		5			—			—
Reclassification of deferred loss from cash flow hedges realized in net income	1			—			—		—			—			—
Tax expense	(2		)	—			—		(4		)	(1		)	—
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1			(1		)	—		10			7			—
Ending Balance	$	(107	)	$	(15	)	$	5	$	(58	)	$	7		$	6

(1)

Gains and losses are reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income into income when the hedged transactions affect earnings. The reclassification amounts are included in Interest and other finance charges in each of the Registrants’ respective Statements of Consolidated Income. Over the next twelve months estimated amortization from Accumulated Comprehensive Income into income is expected to be immaterial.

(2)

Amounts are included in the computation of net periodic cost and are reflected in Other income (expense), net in each of the Registrants’ respective Statements of Consolidated Income.