Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The table below provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022						2021
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	$	219	$	96	$	41	$	261	$	92	$	59
Income tax payments (refunds), net	267		130		5		13		—		(11)
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	352		221		147		249		185		99
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (1)	1		—		—		2		—		1

(1) Excludes ROU assets obtained through prepayment of the lease liabilities. See Note 19.

The table below provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amount reported in the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows:

	June 30, 2022						December 31, 2021
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	555	$	78	$	3	$	230	$	214	$	15
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22		18		—		24		19		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	577	$	96	$	3	$	254	$	233	$	15

(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 included $78 million and $92 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.