Divestitures (CenterPoint Energy and CERC) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations

The pre-tax loss for Energy Systems Group, excluding interest and corporate allocations, included in CenterPoint Energy’s Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(in millions)
Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$	—	$	(1)	$	(4)	$	(5)

The pre-tax income for the Arkansas and Oklahoma Natural Gas businesses, excluding interest and corporate allocations, included in CenterPoint Energy’s and CERC’s Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (1)
	(in millions)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$	—	$	9

(1)Reflects January 1, 2022 to January 9, 2022 results only due to the sale of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Natural Gas businesses.