Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The table below provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023						2022
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	$	521	$	211	$	153	$	376	$	188	$	67
Income tax payments, net	200		12		113		340		113		3
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	264		137		122		333		197		145
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (1)	3		1		—		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:

	September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	120	$	113	$	1	$	74	$	75	$	—
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	18		13		—		17		13		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	138	$	126	$	1	$	91	$	88	$	—

(1)Cash and cash equivalents related to VIEs as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 included $118 million and $75 million, respectively, at CenterPoint Energy and $113 million and $75 million, respectively, at Houston Electric.