Unaudited Quarterly Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Unaudited Quarterly Information [Text Block]

Unaudited Quarterly Information

Summarized quarterly financial data has been recast to reflect the results from the Infrastructure Services and Energy Services Disposal Groups as discontinued operations as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2019
	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
CenterPoint Energy
Revenues	$	2,229	$	1,658	$	1,658		$	2,019
Operating income	211		229		357			274
Income from continuing operations	143		151		251			137
Income from discontinued operations	26		44		19			20
Income available to common shareholders	140		165		241			128
Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations	0.23		0.24		0.44			0.21
Basic earnings per common share from discontinued operations	0.05		0.09		0.04			0.04
Basic earnings per common share (1)	0.28		0.33		0.48			0.25
Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations	0.23		0.24		0.44			0.21
Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations	0.05		0.09		0.03			0.04
Diluted earnings per common share (1)	0.28		0.33		0.47			0.25
Houston Electric
Revenues	686		765		859			680
Operating income	81		169		269			99
Net income	27		100		185			44
CERC
Revenues	1,212		526		420			860
Operating income	160		27		18			105
Income (loss) from continuing operations	110		2		(10		)	87
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	28		26		3			(34		)
Net income (loss)	138		28		(7		)	53

	Year Ended December 31, 2018
	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
CenterPoint Energy
Revenues	$	1,920		$	1,369		$	1,322		$	1,666
Operating income	273			171			232			192
Income (loss) from continuing operations	182			(88		)	163			139
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(17		)	13			(5		)	(19		)
Income (loss) available to common shareholders	165			(75		)	153			90
Basic earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations	0.42			(0.20		)	0.36			0.22
Basic earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	(0.04		)	0.03			(0.01		)	(0.04		)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (1)	0.38			(0.17		)	0.35			0.18
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations	0.42			(0.20		)	0.36			0.22
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	(0.04		)	0.03			(0.01		)	(0.04		)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (1)	0.38			(0.17		)	0.35			0.18
Houston Electric
Revenues	755			854			897			728
Operating income	119			181			227			98
Net income	52			101			143			40
CERC
Revenues	1,165			511			422			933
Operating income (loss)	153			6			(1		)	101
Income (loss) from continuing operations	93			(20		)	(36		)	61
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	37			56			45			(28		)
Income available to common shareholders	130			36			9			33

(1)

Quarterly earnings (loss) per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the quarter, and the sum of the quarters may not equal annual earnings (loss) per common share.