Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information [Text Block]

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

CenterPoint Energy and CERC elected not to separately disclose discontinued operations on their respective Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The table below provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and has not been recast to exclude the Infrastructure Services and Energy Services Disposal Groups prior to the closing of the respective transactions.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021						2020
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	$	159	$	70	$	21	$	148	$	68	$	35
Income tax payments, net	(4)		—		—		—		—		—
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	166		140		56		200		110		66
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	1		—		—		14		—		5

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.

	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	146	$	143	$	1	$	147	$	139	$	1
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21		16		—		20		15		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	167	$	159	$	1	$	167	$	154	$	1

(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 included $142 million and $139 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.