Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The tables below provide supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	2021						2020						2019
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	$	489	$	208	$	99	$	471	$	201	$	114	$	436	$	229	$	109
Income tax payments (refunds), net	(46)		20		4		143		65		4		155		87		7
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	370		261		103		153		102		69		236		117		86
Fair Value of Energy Transfer Common Units received for Enable Merger	1,672		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Fair Value of Energy Transfer Series G Preferred Units received for Enable Merger	385		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (1)	2		—		—		15		1		5		44		1		29
Beneficial conversion feature	—		—		—		32		—		—		—		—		—
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature	—		—		—		(32)		—		—		—		—		—
Capital distribution associated with the Internal Spin (2)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		28

(1)Includes the transition impact of adoption of ASU 2016-02 Leases as of January 1, 2019. The Registrants elected not to recast comparative periods in the year of adoption as permitted by the standard.

(2)The capital distribution in 2019 is the result of the finalization of the previously estimated net deferred tax assets and liabilities distributed as part of the Internal Spin.

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

	December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	230	$	214	$	8	$	147	$	139	$	1
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	24		19		—		20		15		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	254	$	233	$	8	$	167	$	154	$	1

(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 included $92 million and $139 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.