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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt - Debt Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	May 27, 2022
General Mortgage Bonds \| Houston Electric
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 800	$ 800
Senior Notes \| CERC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount	500	500
Senior Note and GMBs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount	1,300	1,300
General Mortgage Bonds Due 2031 \| General Mortgage Bonds \| Houston Electric
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 300	$ 300
Interest rate of debt (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%
General Mortgage Bonds Due 2051 \| General Mortgage Bonds \| Houston Electric
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 500	$ 500
Interest rate of debt (as a percent)	3.60%	3.60%
CERC Senior Notes. 4.40% due 2031 \| Senior Notes \| CERC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 500	$ 500
Interest rate of debt (as a percent)	4.40%	4.40%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance expenses and fees		$ 495
General Mortgage Bonds Due 2031 and 2051 \| General Mortgage Bonds \| Houston Electric
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance expenses and fees		$ 784
CERC Corp. senior notes \| CERC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			$ 302
VUH PPNs \| VUHI
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			$ 302
VUHI PPNs \| VUHI
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 302