Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The tables below provide supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	2022						2021						2020
	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	$	480	$	223	$	104	$	489	$	208	$	130	$	471	$	201	$	143
Income tax payments (refunds), net	421		142		37		(46)		20		(7)		143		65		(5)
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	335		168		139		370		261		128		153		102		66
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	7		6		—		2		—		—		15		1		5
Beneficial conversion feature	—		—		—		—		—		—		32		—		—
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature	—		—		—		—		—		—		(32)		—		—

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, 2022						December 31, 2021
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	74	$	75	$	—	$	230	$	214	$	15
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17		13		—		24		19		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	91	$	88	$	—	$	254	$	233	$	15

(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 included $75 million and $92 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.