CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC. CNP Cash Flow

Centerpoint energy inc. (CNP)

CashFlow / Quarterly

Mar'20	Dec'19	Sep'19	Jun'19	Mar'19	Dec'18	Sep'18	Jun'18	Mar'18	Dec'17	Sep'17	Jun'17	Mar'17	Dec'16	Sep'16	Jun'16	Mar'16	Dec'15	Sep'15	Jun'15	Mar'15	Dec'14	Sep'14	Jun'14	Mar'14	Dec'13	Sep'13	Jun'13	Mar'13	Dec'12	Sep'12	Jun'12	Mar'12	Dec'11	Sep'11	Jun'11	Mar'11	Dec'10	Sep'10	Jun'10	Mar'10	Dec'09	Sep'09	Jun'09	Mar'09
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)
-1,199,000	157,000	270,000	195,000	169,000	120,000	158,000	-75,000	165,000	1,296,000	169,000	135,000	192,000	101,000	179,000	-2,000	154,000	-509,000	-391,000	77,000	131,000	176,000	143,000	107,000	185,000	113,000	151,000	-100,000	147,000	134,000	10,000	126,000	147,000	117,000	973,000	119,000	148,000	124,000	123,000	81,000	114,000	105,000	114,000	86,000	67,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
282,000	300,000	334,000	353,000	300,000	261,000	326,000	342,000	314,000	287,000	269,000	254,000	226,000	253,000	324,000	289,000	260,000	246,000	268,000	239,000	217,000	229,000	293,000	256,000	235,000	213,000	248,000	253,000	240,000	250,000	301,000	275,000	224,000	209,000	253,000	223,000	201,000	204,000	243,000	217,000	200,000	181,000	208,000	188,000	166,000
Depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale
0	-	-	-	13,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of deferred financing costs
7,000	7,000	8,000	7,000	7,000	14,000	16,000	12,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	7,000	6,000	7,000	6,000	6,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	8,000	8,000	9,000	8,000	7,000	8,000	8,000	7,000	8,000	7,000	6,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	8,000	9,000	10,000	10,000
Amortization of intangible assets in non-utility cost of revenues
1,000	5,000	7,000	3,000	9,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred income taxes
-377,000	61,000	29,000	-7,000	-14,000	15,000	45,000	5,000	-17,000	-955,000	90,000	10,000	85,000	63,000	81,000	4,000	65,000	-149,000	-268,000	-3,000	7,000	186,000	81,000	9,000	4,000	0	99,000	200,000	57,000	91,000	109,000	64,000	64,000	39,000	195,000	129,000	80,000	87,000	149,000	-3,000	-34,000	19,000	172,000	48,000	30,000
Goodwill impairment and loss from reclassification to held for sale
214,000	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
185,000	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities
-144,000	76,000	59,000	64,000	83,000	-88,000	43,000	22,000	1,000	-97,000	37,000	23,000	44,000	139,000	77,000	20,000	90,000	-21,000	-134,000	79,000	-17,000	90,000	31,000	72,000	-30,000	78,000	54,000	30,000	74,000	18,000	77,000	13,000	46,000	49,000	-80,000	18,000	32,000	32,000	19,000	-22,000	38,000	150,000	-47,000	-55,000	34,000
Loss (gain) on indexed debt securities
135,000	-76,000	-62,000	-68,000	-86,000	84,000	-44,000	-254,000	-18,000	108,000	-36,000	-13,000	-10,000	-155,000	-72,000	-130,000	-56,000	12,000	129,000	-91,000	24,000	-57,000	-22,000	-50,000	43,000	-73,000	-42,000	-27,000	-51,000	5,000	-52,000	9,000	-33,000	-30,000	88,000	0	-23,000	-31,000	5,000	-32,000	27,000	-122,000	30,000	46,000	-22,000
Write-down of natural gas inventory
3,000	-1,000	2,000	2,000	1,000	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	0	2,000	0	2,000	6,000	2,000	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	4,000	4,000	7,000	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	6,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments
-1,475,000	243,000	-1,000	-74,000	62,000	292,000	6,000	0	9,000	66,000	68,000	59,000	72,000	44,000	73,000	31,000	60,000	-936,000	-793,000	-30,000	-20,000	-4,000	8,000	-24,000	22,000	-7,000	40,000	29,000	-4,000	-14,000	6,000	2,000	-2,000	-5,000	-2,000	-4,000	3,000	-9,000	2,000	-1,000	-5,000	7,000	4,000	-8,000	0
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Distribution
70,000	-	-	-	74,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pension contributions
2,000	15,000	65,000	27,000	2,000	2,000	3,000	2,000	62,000	2,000	28,000	16,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	3,000	3,000	38,000	2,000	23,000	3,000	60,000	31,000	3,000	2,000	52,000	29,000	8,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Changes in other assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
-236,000	295,000	-58,000	-325,000	-138,000	509,000	-123,000	-193,000	-39,000	432,000	18,000	-120,000	-114,000	203,000	61,000	-80,000	-67,000	105,000	-83,000	-310,000	-57,000	309,000	-137,000	-464,000	253,000	429,000	-107,000	-132,000	66,000	250,000	33,000	-100,000	-193,000	205,000	-28,000	-169,000	-48,000	333,000	-789,000	357,000	-2,000	-1,079,000	155,000	333,000	308,000
Inventory
-110,000	-33,000	95,000	110,000	-120,000	-11,000	62,000	87,000	-139,000	-45,000	32,000	94,000	-74,000	-39,000	68,000	49,000	-112,000	5,000	70,000	76,000	-179,000	-24,000	116,000	123,000	-113,000	-89,000	99,000	131,000	-119,000	-30,000	83,000	14,000	-94,000	-61,000	116,000	115,000	-181,000	-29,000	107,000	137,000	-161,000	-426,000	-142,000	-84,000	416,000
Taxes receivable
-13,000	37,000	0	69,000	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	-14,000	-16,000	7,000	7,000	13,000	-169,000	104,000	30,000	38,000	-190,000	190,000	0	0	0	-60,000	32,000	18,000	3,000	2,000	5,000	0	0	0	0	-4,000	-134,000	25,000	113,000	0	0	-	-	-	-
Accounts payable
-192,000	191,000	-52,000	-262,000	-332,000	482,000	-16,000	-37,000	-209,000	273,000	21,000	-36,000	-122,000	223,000	19,000	-27,000	-82,000	108,000	-5,000	-119,000	-208,000	234,000	-63,000	-302,000	128,000	303,000	-43,000	-75,000	-33,000	180,000	31,000	-45,000	-172,000	134,000	5,000	-52,000	-168,000	249,000	-68,000	-90,000	-125,000	290,000	-25,000	-77,000	-425,000
Fuel cost recovery
-11,000	-24,000	10,000	-20,000	-58,000	20,000	16,000	-5,000	-64,000	55,000	18,000	6,000	6,000	29,000	26,000	14,000	3,000	28,000	15,000	0	-86,000	-16,000	15,000	15,000	27,000	-3,000	11,000	-11,000	-105,000	-20,000	9,000	20,000	43,000	18,000	33,000	32,000	-13,000	52,000	50,000	33,000	-126,000	58,000	-19,000	-4,000	-30,000
Non-trading derivatives, net
53,000	-2,000	-5,000	31,000	40,000	-40,000	1,000	0	-64,000	31,000	4,000	17,000	32,000	-7,000	-1,000	-14,000	-8,000	0	9,000	-1,000	-1,000	8,000	15,000	11,000	0	-10,000	6,000	7,000	-7,000	-4,000	-9,000	-10,000	3,000	3,000	8,000	2,000	0	-11,000	17,000	-7,000	6,000	-52,000	6,000	10,000	8,000
Margin deposits, net
-21,000	23,000	21,000	31,000	-19,000	-3,000	-11,000	-19,000	28,000	6,000	6,000	-3,000	46,000	-36,000	0	-38,000	-27,000	24,000	5,000	-29,000	4,000	66,000	11,000	3,000	-1,000	-11,000	2,000	5,000	-12,000	-4,000	-13,000	-22,000	-14,000	27,000	-13,000	-12,000	-36,000	-45,000	56,000	49,000	-67,000	-205,000	50,000	101,000	-62,000
Interest and taxes accrued
-95,000	143,000	-1,000	28,000	-116,000	93,000	11,000	-32,000	-32,000	3,000	19,000	65,000	-82,000	53,000	16,000	2,000	-66,000	29,000	27,000	-39,000	-27,000	36,000	-15,000	-63,000	19,000	107,000	-3,000	13,000	-76,000	9,000	-6,000	22,000	-87,000	69,000	-11,000	45,000	-59,000	54,000	-49,000	-51,000	44,000	52,000	-23,000	24,000	-94,000
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
38,000	13,000	24,000	74,000	3,000	16,000	13,000	-15,000	-42,000	-28,000	101,000	49,000	-15,000	34,000	5,000	23,000	-2,000	29,000	-14,000	-20,000	-58,000	31,000	-7,000	-19,000	-27,000	17,000	-22,000	-17,000	-39,000	5,000	-16,000	-13,000	-42,000	-9,000	-7,000	2,000	-17,000	9,000	3,000	-7,000	-19,000	-19,000	0	-2,000	21,000
Other current assets
5,000	53,000	-11,000	-4,000	-16,000	11,000	-15,000	-11,000	15,000	21,000	-8,000	-15,000	5,000	16,000	13,000	-2,000	-2,000	12,000	1,000	-6,000	-17,000	22,000	-6,000	3,000	-20,000	23,000	-2,000	-11,000	-8,000	0	-9,000	14,000	7,000	2,000	16,000	-7,000	-23,000	19,000	-38,000	11,000	10,000	-26,000	-14,000	-30,000	43,000
Other current liabilities
-37,000	11,000	38,000	-55,000	-101,000	-40,000	29,000	-14,000	1,000	15,000	48,000	-2,000	-27,000	-9,000	10,000	23,000	-2,000	-14,000	2,000	3,000	-41,000	0	30,000	5,000	-55,000	61,000	-23,000	15,000	-32,000	41,000	6,000	28,000	-57,000	41,000	5,000	4,000	-32,000	37,000	-6,000	-16,000	-16,000	24,000	11,000	35,000	-64,000
Other assets
-19,000	-22,000	-5,000	-18,000	-58,000	-9,000	0	0	3,000	1,000	2,000	-3,000	4,000	16,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-6,000	-4,000	3,000	1,000	-9,000	22,000	-1,000	4,000	-1,000	14,000	-2,000	8,000	-2,000	8,000	1,000	2,000	-2,000	0	17,000	-4,000	-5,000	0	2,000	3,000	-4,000
Other liabilities
1,000	-32,000	8,000	9,000	-39,000	-12,000	-36,000	55,000	5,000	8,000	1,000	12,000	15,000	1,000	12,000	9,000	8,000	-1,000	12,000	-2,000	-1,000	12,000	8,000	8,000	13,000	-16,000	19,000	2,000	15,000	-16,000	22,000	2,000	8,000	19,000	12,000	4,000	7,000	10,000	5,000	-16,000	13,000	-11,000	-6,000	-4,000	24,000
Other operating activities, net
3,000	-1,000	1,000	14,000	-5,000	2,000	2,000	6,000	2,000	8,000	-2,000	12,000	6,000	29,000	6,000	7,000	6,000	12,000	9,000	7,000	-1,000	1,000	13,000	7,000	-8,000	11,000	18,000	7,000	-12,000	27,000	0	-6,000	-4,000	-9,000	-4,000	-10,000	-1,000	15,000	-5,000	-6,000	-2,000	-24,000	4,000	3,000	1,000
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
662,000	552,000	512,000	303,000	271,000	457,000	586,000	609,000	484,000	389,000	351,000	360,000	317,000	468,000	394,000	424,000	637,000	352,000	396,000	456,000	666,000	273,000	412,000	332,000	380,000	481,000	342,000	257,000	533,000	481,000	452,000	503,000	424,000	439,000	312,000	510,000	627,000	403,000	165,000	383,000	435,000	404,000	381,000	623,000	433,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures
664,000	684,000	653,000	632,000	537,000	530,000	424,000	335,000	362,000	432,000	345,000	337,000	312,000	367,000	365,000	350,000	332,000	453,000	419,000	371,000	341,000	374,000	373,000	324,000	301,000	374,000	326,000	315,000	271,000	394,000	294,000	260,000	264,000	343,000	327,000	300,000	333,000	456,000	326,000	469,000	258,000	351,000	305,000	244,000	260,000
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
0	0	4,000	0	5,987,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	132,000	0	4,000	98,000	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate in excess of cumulative earnings
7,000	42,000	0	0	0	0	0	16,000	14,000	74,000	74,000	75,000	74,000	74,000	74,000	75,000	74,000	74,000	74,000	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash of Bond companies
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-2,000	4,000	-3,000	4,000	-8,000	-5,000	-2,000	-1,000	8,000	2,000	-4,000	-11,000	-1,000	-1,000	1,000	-1,000	-2,000	15,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	0	4,000	2,000	0	-1,000	-23,000	3,000	-5,000	-1,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,000	-4,000	21,000	-16,000	4,000	3,000	-3,000	-1,000	2,000	20,000	4,000	112,000	1,000	-2,000
Cash received from U.S. Department of Energy grant
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	33,000	45,000	32,000	32,000	25,000	33,000	0	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	382,000	16,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Decrease in notes receivable - unconsolidated affiliate
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	363,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Purchase of investments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	363,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investing activities, net
-3,000	3,000	-27,000	-26,000	15,000	3,000	-17,000	-1,000	-1,000	2,000	-14,000	6,000	2,000	4,000	-23,000	5,000	7,000	-13,000	4,000	3,000	1,000	-15,000	-4,000	10,000	13,000	4,000	-14,000	8,000	4,000	-12,000	-2,000	18,000	9,000	11,000	-21,000	4,000	4,000	-19,000	-7,000	-22,000	26,000	-18,000	-19,000	3,000	4,000
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-654,000	-646,000	-626,000	-610,000	-6,539,000	-533,000	-407,000	64,000	-331,000	-360,000	-257,000	-268,000	-372,000	-295,000	-272,000	-198,000	-269,000	-363,000	-353,000	-334,000	-337,000	-358,000	-367,000	-343,000	-316,000	-374,000	-301,000	-351,000	-274,000	-394,000	-552,000	-365,000	-292,000	-358,000	-276,000	-264,000	-308,000	-406,000	-295,000	-416,000	-303,000	-314,000	-78,000	-243,000	-261,000
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-39,000	-9,000	24,000	24,000	-35,000	-8,000	26,000	17,000	-40,000	-9,000	25,000	24,000	-53,000	-27,000	38,000	42,000	-43,000	-27,000	33,000	37,000	-38,000	-15,000	23,000	21,000	-53,000	-22,000	45,000	39,000	-53,000	-20,000	41,000	30,000	-53,000	15,000	-35,000	-140,000	62,000
Proceeds from (payments of) commercial paper, net
-828,000	307,000	-637,000	-471,000	2,692,000	8,000	-363,000	-351,000	-837,000	777,000	-712,000	57,000	227,000	406,000	-215,000	389,000	-111,000	101,000	165,000	233,000	-96,000	342,000	149,000	41,000	-118,000	118,000	0	-61,000	61,000	0	0	0	-285,000	143,000	72,000	-108,000	-5,000	183,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	19,000
Proceeds from long-term debt, net
0	0	1,195,000	1,000,000	721,000	1,498,000	0	0	997,000	0	798,000	0	298,000	0	300,000	300,000	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	600,000	0	0	1,050,000	0	0	800,000	0	1,695,000	0	0	0	550,000	0	0	0	0	665,000	0	0	500,000
Payments of long-term debt
63,000	77,000	148,000	83,000	994,000	116,000	138,000	65,000	165,000	614,000	128,000	64,000	405,000	363,000	120,000	588,000	147,000	131,000	113,000	261,000	139,000	60,000	104,000	142,000	231,000	118,000	260,000	583,000	612,000	62,000	956,000	46,000	526,000	0	143,000	0	766,000	0	335,000	7,000	441,000	7,000	105,000	0	110,000
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit
1,050,000	-	-	0	135,000	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-10,000	-499,000	-226,000	-706,000
Loss on reacquired debt
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt and equity issuance costs
0	1,000	10,000	1,000	8,000	11,000	1,000	28,000	7,000	0	7,000	4,000	2,000	0	2,000	3,000	4,000	0	0	0	0	0	2,000	1,000	5,000	-1,000	4,000	0	0	0	7,000	1,000	8,000	1,000	14,000	0	9,000	0	0	0	2,000	6,000	0	0	4,000
Cash paid for debt exchange
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	58,000	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-
Payment of dividends on Common Stock
145,000	144,000	145,000	144,000	144,000	139,000	120,000	120,000	120,000	115,000	116,000	115,000	115,000	111,000	111,000	111,000	110,000	107,000	106,000	107,000	106,000	102,000	102,000	102,000	102,000	88,000	89,000	89,000	89,000	87,000	86,000	86,000	87,000	85,000	84,000	84,000	84,000	83,000	82,000	77,000	77,000	74,000	69,000	67,000	66,000
Payment of dividends on Preferred Stock
42,000	17,000	41,000	17,000	43,000	11,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock, net
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,000	-	-	-	1,000	1,000	1,000	0	2,000	1,000	1,000	2,000	2,000	24,000	22,000	341,000	29,000	15,000	301,000	158,000	30,000
Distribution to ZENS holders
-	-	-	-	-	0	382,000	0	16,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other financing activities, net
-4,000	0	0	0	-14,000	0	0	0	-5,000	0	0	0	-4,000	0	-1,000	1,000	-2,000	-6,000	0	0	1,000	0	0	1,000	5,000	-1,000	1,000	1,000	17,000	0	-7,000	1,000	6,000	-	-	0	0	-	0	0	1,000	6,000	-1,000	0	1,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
-32,000	68,000	79,000	284,000	2,345,000	4,023,000	-214,000	-564,000	-192,000	34,000	-141,000	-102,000	-36,000	-98,000	-123,000	-173,000	-414,000	48,000	-61,000	-111,000	-393,000	153,000	-21,000	-162,000	107,000	-118,000	-319,000	346,000	-660,000	-163,000	-301,000	-111,000	744,000	36,000	-123,000	-151,000	-423,000	103,000	-354,000	287,000	-543,000	589,000	-393,000	-294,000	-274,000
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
-24,000	-26,000	-35,000	-23,000	-3,923,000	3,947,000	-35,000	109,000	-39,000	63,000	-47,000	-10,000	-91,000	75,000	-1,000	53,000	-46,000	37,000	-18,000	11,000	-64,000	68,000	24,000	-173,000	171,000	-11,000	-278,000	252,000	-401,000	-76,000	-401,000	27,000	876,000	117,000	-87,000	95,000	-104,000	100,000	-484,000	254,000	-411,000	679,000	-90,000	86,000	-102,000
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Interest, net of capitalized interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	124,000	87,000	113,000	103,000	114,000	94,000	115,000	96,000	135,000	81,000	122,000	81,000	147,000	100,000	147,000	110,000	187,000	81,000	178,000	95,000	194,000	90,000	186,000	104,000	213,000	101,000	191,000	117,000	209,000	116,000	182,000
Income taxes (refunds), net
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21,000	-284,000	158,000	-57,000	50,000	128,000	-166,000	35,000	17,000	141,000	-1,000	-42,000	10,000	70,000	-3,000	0	7,000	47,000	-8,000	-1,000	2,000	-46,000	-160,000	-3,000	66,000	152,000	-8,000	-66,000	2,000	29,000	26,000
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-4,000	7,000	72,000	8,000	6,000	9,000	72,000	41,000	-15,000	19,000	59,000	-9,000	3,000	-12,000	92,000	10,000	2,000	10,000	88,000	9,000	17,000	-3,000	87,000	33,000	5,000	16,000	83,000	7,000	13,000	-3,000	67,000
Houston Electric [Member]
Net income (loss)
33,000	44,000	185,000	100,000	27,000	40,000	143,000	101,000	52,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
129,000	129,000	168,000	176,000	175,000	180,000	242,000	262,000	233,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of deferred financing costs
3,000	4,000	3,000	2,000	3,000	3,000	2,000	3,000	3,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred income taxes
-1,000	15,000	-12,000	-12,000	-15,000	-14,000	14,000	-18,000	-20,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
-19,000	-122,000	28,000	77,000	-21,000	-106,000	-12,000	116,000	-9,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable/payable–affiliated companies
3,000	16,000	-28,000	3,000	32,000	-32,000	90,000	-83,000	5,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inventory
10,000	3,000	2,000	8,000	-1,000	6,000	4,000	10,000	-4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taxes receivable
0	0	-13,000	13,000	-5,000	-4,000	-14,000	23,000	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts payable
-2,000	10,000	1,000	0	2,000	5,000	0	10,000	-16,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-trading derivatives, net
0	0	0	0	25,000	-5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest and taxes accrued
-80,000	41,000	6,000	24,000	-58,000	48,000	-5,000	9,000	-54,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
11,000	-10,000	-11,000	25,000	44,000	31,000	7,000	33,000	26,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current assets
-13,000	20,000	3,000	-5,000	-13,000	15,000	-9,000	-2,000	-2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current liabilities
8,000	-6,000	1,000	3,000	-7,000	-17,000	2,000	-9,000	-2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other assets
0	3,000	2,000	-7,000	-3,000	7,000	-2,000	-1,000	-1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other liabilities
8,000	1,000	-10,000	-2,000	-1,000	1,000	14,000	4,000	-2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other operating activities, net
-3,000	-5,000	-4,000	-3,000	-2,000	-7,000	-3,000	-3,000	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
103,000	323,000	355,000	174,000	66,000	327,000	345,000	263,000	180,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Capital expenditures
286,000	281,000	230,000	256,000	258,000	244,000	237,000	211,000	230,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase in notes receivable–affiliated companies
-481,000	-291,000	-22,000	-185,000	979,000	0	-26,000	-107,000	133,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investing activities, net
3,000	1,000	-15,000	3,000	0	4,000	-16,000	0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
192,000	9,000	-193,000	-74,000	-1,237,000	-248,000	-195,000	-104,000	-364,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from long-term debt, net
0	0	0	0	696,000	0	0	0	398,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Payments of long-term debt
63,000	68,000	148,000	67,000	175,000	66,000	138,000	65,000	165,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase (decrease) in notes payable–affiliated companies
133,000	0	0	0	-1,000	-74,000	75,000	0	-60,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend to parent
385,000	276,000	60,000	16,000	24,000	86,000	60,000	31,000	32,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Contribution from parent
0	0	0	0	590,000	200,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt issuance costs
0	0	0	1,000	7,000	0	0	1,000	3,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other financing activities, net
0	0	0	0	-1,000	0	-1,000	0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
-315,000	-344,000	-208,000	-84,000	1,078,000	-26,000	-124,000	-97,000	139,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
-20,000	-12,000	-46,000	16,000	-93,000	53,000	26,000	62,000	-45,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CERC Corp [Member]
Net income (loss)
67,000	53,000	-7,000	28,000	138,000	33,000	9,000	36,000	130,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
-	-	-	-	-	-2,000	44,000	44,000	52,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
-	-	-	-	-	35,000	-35,000	-8,000	78,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
74,000	77,000	75,000	80,000	73,000	71,000	77,000	72,000	73,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale
0	-	-	-	4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of deferred financing costs
3,000	1,000	4,000	1,000	3,000	2,000	3,000	2,000	2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred income taxes
23,000	-19,000	6,000	-1,000	21,000	25,000	-3,000	-5,000	14,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill impairment and loss from reclassification to held for sale
132,000	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Write-down of natural gas inventory
3,000	-1,000	2,000	2,000	1,000	0	1,000	0	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
-169,000	401,000	-99,000	-452,000	-102,000	604,000	-110,000	-310,000	-29,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable/payable–affiliated companies
0	-3,000	-2,000	-7,000	18,000	-9,000	-14,000	10,000	4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inventory
-114,000	-35,000	73,000	93,000	-119,000	-16,000	57,000	77,000	-135,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts payable
-159,000	153,000	-16,000	-187,000	-255,000	424,000	-13,000	-75,000	-173,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fuel cost recovery
-9,000	-18,000	10,000	-20,000	-58,000	20,000	16,000	-5,000	-64,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-trading derivatives, net
54,000	0	-2,000	36,000	26,000	-38,000	1,000	-1,000	-60,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Margin deposits, net
-21,000	23,000	21,000	31,000	-19,000	-3,000	-11,000	-19,000	28,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest and taxes accrued
-11,000	25,000	8,000	-23,000	-8,000	9,000	11,000	-10,000	-10,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
-1,000	9,000	16,000	4,000	-19,000	23,000	19,000	-37,000	-55,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current assets
1,000	10,000	-4,000	0	-7,000	3,000	0	-4,000	-3,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current liabilities
-13,000	31,000	12,000	-13,000	-8,000	-27,000	16,000	-11,000	19,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other assets
-18,000	-8,000	1,000	-10,000	12,000	0	-1,000	-1,000	-3,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other liabilities
-15,000	-40,000	-1,000	-7,000	10,000	8,000	-54,000	48,000	4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other operating activities, net
0	-	-	0	1,000	-	-	-1,000	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
-	-	-	-	-	-36,000	46,000	302,000	326,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations
-	-	-	-	-	0	58,000	58,000	60,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
381,000	-47,000	64,000	201,000	248,000	-36,000	104,000	360,000	386,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Capital expenditures
176,000	230,000	224,000	176,000	146,000	222,000	181,000	116,000	114,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase in notes receivable–affiliated companies
0	-87,000	-93,000	-40,000	106,000	114,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investing activities, net
1,000	4,000	-2,000	0	-2,000	2,000	-2,000	0	-3,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-	-	-	-	-	-338,000	-179,000	-116,000	-111,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations
-	-	-	-	-	0	17,000	16,000	14,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-177,000	-147,000	-129,000	-136,000	-250,000	-338,000	-162,000	-100,000	-97,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-39,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from (payments of) commercial paper, net
-172,000	67,000	78,000	11,000	11,000	112,000	-467,000	-161,000	-172,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from long-term debt, net
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	599,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase (decrease) in notes payable–affiliated companies
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-570,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend to parent
32,000	1,000	16,000	83,000	20,000	74,000	75,000	125,000	86,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Contribution from parent
0	129,000	0	0	0	360,000	600,000	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt issuance costs
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	1,000	4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other financing activities, net
-1,000	-1,000	0	0	-2,000	0	0	1,000	-2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations
-	-	-	-	-	398,000	58,000	-286,000	-274,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
-205,000	194,000	62,000	-72,000	-11,000	398,000	58,000	-286,000	-274,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
-1,000	0	-3,000	-7,000	-13,000	24,000	0	-26,000	15,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-