CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC. CNP Cash Flow

Centerpoint energy inc. (CNP)

CashFlow / TTM

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)
-577,000	791,000	754,000	642,000	372,000	368,000	1,544,000	1,555,000	1,765,000	1,792,000	597,000	607,000	470,000	432,000	-178,000	-748,000	-669,000	-692,000	-7,000	527,000	557,000	611,000	548,000	556,000	349,000	311,000	332,000	191,000	417,000	417,000	400,000	1,363,000	1,356,000	1,357,000	1,364,000	514,000	476,000	442,000	423,000	414,000	419,000	372,000	0	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
1,269,000	1,287,000	1,248,000	1,240,000	1,229,000	1,243,000	1,269,000	1,212,000	1,124,000	1,036,000	1,002,000	1,057,000	1,092,000	1,126,000	1,119,000	1,063,000	1,013,000	970,000	953,000	978,000	995,000	1,013,000	997,000	952,000	949,000	954,000	991,000	1,044,000	1,066,000	1,050,000	1,009,000	961,000	909,000	886,000	881,000	871,000	865,000	864,000	841,000	806,000	777,000	743,000	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale
0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of deferred financing costs
29,000	29,000	36,000	44,000	49,000	48,000	40,000	30,000	24,000	24,000	25,000	25,000	26,000	26,000	25,000	26,000	26,000	27,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	28,000	29,000	30,000	32,000	33,000	32,000	32,000	31,000	30,000	31,000	30,000	28,000	28,000	27,000	27,000	29,000	31,000	34,000	37,000	0	0	0
Amortization of intangible assets in non-utility cost of revenues
16,000	24,000	19,000	12,000	9,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred income taxes
-294,000	69,000	23,000	39,000	51,000	48,000	-922,000	-877,000	-872,000	-770,000	248,000	239,000	233,000	213,000	1,000	-348,000	-355,000	-413,000	-78,000	271,000	283,000	280,000	94,000	112,000	303,000	356,000	447,000	457,000	321,000	328,000	276,000	362,000	427,000	443,000	491,000	445,000	313,000	199,000	131,000	154,000	205,000	269,000	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment and loss from reclassification to held for sale
0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities
55,000	282,000	118,000	102,000	60,000	-22,000	-31,000	-37,000	-36,000	7,000	243,000	283,000	280,000	326,000	166,000	-45,000	14,000	-93,000	18,000	183,000	176,000	163,000	151,000	174,000	132,000	236,000	176,000	199,000	182,000	154,000	185,000	28,000	33,000	19,000	2,000	101,000	61,000	67,000	185,000	119,000	86,000	82,000	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on indexed debt securities
-71,000	-292,000	-132,000	-114,000	-300,000	-232,000	-208,000	-200,000	41,000	49,000	-214,000	-250,000	-367,000	-413,000	-246,000	-45,000	-6,000	74,000	5,000	-146,000	-105,000	-86,000	-102,000	-122,000	-99,000	-193,000	-115,000	-125,000	-89,000	-71,000	-106,000	34,000	25,000	35,000	34,000	-49,000	-81,000	-31,000	-122,000	-97,000	-19,000	-68,000	0	0	0
Write-down of natural gas inventory
6,000	4,000	5,000	4,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	1,000	1,000	0	0	0	0	1,000	1,000	3,000	3,000	4,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	8,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	4,000	8,000	15,000	15,000	11,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	6,000	0	0	0
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments
-1,307,000	230,000	279,000	286,000	360,000	307,000	81,000	143,000	202,000	265,000	243,000	248,000	220,000	208,000	-772,000	-1,638,000	-1,699,000	-1,779,000	-847,000	-46,000	-40,000	2,000	-1,000	31,000	84,000	58,000	51,000	17,000	-10,000	-8,000	1,000	-7,000	-13,000	-8,000	-12,000	-8,000	-5,000	-13,000	3,000	5,000	-2,000	3,000	0	0	0
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Distribution
0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pension contributions
109,000	109,000	96,000	34,000	9,000	69,000	69,000	94,000	108,000	48,000	48,000	22,000	8,000	9,000	10,000	46,000	46,000	66,000	66,000	88,000	117,000	97,000	96,000	88,000	86,000	91,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Changes in other assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
-324,000	-226,000	-12,000	-77,000	55,000	154,000	77,000	218,000	291,000	216,000	-13,000	30,000	70,000	117,000	19,000	-125,000	-355,000	-345,000	-141,000	-195,000	-349,000	-39,000	81,000	111,000	443,000	256,000	77,000	217,000	249,000	-10,000	-55,000	-116,000	-185,000	-40,000	88,000	-673,000	-147,000	-101,000	-1,513,000	-569,000	-593,000	-283,000	0	0	0
Inventory
62,000	52,000	74,000	41,000	18,000	-1,000	-35,000	-65,000	-58,000	7,000	13,000	49,000	4,000	-34,000	10,000	12,000	39,000	-28,000	-57,000	-11,000	36,000	102,000	37,000	20,000	28,000	22,000	81,000	65,000	-52,000	-27,000	-58,000	-25,000	76,000	-11,000	21,000	12,000	34,000	54,000	-343,000	-592,000	-813,000	-236,000	0	0	0
Taxes receivable
93,000	106,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-30,000	-23,000	-16,000	11,000	-142,000	-45,000	-22,000	3,000	-18,000	68,000	38,000	0	190,000	-60,000	-28,000	-10,000	-7,000	55,000	28,000	10,000	7,000	5,000	0	-4,000	-138,000	-113,000	0	4,000	138,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-
Accounts payable
-315,000	-455,000	-164,000	-128,000	97,000	220,000	11,000	48,000	49,000	136,000	86,000	84,000	93,000	133,000	18,000	-6,000	-98,000	-224,000	-98,000	-156,000	-339,000	-3,000	66,000	86,000	313,000	152,000	29,000	103,000	133,000	-6,000	-52,000	-78,000	-85,000	-81,000	34,000	-39,000	-77,000	-34,000	7,000	50,000	63,000	-237,000	0	0	0
Fuel cost recovery
-45,000	-92,000	-48,000	-42,000	-27,000	-33,000	2,000	4,000	15,000	85,000	59,000	67,000	75,000	72,000	71,000	60,000	46,000	-43,000	-87,000	-87,000	-72,000	41,000	54,000	50,000	24,000	-108,000	-125,000	-127,000	-96,000	52,000	90,000	114,000	126,000	70,000	104,000	121,000	122,000	9,000	15,000	-54,000	-91,000	5,000	0	0	0
Non-trading derivatives, net
77,000	64,000	26,000	32,000	1,000	-103,000	-32,000	-29,000	-12,000	84,000	46,000	41,000	10,000	-30,000	-23,000	-13,000	0	7,000	15,000	21,000	33,000	34,000	16,000	7,000	3,000	-4,000	2,000	-13,000	-30,000	-20,000	-13,000	4,000	16,000	13,000	-1,000	8,000	-1,000	5,000	-36,000	-47,000	-30,000	-28,000	0	0	0
Margin deposits, net
54,000	56,000	30,000	-2,000	-52,000	-5,000	4,000	21,000	37,000	55,000	13,000	7,000	-28,000	-101,000	-41,000	-36,000	-27,000	4,000	46,000	52,000	84,000	79,000	2,000	-7,000	-5,000	-16,000	-9,000	-24,000	-51,000	-53,000	-22,000	-22,000	-12,000	-34,000	-106,000	-37,000	24,000	-7,000	-167,000	-173,000	-121,000	-116,000	0	0	0
Interest and taxes accrued
75,000	54,000	4,000	16,000	-44,000	40,000	-50,000	-42,000	55,000	5,000	55,000	52,000	-11,000	5,000	-19,000	-8,000	-49,000	-10,000	-3,000	-45,000	-69,000	-23,000	48,000	60,000	136,000	41,000	-57,000	-60,000	-51,000	-62,000	-2,000	-7,000	16,000	44,000	29,000	-9,000	-105,000	-2,000	-4,000	22,000	97,000	-41,000	0	0	0
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
149,000	114,000	117,000	106,000	17,000	-28,000	-72,000	16,000	80,000	107,000	169,000	73,000	47,000	60,000	55,000	36,000	-7,000	-63,000	-61,000	-54,000	-53,000	-22,000	-36,000	-51,000	-49,000	-61,000	-73,000	-67,000	-63,000	-66,000	-80,000	-71,000	-56,000	-31,000	-13,000	-3,000	-12,000	-14,000	-42,000	-45,000	-40,000	0	0	0	0
Other current assets
43,000	22,000	-20,000	-24,000	-31,000	0	10,000	17,000	13,000	3,000	-2,000	19,000	32,000	25,000	21,000	9,000	5,000	-10,000	0	-7,000	2,000	-1,000	0	4,000	-10,000	2,000	-21,000	-28,000	-3,000	12,000	14,000	39,000	18,000	-12,000	5,000	-49,000	-31,000	2,000	-43,000	-19,000	-60,000	-27,000	0	0	0
Other current liabilities
-43,000	-107,000	-158,000	-167,000	-126,000	-24,000	31,000	50,000	62,000	34,000	10,000	-28,000	-3,000	22,000	17,000	9,000	-11,000	-50,000	-36,000	-8,000	-6,000	-20,000	41,000	-12,000	-2,000	21,000	1,000	30,000	43,000	18,000	18,000	17,000	-7,000	18,000	14,000	3,000	-17,000	-1,000	-14,000	3,000	54,000	6,000	0	0	0
Other assets
-64,000	-103,000	-90,000	-85,000	-67,000	-6,000	4,000	6,000	3,000	4,000	19,000	17,000	20,000	16,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-6,000	-9,000	17,000	13,000	16,000	24,000	16,000	15,000	19,000	18,000	12,000	15,000	9,000	9,000	1,000	17,000	11,000	8,000	8,000	-7,000	0	1,000	0	0	0
Other liabilities
-14,000	-54,000	-34,000	-78,000	-32,000	12,000	32,000	69,000	26,000	36,000	29,000	40,000	37,000	30,000	28,000	28,000	17,000	8,000	21,000	17,000	27,000	41,000	13,000	24,000	18,000	20,000	20,000	23,000	23,000	16,000	51,000	41,000	43,000	42,000	33,000	26,000	6,000	12,000	-9,000	-20,000	-8,000	3,000	0	0	0
Other operating activities, net
17,000	9,000	12,000	13,000	5,000	12,000	18,000	14,000	20,000	24,000	45,000	53,000	48,000	48,000	31,000	34,000	34,000	27,000	16,000	20,000	20,000	13,000	23,000	28,000	28,000	24,000	40,000	22,000	9,000	17,000	-19,000	-23,000	-27,000	-24,000	0	-1,000	3,000	2,000	-37,000	-28,000	-19,000	-16,000	0	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
2,029,000	1,638,000	1,543,000	1,617,000	1,923,000	2,136,000	2,068,000	1,833,000	1,584,000	1,417,000	1,496,000	1,539,000	1,603,000	1,923,000	1,807,000	1,809,000	1,841,000	1,870,000	1,791,000	1,807,000	1,683,000	1,397,000	1,605,000	1,535,000	1,460,000	1,613,000	1,613,000	1,723,000	1,969,000	1,860,000	1,818,000	1,678,000	1,685,000	1,888,000	1,852,000	1,705,000	1,578,000	1,386,000	1,387,000	1,603,000	1,843,000	1,841,000	0	0	0
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures
2,633,000	2,506,000	2,352,000	2,123,000	1,826,000	1,651,000	1,553,000	1,474,000	1,476,000	1,426,000	1,361,000	1,381,000	1,394,000	1,414,000	1,500,000	1,554,000	1,575,000	1,584,000	1,505,000	1,459,000	1,412,000	1,372,000	1,372,000	1,325,000	1,316,000	1,286,000	1,306,000	1,274,000	1,219,000	1,212,000	1,161,000	1,194,000	1,234,000	1,303,000	1,416,000	1,415,000	1,584,000	1,509,000	1,404,000	1,383,000	1,158,000	1,160,000	0	0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
4,000	5,991,000	5,991,000	5,987,000	5,987,000	0	0	0	0	132,000	132,000	136,000	234,000	102,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate in excess of cumulative earnings
49,000	42,000	0	0	16,000	30,000	104,000	178,000	237,000	297,000	297,000	297,000	297,000	297,000	297,000	297,000	222,000	148,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash of Bond companies
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-1,000	3,000	-3,000	-12,000	-11,000	-16,000	0	7,000	5,000	-5,000	-14,000	-17,000	-12,000	-2,000	-3,000	13,000	13,000	15,000	18,000	3,000	6,000	7,000	6,000	5,000	-22,000	-21,000	-26,000	-26,000	0	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9,000	5,000	12,000	-12,000	3,000	1,000	18,000	25,000	138,000	137,000	115,000	0	0	0
Cash received from U.S. Department of Energy grant
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	110,000	142,000	134,000	122,000	90,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities
-	-	-	-	-	398,000	398,000	398,000	16,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Decrease in notes receivable - unconsolidated affiliate
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	363,000	363,000	363,000	363,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Purchase of investments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	363,000	363,000	363,000	363,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investing activities, net
-53,000	-35,000	-35,000	-25,000	0	-16,000	-17,000	-14,000	-7,000	-4,000	-2,000	-11,000	-12,000	-7,000	-24,000	3,000	1,000	-5,000	-7,000	-15,000	-8,000	4,000	23,000	13,000	11,000	2,000	-14,000	-2,000	8,000	13,000	36,000	17,000	3,000	-2,000	-32,000	-18,000	-44,000	-22,000	-21,000	-33,000	-8,000	-30,000	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-2,536,000	-8,421,000	-8,308,000	-8,089,000	-7,415,000	-1,207,000	-1,034,000	-884,000	-1,216,000	-1,257,000	-1,192,000	-1,207,000	-1,137,000	-1,034,000	-1,102,000	-1,183,000	-1,319,000	-1,387,000	-1,382,000	-1,396,000	-1,405,000	-1,384,000	-1,400,000	-1,334,000	-1,342,000	-1,300,000	-1,320,000	-1,571,000	-1,585,000	-1,603,000	-1,567,000	-1,291,000	-1,190,000	-1,206,000	-1,254,000	-1,273,000	-1,425,000	-1,420,000	-1,328,000	-1,111,000	-938,000	-896,000	0	0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net
-	-	-	-	-	-39,000	-48,000	-24,000	0	4,000	5,000	7,000	0	-5,000	-6,000	-7,000	0	-13,000	-31,000	-18,000	0	10,000	10,000	5,000	0	5,000	17,000	7,000	-9,000	-24,000	-31,000	-9,000	9,000	9,000	11,000	7,000	-2,000	-2,000	33,000	-43,000	-213,000	-98,000	0	0	0
Proceeds from (payments of) commercial paper, net
-1,629,000	1,891,000	1,592,000	1,866,000	1,986,000	-1,543,000	-774,000	-1,123,000	-715,000	349,000	-22,000	475,000	807,000	469,000	164,000	544,000	388,000	403,000	644,000	628,000	436,000	414,000	190,000	41,000	-61,000	118,000	0	0	61,000	-285,000	-142,000	-70,000	-178,000	102,000	142,000	70,000	178,000	183,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	0
Proceeds from long-term debt, net
2,195,000	2,916,000	4,414,000	3,219,000	2,219,000	2,495,000	997,000	1,795,000	1,795,000	1,096,000	1,096,000	598,000	898,000	600,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	600,000	600,000	600,000	1,650,000	1,050,000	1,050,000	1,850,000	800,000	2,495,000	2,495,000	1,695,000	1,695,000	550,000	550,000	550,000	550,000	0	665,000	665,000	665,000	1,165,000	0	0	0
Payments of long-term debt
371,000	1,302,000	1,341,000	1,331,000	1,313,000	484,000	982,000	972,000	971,000	1,211,000	960,000	952,000	1,476,000	1,218,000	986,000	979,000	652,000	644,000	573,000	564,000	445,000	537,000	595,000	751,000	1,192,000	1,573,000	1,517,000	2,213,000	1,676,000	1,590,000	1,528,000	715,000	669,000	909,000	909,000	1,101,000	1,108,000	783,000	790,000	560,000	553,000	222,000	0	0	0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit
0	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-1,441,000	0	0	0
Loss on reacquired debt
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt and equity issuance costs
12,000	20,000	30,000	21,000	48,000	47,000	36,000	42,000	18,000	13,000	13,000	8,000	7,000	9,000	9,000	7,000	4,000	0	0	2,000	3,000	8,000	7,000	9,000	8,000	3,000	4,000	7,000	8,000	16,000	17,000	24,000	23,000	24,000	23,000	9,000	9,000	2,000	8,000	8,000	8,000	10,000	0	0	0
Cash paid for debt exchange
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-
Payment of dividends on Common Stock
578,000	577,000	572,000	547,000	523,000	499,000	475,000	471,000	466,000	461,000	457,000	452,000	448,000	443,000	439,000	434,000	430,000	426,000	421,000	417,000	412,000	408,000	394,000	381,000	368,000	355,000	354,000	351,000	348,000	346,000	344,000	342,000	340,000	337,000	335,000	333,000	326,000	319,000	310,000	297,000	287,000	276,000	0	0	0
Payment of dividends on Preferred Stock
117,000	118,000	112,000	71,000	54,000	11,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock, net
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	3,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	6,000	6,000	29,000	50,000	389,000	416,000	407,000	686,000	503,000	504,000	0	0	0
Distribution to ZENS holders
-	-	-	-	-	398,000	398,000	16,000	16,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other financing activities, net
-4,000	-14,000	-14,000	-14,000	-14,000	-5,000	-5,000	-5,000	-5,000	-4,000	-4,000	-5,000	-4,000	-2,000	-8,000	-7,000	-8,000	-5,000	1,000	1,000	2,000	6,000	5,000	6,000	6,000	18,000	19,000	11,000	11,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	7,000	6,000	6,000	6,000	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
399,000	2,776,000	6,731,000	6,438,000	5,590,000	3,053,000	-936,000	-863,000	-401,000	-245,000	-377,000	-359,000	-430,000	-808,000	-662,000	-600,000	-538,000	-517,000	-412,000	-372,000	-423,000	77,000	-194,000	-492,000	16,000	-751,000	-796,000	-778,000	-1,235,000	169,000	368,000	546,000	506,000	-661,000	-594,000	-825,000	-387,000	-507,000	-21,000	-60,000	-641,000	-372,000	0	0	0
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
-108,000	-4,007,000	-34,000	-34,000	98,000	3,982,000	98,000	86,000	-33,000	-85,000	-73,000	-27,000	36,000	81,000	43,000	26,000	-16,000	-34,000	-3,000	39,000	-145,000	90,000	11,000	-291,000	134,000	-438,000	-503,000	-626,000	-851,000	426,000	619,000	933,000	1,001,000	21,000	4,000	-393,000	-234,000	-541,000	38,000	432,000	264,000	573,000	0	0	0
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Interest, net of capitalized interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	427,000	417,000	424,000	426,000	419,000	440,000	427,000	434,000	419,000	431,000	450,000	475,000	504,000	544,000	525,000	556,000	541,000	548,000	557,000	565,000	574,000	593,000	604,000	609,000	622,000	618,000	633,000	624,000	0	0	0
Income taxes (refunds), net
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-162,000	-133,000	279,000	-45,000	47,000	14,000	27,000	192,000	115,000	108,000	37,000	35,000	77,000	74,000	51,000	46,000	45,000	40,000	-53,000	-205,000	-207,000	-143,000	55,000	207,000	144,000	80,000	-43,000	-9,000	0	0	0
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83,000	93,000	95,000	95,000	128,000	107,000	117,000	104,000	54,000	72,000	41,000	74,000	93,000	92,000	114,000	110,000	109,000	124,000	111,000	110,000	134,000	122,000	141,000	137,000	111,000	119,000	100,000	84,000	0	0	0
Houston Electric [Member]
Net income (loss)
362,000	356,000	352,000	310,000	311,000	336,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
602,000	648,000	699,000	773,000	859,000	917,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of deferred financing costs
12,000	12,000	11,000	10,000	11,000	11,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred income taxes
-10,000	-24,000	-53,000	-27,000	-33,000	-38,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
-36,000	-38,000	-22,000	-62,000	-23,000	-11,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable/payable–affiliated companies
-6,000	23,000	-25,000	93,000	7,000	-20,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inventory
23,000	12,000	15,000	17,000	19,000	16,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taxes receivable
0	-5,000	-9,000	-10,000	0	5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts payable
9,000	13,000	8,000	7,000	17,000	-1,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-trading derivatives, net
0	25,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	-5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest and taxes accrued
-9,000	13,000	20,000	9,000	-6,000	-2,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
15,000	48,000	89,000	107,000	115,000	97,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current assets
5,000	5,000	0	-12,000	-9,000	2,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current liabilities
6,000	-9,000	-20,000	-19,000	-31,000	-26,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other assets
-2,000	-5,000	-1,000	-5,000	1,000	3,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other liabilities
-3,000	-12,000	-12,000	12,000	18,000	17,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other operating activities, net
-15,000	-14,000	-16,000	-15,000	-15,000	-12,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
955,000	918,000	922,000	912,000	1,001,000	1,115,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Capital expenditures
1,053,000	1,025,000	988,000	995,000	950,000	922,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase in notes receivable–affiliated companies
-979,000	481,000	772,000	768,000	846,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investing activities, net
-8,000	-11,000	-8,000	-9,000	-12,000	-11,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-66,000	-1,495,000	-1,752,000	-1,754,000	-1,784,000	-911,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from long-term debt, net
0	696,000	696,000	696,000	696,000	398,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Payments of long-term debt
346,000	458,000	456,000	446,000	444,000	434,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase (decrease) in notes payable–affiliated companies
133,000	-1,000	-75,000	0	0	-59,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend to parent
737,000	376,000	186,000	186,000	201,000	209,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Contribution from parent
0	590,000	790,000	790,000	790,000	200,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt issuance costs
1,000	8,000	8,000	8,000	8,000	4,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other financing activities, net
0	-1,000	-1,000	-2,000	-2,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
-951,000	442,000	760,000	844,000	831,000	-108,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
-62,000	-135,000	-70,000	2,000	48,000	96,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CERC Corp [Member]
Net income (loss)
141,000	212,000	192,000	208,000	216,000	208,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
-	-	-	-	-	138,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
-	-	-	-	-	70,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
306,000	305,000	299,000	301,000	293,000	293,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation and amortization on assets held for sale
0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of deferred financing costs
9,000	9,000	10,000	9,000	10,000	9,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred income taxes
9,000	7,000	51,000	42,000	38,000	31,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill impairment and loss from reclassification to held for sale
0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Write-down of natural gas inventory
6,000	4,000	5,000	4,000	2,000	2,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net
-319,000	-252,000	-49,000	-60,000	82,000	155,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts receivable/payable–affiliated companies
-12,000	6,000	0	-12,000	5,000	-9,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Inventory
17,000	12,000	31,000	15,000	-1,000	-17,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounts payable
-209,000	-305,000	-34,000	-31,000	81,000	163,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fuel cost recovery
-37,000	-86,000	-48,000	-42,000	-27,000	-33,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-trading derivatives, net
88,000	60,000	22,000	25,000	-12,000	-98,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Margin deposits, net
54,000	56,000	30,000	-2,000	-52,000	-5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest and taxes accrued
-1,000	2,000	-14,000	-11,000	2,000	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net regulatory assets and liabilities
28,000	10,000	24,000	27,000	-14,000	-50,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current assets
7,000	-1,000	-8,000	-4,000	-8,000	-4,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other current liabilities
17,000	22,000	-36,000	-32,000	-30,000	-3,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other assets
-35,000	-5,000	3,000	1,000	10,000	-5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other liabilities
-63,000	-38,000	10,000	-43,000	12,000	6,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other operating activities, net
0	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
-	-	-	-	-	638,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations
-	-	-	-	-	176,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
599,000	466,000	477,000	517,000	676,000	814,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Capital expenditures
806,000	776,000	768,000	725,000	665,000	633,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase in notes receivable–affiliated companies
-220,000	-114,000	87,000	180,000	220,000	114,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investing activities, net
3,000	0	-2,000	-2,000	-2,000	-3,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-	-	-	-	-	-744,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations
-	-	-	-	-	47,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations
-589,000	-662,000	-853,000	-886,000	-850,000	-697,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net
-	-	-	-	-	-39,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from (payments of) commercial paper, net
-16,000	167,000	212,000	-333,000	-505,000	-688,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proceeds from long-term debt, net
-	-	-	-	-	599,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Increase (decrease) in notes payable–affiliated companies
-	-	-	-	-	-570,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend to parent
132,000	120,000	193,000	252,000	294,000	360,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Contribution from parent
129,000	129,000	360,000	960,000	960,000	960,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt issuance costs
-	-	-	-	-	5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other financing activities, net
-2,000	-3,000	-2,000	-2,000	-1,000	-1,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations
-	-	-	-	-	-104,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations
-21,000	173,000	377,000	373,000	159,000	-104,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Decrease in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
-11,000	-23,000	1,000	4,000	-15,000	13,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-