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Income Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
NRG's basic and diluted (loss)/income per share | NRG's basic and diluted income per share is shown in the following table:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
(In millions, except per share data) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Basic and diluted income per share: |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 513 |  |  | $ | 1,078 |  |  | $ | 2,249 |  |  | $ | 996 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 237 |  |  | 245 |  |  | 240 |  |  | 245 |
Income per weighted average common share — basic and diluted | $ | 2.16 |  |  | $ | 4.40 |  |  | $ | 9.37 |  |  | $ | 4.07 |

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