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Divestitures (CenterPoint Energy and CERC) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations | The pre-tax loss for Energy Systems Group, excluding interest and corporate allocations, included in CenterPoint Energy’s Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (in millions)
Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | (5) |
The pre-tax income for the Arkansas and Oklahoma Natural Gas businesses, excluding interest and corporate allocations, included in CenterPoint Energy’s and CERC’s Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (1)
| (in millions)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |
(1)Reflects January 1, 2022 to January 9, 2022 results only due to the sale of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Natural Gas businesses.

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