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Goodwill (CenterPoint Energy and CERC) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | CenterPoint Energy’s goodwill by reportable segment as of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2023 |  | Held For Sale |  |  |  | March 31, 2024
|  | (in millions)
Electric (1) |  | $ | 936 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 936 |
Natural gas (2) |  | 2,920 |  |  | 217 |  |  |  |  | 2,703 |
Corporate and other |  | 304 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 304 |
Total |  | $ | 4,160 |  |  | $ | 217 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,943 |
(1)Amount presented is net of the accumulated goodwill impairment charge of $185 million recorded in 2020. (2)If a disposal group reflects a component of a reporting unit and meets the definition of a business, the goodwill within that reporting unit is allocated to the disposal group based on the relative fair value of the components representing a business that will be retained and disposed. As a result, goodwill attributable to the Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses to be disposed of is classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2024. CenterPoint Energy has not recognized any goodwill impairments within the Natural Gas reportable segment during the three months ended March 31, 2024. For further information, see Note 3. CERC’s goodwill as of both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2023 |  | Held For Sale |  |  |  | March 31, 2024
|  | (in millions)
Goodwill (1) |  | $ | 1,583 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,461 |
(1)In connection with the classification of the Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses as held for sale as of March 31, 2024 described above, goodwill attributable to CERC to be disposed of as part of the transaction is classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2024. CERC has not recognized any goodwill impairments during the three months ended March 31, 2024. For further information, see Note 3.

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