XML 78 R56.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.24.1.u1

Earnings Per Share (CenterPoint Energy) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
--- | ---
Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted | The following table reconciles numerators and denominators of CenterPoint Energy’s basic and diluted earnings per common share.
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  | 2023
|  |  |  |  | (in millions, except per share and share amounts)
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  | $ | 350 |  |  | $ | 325 |
Less: Preferred stock dividend requirement (Note 18) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Income available to common shareholders - basic and diluted |  |  |  |  | $ | 350 |  |  | $ | 313 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic |  |  |  |  | 632,228,000 |  |  | 630,309,000 |
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock |  |  |  |  | 1,742,000 |  |  | 2,742,000 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted |  |  |  |  | 633,970,000 |  |  | 633,051,000 |
Earnings Per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic Earnings Per Common Share |  |  |  |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.50 |
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share |  |  |  |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.49 |

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfEarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration