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Earnings Per Share (CenterPoint Energy) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (in millions, except per share and share amounts)
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 578 |  |  | $ | 443 |
Less: Preferred stock dividend requirement (Note 18) | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
Income available to common shareholders – basic and diluted | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 578 |  |  | $ | 419 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 640,754,000 |  |  | 631,057,000 |  |  | 636,491,000 |  |  | 630,685,000 |
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock | 1,062,000 |  |  | 1,948,000 |  |  | 1,402,000 |  |  | 2,345,000 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 641,816,000 |  |  | 633,005,000 |  |  | 637,893,000 |  |  | 633,030,000 |
Earnings Per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic Earnings Per Common Share | $ | 0.36 |  |  | $ | 0.17 |  |  | $ | 0.91 |  |  | $ | 0.66 |
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share | $ | 0.36 |  |  | $ | 0.17 |  |  | $ | 0.91 |  |  | $ | 0.66 |

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- 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
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