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Held for Sale and Divestitures (CenterPoint Energy and CERC) (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
The assets and liabilities of the Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses classified as held for sale in CenterPoint Energy’s and CERC’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, included the following:
December 31, 2024
CenterPoint EnergyCERC
(in millions)
Accounts receivable, net
$27 $27 
Accrued unbilled revenues26 26 
Materials and supplies
13 13 
Natural gas inventory5 5 
Property, plant and equipment, net1,052 1,052 
Goodwill 217 122 
Regulatory assets15 15 
Other6 6 
Total current assets held for sale$1,361 $1,266 
Short-term borrowings$3 $3 
Accounts payable44 44 
Customer deposits14 14 
Regulatory liabilities31 31 
Other84 84 
Total current liabilities held for sale$176 $176 
The pre-tax income for the Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses, excluding interest and corporate allocations, included in CenterPoint Energy’s and CERC’s Statements of Consolidated Income is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
(in millions)
Income Before Income Taxes
$67 $44 $42 
The pre-tax income (loss) for Energy Systems Group, excluding interest and corporate allocations, included in CenterPoint Energy’s Statements of Consolidated Income is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
2023 (1)
2022
(in millions)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
$(4)$2 

(1)Reflects January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 results only due to of the sale of Energy Systems Group.
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 Statements of Consolidated Income was $9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, which only reflects January 1, 2022 to January 9, 2022 results due to the sale of the Arkansas and Oklahoma Natural Gas businesses previously described.