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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures
The tables below provide supplemental disclosure of cash flow information for the periods presented:
202420232022
CenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERCCenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERCCenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERC
(in millions)
Cash Payments (Refunds):
Interest, net of capitalized interest $805 $321 $190 $664 $287 $175 $480 $223 $104 
Income tax payments (refunds), net (1)(9)26 3 215 12 115 421 142 37 
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures
467 381 103 246 166 74 335 168 139 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (2)18 — 13 3 1 — 7 6 — 
(1) CenterPoint Energy’s $215 million income tax payments in 2023 were attributable to recovery of extraordinary gas costs incurred in the February 2021 Winter Storm through the Railroad Commission ordered securitization.
(2) Excludes ROU assets obtained through prepayment of the lease liabilities. See Note 19.

The table below provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amount reported in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the periods presented:
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
CenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERCCenterPoint EnergyHouston ElectricCERC
(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)$24 $14 $2 $90 $76 $1 
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2)6 — — 19 13 — 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows$30 $14 $2 $109 $89 $1 

(1)Cash and cash equivalents related to VIEs as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 included $21 million and $90 million, respectively, at CenterPoint Energy and $14 million and $76 million, respectively, at Houston Electric.
(2)Restricted cash primarily related to accounts established by CenterPoint Energy and Houston Electric in connection with the issuance of the Securitization Bonds to collateralize the Securitization Bonds that were issued in these financing transactions. These restricted cash accounts are not available for withdrawal until the maturity of the Securitization Bonds.