{"cik":"0000202131","entityType":"operating","sic":"4911","sicDescription":"Electric Services","ownerOrg":null,"insiderTransactionForOwnerExists":0,"insiderTransactionForIssuerExists":0,"name":"HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC /OLD","tickers":[],"exchanges":[],"ein":"741885573","lei":null,"description":"","website":"","investorWebsite":"","category":"","fiscalYearEnd":"1231","stateOfIncorporation":"TX","stateOfIncorporationDescription":"TX","addresses":{"mailing":{"street1":"P O BOX 4567","street2":null,"city":"HOUSTON","stateOrCountry":"TX","zipCode":"77210","stateOrCountryDescription":"TX","isForeignLocation":null,"foreignStateTerritory":null,"country":null,"countryCode":null},"business":{"street1":"1111 LOUISIANA","street2":"5 POST OAK PK","city":"HOUSTON","stateOrCountry":"TX","zipCode":"77002","stateOrCountryDescription":"TX","isForeignLocation":null,"foreignStateTerritory":null,"country":null,"countryCode":null}},"phone":"(713)207-3","flags":"","formerNames":[{"name":"HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC/OLD","from":"1997-08-08T00:00:00.000Z","to":"1997-08-08T00:00:00.000Z"},{"name":"HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC","from":"1994-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","to":"1997-06-30T00:00:00.000Z"}],"filings":{"recent":{"accessionNumber":["0000950131-99-000784","0000950131-98-001162","0000899243-97-001655","0000950129-97-003296","0000950129-97-003142","0000899243-97-001274","0000899243-97-001265","0000899243-97-001249","0000899243-97-001235","0000899243-97-001233","0000899243-97-001220","0000950129-97-002316","0000950129-97-002247","0000950129-97-002030","0000950129-97-001522","0000899243-97-000566","0000950129-97-001112","0000950129-97-001088","0000899243-97-000329","0000950129-97-000695","0000950109-97-001190","0000950129-97-000242","0000950129-97-000150","0000950129-96-003192","0000950129-96-003180","0000950129-96-002955","0000950129-96-002690","0000950129-96-002608","0000950129-96-002504","0000950129-96-002485","0000950129-96-002087","0000950129-96-002058","0000950129-96-001836","0000950129-96-001757","0000899243-96-000799","0000950129-96-001069","0000950129-96-001016","0000950129-96-000818","0000899243-96-000285","0000950129-96-000492","0000950131-96-000785","0000899243-96-000142","0000009749-96-000021","0000899243-96-000081","0000950131-96-000411","0000732812-96-000053","0000890566-95-000654","0000202131-95-000004","0000202131-95-000002","0000890566-95-000498","0000890566-95-000438","0000093748-95-000089","0000890566-95-000430","0000899243-95-000396","0000890566-95-000294","0000890566-95-000269","0000899243-95-000119","0000899243-95-000085","0000890566-95-000125","0000899243-95-000064","0000899243-95-000060","0000009749-95-000038","0000093748-95-000048","0000732812-95-000102","0000890566-95-000029","0000950129-94-000830","0000899243-94-000365","0000890566-94-000447","0000899243-94-000299","0000950129-94-000692","0000202131-94-000009","0000890566-94-000301","0000899243-94-000213","0000899243-94-000212","0000899243-94-000172","0000890566-94-000219","0000899243-94-000054","0000950129-94-000143","0000202131-94-000004","0000899243-94-000028","0000202131-94-000003","0000093748-94-000047","0000950129-94-000087","0000899243-94-000008","0000202131-94-000002"],"filingDate":["1999-02-11","1998-02-17","1997-08-15","1997-08-14","1997-08-08","1997-07-10","1997-07-09","1997-07-07","1997-07-01","1997-06-30","1997-06-27","1997-06-04","1997-05-30","1997-05-15","1997-04-11","1997-03-31","1997-03-20","1997-03-19","1997-02-28","1997-02-14","1997-02-13","1997-01-23","1997-01-15","1996-11-26","1996-11-25","1996-11-14","1996-11-01","1996-10-28","1996-10-15","1996-10-11","1996-09-05","1996-09-04","1996-08-13","1996-08-13","1996-06-28","1996-05-29","1996-05-23","1996-05-14","1996-04-10","1996-03-29","1996-02-29","1996-02-29","1996-02-14","1996-02-14","1996-02-12","1996-02-02","1995-11-14","1995-09-18","1995-09-18","1995-08-14","1995-07-21","1995-07-19","1995-07-17","1995-06-29","1995-05-15","1995-05-15","1995-03-29","1995-03-17","1995-03-15","1995-02-27","1995-02-21","1995-02-16","1995-02-13","1995-02-08","1995-01-30","1994-12-14","1994-12-09","1994-11-14","1994-09-13","1994-09-07","1994-08-18","1994-08-12","1994-06-29","1994-06-29","1994-05-26","1994-05-13","1994-03-25","1994-03-11","1994-03-03","1994-02-25","1994-02-24","1994-02-17","1994-02-15","1994-02-08","1994-02-07"],"reportDate":["","","","1997-06-30","1997-08-06","","","","","","1996-12-31","","","1997-03-31","","1997-05-09","1996-12-31","","1996-12-31","1997-02-05","","","","","","1996-09-30","","","","","","","1996-06-30","1996-08-11","1995-12-31","","","1996-03-31","1996-05-22","1995-12-31","","1995-12-31","","","","","1995-09-30","","","1995-06-30","1995-07-06","","","1994-12-31","1995-03-31","1995-05-12","1995-05-03","","1994-12-31","1994-12-31","","","","","1995-01-26","","","1994-09-30","","","","1994-06-30","1993-12-31","1993-12-31","","1994-03-31","1994-05-04","1993-12-31","1994-02-22","1993-12-31","","","","",""],"acceptanceDateTime":["1999-02-11T05:00:00.000Z","1998-02-17T05:00:00.000Z","1997-08-15T04:00:00.000Z","1997-08-14T04:00:00.000Z","1997-08-08T04:00:00.000Z","1997-07-10T04:00:00.000Z","1997-07-09T04:00:00.000Z","1997-07-07T04:00:00.000Z","1997-07-01T04:00:00.000Z","1997-06-30T04:00:00.000Z","1997-06-27T04:00:00.000Z","1997-06-04T04:00:00.000Z","1997-05-30T04:00:00.000Z","1997-05-15T04:00:00.000Z","1997-04-11T04:00:00.000Z","1997-03-31T05:00:00.000Z","1997-03-20T05:00:00.000Z","1997-03-19T05:00:00.000Z","1997-02-28T05:00:00.000Z","1997-02-14T05:00:00.000Z","1997-02-13T05:00:00.000Z","1997-01-23T05:00:00.000Z","1997-01-15T05:00:00.000Z","1996-11-26T05:00:00.000Z","1996-11-25T05:00:00.000Z","1996-11-14T05:00:00.000Z","1996-11-01T05:00:00.000Z","1996-10-28T05:00:00.000Z","1996-10-15T04:00:00.000Z","1996-10-11T04:00:00.000Z","1996-09-05T04:00:00.000Z","1996-09-04T04:00:00.000Z","1996-08-13T04:00:00.000Z","1996-08-13T04:00:00.000Z","1996-06-28T04:00:00.000Z","1996-05-29T04:00:00.000Z","1996-05-23T04:00:00.000Z","1996-05-14T04:00:00.000Z","1996-04-10T04:00:00.000Z","1996-03-29T05:00:00.000Z","1996-02-29T05:00:00.000Z","1996-02-29T05:00:00.000Z","1996-02-14T15:50:29.000Z","1996-02-14T05:00:00.000Z","1996-02-12T05:00:00.000Z","1996-02-02T05:00:00.000Z","1995-11-14T05:00:00.000Z","1995-09-18T04:00:00.000Z","1995-09-18T04:00:00.000Z","1995-08-14T04:00:00.000Z","1995-07-21T04:00:00.000Z","1995-07-19T04:00:00.000Z","1995-07-17T04:00:00.000Z","1995-06-29T04:00:00.000Z","1995-05-15T04:00:00.000Z","1995-05-15T04:00:00.000Z","1995-03-29T05:00:00.000Z","1995-03-17T05:00:00.000Z","1995-03-15T05:00:00.000Z","1995-02-27T05:00:00.000Z","1995-02-21T05:00:00.000Z","1995-02-16T05:00:00.000Z","1995-02-13T05:00:00.000Z","1995-02-08T05:00:00.000Z","1995-01-30T05:00:00.000Z","1994-12-14T05:00:00.000Z","1994-12-09T05:00:00.000Z","1994-11-14T05:00:00.000Z","1994-09-13T04:00:00.000Z","1994-09-07T04:00:00.000Z","1994-08-18T04:00:00.000Z","1994-08-12T04:00:00.000Z","1994-06-29T04:00:00.000Z","1994-06-29T04:00:00.000Z","1994-05-26T04:00:00.000Z","1994-05-13T04:00:00.000Z","1994-03-25T05:00:00.000Z","1994-03-11T05:00:00.000Z","1994-03-03T05:00:00.000Z","1994-02-25T05:00:00.000Z","1994-02-24T05:00:00.000Z","1994-02-17T19:32:16.000Z","1994-02-15T05:00:00.000Z","1994-02-08T05:00:00.000Z","1994-02-07T05:00:00.000Z"],"act":["","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],"form":["SC 13G/A","SC 13G/A","35-CERT","10-Q","8-K","424B4","S-3/A","S-3/A","8-A12B","S-3","11-K","U-57","U-57","10-Q","U-1/A","DEF 14A","10-K405","U-1/A","U-3A-2","8-K","SC 13G/A","424B3","U-1/A","POS AM","DEFA14A","10-Q","DEFA14A","S-4/A","S-4/A","SC 13D","U-1","S-4","10-Q","8-K","11-K","U-57","S-8","10-Q","DEF 14A","10-K405","SC 13G/A","U-3A-2","SC 13G/A","U-57","SC 13G","SC 13G/A","10-Q","S-3DPOS","S-8 POS","10-Q","8-K","SC 13G/A","SC 13D","11-K","10-Q","8-K","DEF 14A","424B3","10-K405","U-3A-2","U-57","SC 13G","SC 13G/A","SC 13G","8-K","S-8","S-3/A","10-Q","S-3","S-8","15-15D","10-Q","11-K","11-K","S-3/A","10-Q","DEF 14A","10-K","8-K","U-3A-2","S-8 POS","SC 13G/A","S-8","S-3","S-8 POS"],"fileNumber":["005-36119","005-36119","070-08907","001-07629","001-07629","333-30443","333-30443","333-30443","001-07629","333-30443","001-07629","073-00015","073-00015","001-07629","070-08907","001-07629","001-07629","070-08907","069-00231","001-07629","005-36119","333-11329","070-08907","033-55445","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","333-11329","333-11329","","070-08907","333-11329","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","073-00015","333-04411","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","005-36119","069-00231","005-36119","073-00015","005-36119","005-36119","001-07629","033-34446","033-12439","001-07629","001-07629","005-36119","","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","033-52207","002-57387","069-00231","073-00009","005-36119","005-36119","005-36119","002-57387","033-56855","033-52207","002-57387","033-55445","033-55391","002-57387","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","033-52207","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","001-07629","069-00231","033-38344","005-36119","033-52279","033-52207","033-28584"],"filmNumber":["99529600","98543940","97665499","97660203","97653536","97638477","97637675","97636563","97633657","97633468","97631481","97619369","97617160","97606269","97579199","97571165","97559904","97558938","97547896","97535975","97530108","97509766","97506210","96672892","96671870","96663122","96651859","96648316","96643559","","96626301","96625295","96611409","96609301","96588118","96573991","96571804","96562286","96545701","96540561","96528329","96528790","96518400","96517861","96515932","96510664","95592325","95574554","95574448","95562707","95555345","95554683","","95550630","95539470","95538493","95524334","95521518","95521078","95515580","95513841","95511812","95509263","95506368","95503840","94564779","94563989","94559771","94548835","94548302","94544878","94543689","94536989","94536947","94530839","94528400","94517849","94515513","94514497","94512980","94512561","94510426","94509019","94505138","94504838"],"items":["","","","","2,7","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","5,7","","","","","","","","","","","","","","5,7","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","2,7","","","","","5","","","","","","","","","5,7","","","","","","","","","","","","","","5","","","","","",""],"core_type":["SC 13G/A","SC 13G/A","35-CERT","10-Q","8-K","424B4","S-3/A","S-3/A","8-A12B","S-3","11-K","U-57","U-57","10-Q","U-1/A","DEF 14A","10-K405","U-1/A","U-3A-2","8-K","SC 13G/A","424B3","U-1/A","POS AM","DEFA14A","10-Q","DEFA14A","S-4/A","S-4/A","SC 13D","U-1","S-4","10-Q","8-K","11-K","U-57","S-8","10-Q","DEF 14A","10-K405","SC 13G/A","U-3A-2","SC 13G","U-57","SC 13G","SC 13G/A","10-Q","S-3DPOS","S-8 POS","10-Q","8-K","SC 13G","SC 13D","11-K","10-Q","8-K","DEF 14A","424B3","10-K405","U-3A-2","U-57","SC 13G","SC 13G","SC 13G","8-K","S-8","S-3/A","10-Q","S-3","S-8","15-15D","10-Q","11-K","11-K","S-3/A","10-Q","DEF 14A","10-K","8-K","U-3A-2","S-8 POS",null,"S-8","S-3","S-8 POS"],"size":[12813,13800,5302,560360,131568,160400,281204,180889,5945,222717,84308,12023,9257,224461,106855,126652,631584,91766,147552,26683,12038,10313,76325,8759,25089,286079,9012,1225803,1021321,10794,900032,924998,314132,381112,109697,9324,74580,175532,348423,902279,11530,148632,10048,7997,11520,10362,303800,4565,4152,370589,16827,9780,202689,111359,550868,296757,101945,73528,740603,213867,7472,10893,9657,14603,441638,90098,159005,237009,112655,77472,3197,349388,49753,93834,125026,304629,99668,931389,16641,162781,236679,1929,117414,173516,5448],"isXBRL":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"isInlineXBRL":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"isXBRLNumeric":[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null],"primaryDocument":["","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],"primaryDocDescription":["AMENDMENT #4 TO SCHEDULE 13G","SCHEDULE 13G/A","CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - 6/30/97","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - 08/06/97","FINAL PROSPECTUS","AMENDMENT #2 TO FORM S-3","AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3","FORM 8-A","FORM S-3 INITIAL FILING","FORM 11-K","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. - HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - AMEND. #3","DEFINITIVE PROXY, PROXY CARD","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. & HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES  INCORPORATED U-1/A 070-08907","FORM U-3A-2","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES & HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER","AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13G","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED AMEND #1","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. - POST EFF. AMEND. #1/S-3","ADDITIONAL PROXY MATERIAL HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - 09/30/96","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. - ADDITIONAL PROXY MAT.","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED","TIME WARNER INC. - (HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC.)","FORM U-1 OF HI AND HL&P","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. & HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES 8-K DATED 8/11/96","FORM 11-K","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - FORM U-57","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - FORM S-8","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED - DATED 03/31/96","N & PS, APPENDIX A, PC","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES - FORM 10-K DATED 12/31/95","SCHEDULE 13G/A","FORM U-3A-2","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. 13-G FILING","NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY CO. STATUS","SCHEDULE 13G","","QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 09/30/95","POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3","POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8","QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 06/30/95","CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED 07/06/95","","SCHEDULE 13D","FORM 11-K","QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 03/31/95","CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K","DEFINITIVE PROXY MATERIA","INV CHOICE PLAN PROS","ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K","U-3A-2 DOCUMENT","FORM U-57","HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INC. 13-G FILING","","","CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K","FORM S-8","AMEND #2 TO S-3","QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 9/30/94","FORM S-3","FORM S-8 ORIGINAL FILING - HOUSTON IND. INC.","FORM 15","QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 06/30/94","FORM 11-K","FORM 11-K","AMEND. #1 TO S-3","QUARTERLY REPORT","N&PS AND PC","10-K","FORM 8-K HII AND HL&P","U-3A-2 DOCUMENT","POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO FORM S-8","","FORM S-8 OF HOUSTON INDUSTRIES","FORM S-3","POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.1 TO FORM S-8"]},"files":[]}}