ENTERGY TRANSACTION	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
ENTERGY TRANSACTION	ENTERGY TRANSACTION In 2011, Entergy and ITC Holdings executed definitive agreements under which Entergy would divest and then merge its electric transmission business with a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings. Completion of the transaction was subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the receipt of necessary approvals of Entergy’s retail regulators. On December 10, 2013, the Mississippi Public Service Commission issued an order denying permission to transfer ownership and control of Entergy Mississippi Inc.’s transmission assets to a subsidiary of ITC Holdings. On December 13, 2013, ITC Holdings and Entergy mutually agreed to terminate the Entergy Transaction. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, we expensed external legal, advisory and financial services fees related to the terminated Entergy Transaction of $0.4 million and $43.1 million, respectively, and certain internal labor and associated costs related to the terminated Entergy Transaction of $0.7 million and $7.8 million, respectively. Due to the cancellation of the Entergy Transaction, we recognized tax benefits of $5.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2013 for expenses that were previously deemed non-deductible for tax purposes. The external and internal costs related to the Entergy Transaction were not included as components of revenue requirement at our Regulated Operating Subsidiaries as they were incurred at ITC Holdings.

ENTERGY TRANSACTION

In 2011, Entergy and ITC Holdings executed definitive agreements under which Entergy would divest and then merge its electric transmission business with a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings. Completion of the transaction was subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including the receipt of necessary approvals of Entergy’s retail regulators. On December 10, 2013, the Mississippi Public Service Commission issued an order denying permission to transfer ownership and control of Entergy Mississippi Inc.’s transmission assets to a subsidiary of ITC Holdings. On December 13, 2013, ITC Holdings and Entergy mutually agreed to terminate the Entergy Transaction.

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, we expensed external legal, advisory and financial services fees related to the terminated Entergy Transaction of $0.4 million and $43.1 million, respectively, and certain internal labor and associated costs related to the terminated Entergy Transaction of $0.7 million and $7.8 million, respectively. Due to the cancellation of the Entergy Transaction, we recognized tax benefits of $5.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2013 for expenses that were previously deemed non-deductible for tax purposes. The external and internal costs related to the Entergy Transaction were not included as components of revenue requirement at our Regulated Operating Subsidiaries as they were incurred at ITC Holdings.