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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of Net Periodic Pension and Other Benefits Cost The components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 were as follows:
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost$966 $1,189 
Interest cost6,776 6,535 
Expected return on plan assets(8,292)(7,607)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost
$(550)$117 
The components of the net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, were as follows:
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost $14 $34 
Interest cost864 836 
Amortizations
Prior period service credit(54)(54)
Net gain
(35)(21)
Net periodic benefit cost$789 $795 
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet
The current and non-current portions of the pension benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:

(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$3,770 $16,344 
Non-current$64,775 $69,250 
The current and non-current portions of the Other Benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:
Cleco
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$5,279 $5,279 
Non-current$38,428 $38,724 
The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:
Cleco
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$4,815 $4,815 
Non-current$58,459 $58,728 
Schedule of Expense of the 401(k) Plan Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, was as follows:
 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
401(k) Plan expense
$2,909 $3,075 
The expense of the 401(k) Plan related to Cleco’s other subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, was as follows:
 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
401(k) Plan expense
$706 $1,601 
CLECO POWER  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet
Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$4,524 $4,524 
Non-current$29,815 $30,054 
Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$833 $833 
Non-current$10,095 $10,160