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Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Consideration Payable At Closing Date

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Asset Impairment Charges

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2024	Apr. 26, 2024	Feb. 28, 2019
LPSC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt repayment commitment		$ 66.7	$ 400.0
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| Cleco Cajun
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accumulated loss recognized on classification as held for sale	$ 216.7
Disposal group including discontinued operation consideration payable at closing date	474.5
Professional fees	10.8
Disposal group including discontinued operation consideration payable at after closing date	$ 113.0