Fair Value Accounting Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liability, collateral	$ 14,800	$ 14,800
CLECO POWER
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liability, collateral	$ 14,800	$ 14,800

Amount of right to receive cash collateral under master netting arrangements offset against derivative liabilities.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 815
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480463/815-10-45-5

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-SubTopic 20
-Topic 210
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483466/210-20-50-3

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Balance Type:	debit
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