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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 were as follows:
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)2025202420252024
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost$966 $1,114 $2,899 $3,490 
Non-service cost
Interest cost
6,776 6,535 20,329 19,605 
Expected return on plan assets(8,292)(7,607)(24,876)(22,821)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost
$(550)$42 $(1,648)$274 
The components of the net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 were as follows:
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)2025202420252024
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost $14 $34 $43 $101 
Non-service cost
Interest cost
864 836 2,591 2,507 
Amortizations
Prior period service credit(54)(54)(161)(161)
Net gain(35)(21)(104)(61)
Net periodic benefit cost$789 $795 $2,369 $2,386 
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 September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:

(THOUSANDS)AT SEPT. 30, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$12,764 $16,344 
Non-current$54,682 $69,250 
The current and non-current portions of the Other Benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:
Cleco
(THOUSANDS)AT SEPT. 30, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$5,279 $5,279 
Non-current$37,919 $38,724 
The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:
Cleco
(THOUSANDS)AT SEPT. 30, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$4,815 $4,815 
Non-current$57,920 $58,728 
Schedule of Expense of the 401(k) Plan Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 was as follows:
 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,FOR THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)2025202420252024
401(k) Plan expense
$1,796 $1,766 $6,767 $7,078 
The expense of the 401(k) Plan related to Cleco’s other subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 was as follows:
 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,FOR THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)2025202420252024
401(k) Plan expense
$349 $347 $1,452 $2,685 
CLECO POWER  
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 periodic Other Benefits cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 were as follows:
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)2025202420252024
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost$395 $475 $1,184 $1,375 
Non-service cost
Interest cost
586 583 1,757 1,750 
Amortization
Net loss74 156 222 367 
Net periodic benefit cost$1,055 $1,214 $3,163 $3,492 
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet
Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)AT SEPT. 30, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$4,524 $4,524 
Non-current$29,407 $30,054 
Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)AT SEPT. 30, 2025AT DEC. 31, 2024
Current$833 $833 
Non-current$9,963 $10,160