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text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(In Thousands)</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Mortgage Bonds</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2010-2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">4.68</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">3.6%-6.2</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.5%-6.2</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">820,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,662,120</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2016-2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.98</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">3.95%-7.125</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.95%-7.125</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,910,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,910,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2021-2025 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.13</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">3.75%-5.66</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">5.40%-5.66</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,258,738</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">909,097</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2026-2035 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.90</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.44%-6.4</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">5.65%-7.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,118,546</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,318,950</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2039-2041 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.28</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">5.75%-7.875</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">7.875</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">755,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">150,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Governmental Bonds (a)</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2010-2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">4.26</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">2.875%-6.75</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">5.45%-7.0</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">79,295</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">91,310</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2016-2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">4.76</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.6%-5.8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.6%-6.3</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">65,540</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">214,200</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2021-2025 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.67</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.6%-5.9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.6%-5.9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">410,005</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">410,005</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2026-2030 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.32</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">5.0%-6.2</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">6.2%-6.6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">288,680</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">111,680</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Securitization Bonds</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2013-2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">3.93</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">2.12%-5.79</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">2.12%-5.79</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">474,318</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">505,628</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2021-2023 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">4.25</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">2.30%-5.93</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">4.38%-5.93</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">457,100</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">333,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Variable Interest Entities Notes Payable (Note 4)</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px">2011-2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.69</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">2.125%-9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">474,200</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Entergy Corporation Notes</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">due May 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.58</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">75,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">due November 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">6.9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">140,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">due March 2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">n/a</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">7.06</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">7.06</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">86,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">86,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">due September 2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">n/a</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">3.625</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">550,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">due September 2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">n/a</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.125</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">450,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Note Payable to NYPA </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(b</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(b</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(b</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">155,971</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">177,543</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5 Year Credit Facility (Note 4) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">n/a</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">0.78</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">1.377</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,632,120</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,566,150</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Corporation Bank Term Loan due 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">1.41</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Long-term DOE Obligation (c) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">180,919</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">180,683</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Waterford 3 Lease Obligation (d) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">n/a</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">7.45</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">7.45</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">223,802</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">241,128</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Grand Gulf Lease Obligation (d) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">n/a</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.13</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">5.13</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">222,280</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">266,864</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Unamortized Premium and Discount — Net </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(10,181</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(10,635</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,372</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,972</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total Long-Term Debt</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,616,705</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,417,695</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Less Amount Due Within One Year </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">299,548</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">711,957</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">11,317,157</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,705,738</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (e) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,988,646</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">10,727,908</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left"> <div style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">  </div> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="3%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="96%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(a)</td> <td> </td> <td>Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.</td> </tr> </table>    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; 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The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983. Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 3pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(d)</td> <td> </td> <td>See Note 10 for further discussion of the Waterford 3 and Grand Gulf Lease Obligations.</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 3pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(e)</td> <td> </td> <td>The fair value excludes lease obligations of $224 million at Entergy Louisiana and $222 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $156 million at Entergy, and includes debt due within one year. 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These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.falsefalseDebt Instrument [Line Items]7false0etr_ScheduleOfSeniorSecuredTransitionBondsTextBlocketrfalsenadurationSchedule of senior secured Transition Bonds.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap">(In Thousands)</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Senior Secured Transition Bonds, Series A: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tranche A-1 (5.51%) due October 2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">93,500</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tranche A-2 (5.79%) due October 2018 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">121,600</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tranche A-3 (5.93%) due June 2022 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">114,400</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total senior secured transition bonds </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">329,500</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div> falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringSchedule of senior secured Transition Bonds.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseSenior Secured Transition Bonds8false0natruenanaNo definition available.falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsehttp://entergy.com/role/longtermdebttables1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalse3falsefalsetruefalse{us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxis} : Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike [Member] 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010___Hurricane_Gustav_And_Hurricane_Ike___Memberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00falsefalseHurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike [Member]us-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_HurricaneGustavAndHurricaneIkeMemberus-gaap_LiabilityForCatastropheClaimsByCatastrophicEventAxisexplicitMemberOthernaNo definition available.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseHurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike [Member]9true0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItemsus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringLine items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.falsefalseDebt Instrument [Line Items]10false0etr_ScheduleOfSeniorSecuredTransitionBondsTextBlocketrfalsenadurationSchedule of senior secured Transition Bonds.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="88%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap">(In Thousands)</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Senior Secured Transition Bonds </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tranche A-1 (2.12%) due February 2016 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">182,500</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tranche A-2 (3.65%) due August 2019 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">144,800</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tranche A-3 (4.38%) due November 2023 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">218,600</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total senior secured transition bonds </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">545,900</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div> falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringSchedule of senior secured Transition Bonds.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseSenior Secured Transition Bonds19Long-Term Debt (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue