2.2.0.25falsefalse0506 - Disclosure - Preferred Equity (Tables)truefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0PureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0etr_PreferredEquityTablesAbstractetrfalsenadurationPreferred Equity.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringPreferred Equity.falsefalsePreferred Equity (Tables) [Abstract]3false0etr_ScheduleOfPreferredEquityTextBlocketrfalsenadurationSchedule of Preferred Equity.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="28%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </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="6"><b>Shares/Units</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Shares/Units</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Authorized</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Outstanding</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </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>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <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 nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">(Dollars in Thousands)</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Entergy Corporation</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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Utility:</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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund:</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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Arkansas, 4.32%-6.45% Series </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,413,500</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,413,500</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,413,500</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">3,413,500</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">116,350</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">116,350</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Series A 8.25% </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">100,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">100,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">100,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">100,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">10,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Louisiana, 6.95% Series (a) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,000,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,000,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">840,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">840,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">84,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">84,000</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Mississippi, 4.36%-6.25% Series </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,403,807</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,403,807</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,403,807</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,403,807</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">50,381</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">50,381</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy New Orleans, 4.36%-5.56% Series </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">197,798</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">197,798</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">197,798</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">197,798</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">19,780</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">19,780</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> <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> <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> <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 Utility Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,115,105</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,115,105</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,955,105</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5,955,105</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">280,511</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">280,511</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Entergy Wholesale Commodities:</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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:45px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Preferred Stock without sinking fund:</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> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Entergy Asset Management, 8.95% rate (b) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,000,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,000,000</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">305,240</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">305,240</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">29,375</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">29,375</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:60px; text-indent:-15px">Other </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">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">852</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,457</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> <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> <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> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock without sinking fund</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,115,105</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">7,115,105</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,260,345</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6,260,345</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">310,738</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">311,343</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> <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> <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> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </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>In 2007, Entergy Louisiana Holdings, an Entergy subsidiary, purchased 160,000 of these shares from the holders.</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 3pt"> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(b)</td> <td> </td> <td>Upon the sale of Class B preferred shares in December 2009, Entergy Asset Management had issued and outstanding Class A and Class B preferred shares. The preferred stockholders’ agreement provides that during the 180 day period prior to each December 31 either Entergy Asset Management or the majority Class A or Class B preferred shareholders, each acting separately as a class, may request that the preferred dividend rate for the respective class be reset. If Entergy Asset Management and the respective preferred shareholders are unable to agree on a dividend reset rate, the preferred shareholder can request that its shares be sold to a third party (“Sale Election”). If Entergy Asset Management is unable to enter into an agreement in principle to sell the preferred shares within 75 days, the Class A preferred shareholders have the right to take control of the Entergy Asset Management board of directors for the purpose of liquidating the assets of Entergy Asset Management in order to repay the Class A preferred shares and any accrued dividends. Upon the sale of Class A shares resulting from a Sale Election or a liquidation transaction by the Class A preferred shareholders, Class B shareholders have the option to exchange their shares for shares of Class A preferred stock.</td> </tr> </table> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringSchedule of Preferred Equity.No authoritative reference available.falsefalseThe number of shares and units authorized and outstanding and dollar value of preferred stock, preferred membership interests, and minority interest for Entergy Corporation subsidiaries12Preferred Equity (Tables)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue