2.4.0.811201 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entitiestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies' credit facility and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.</font></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately <font class="_mt">9.3</font>% of the Waterford 3 and <font class="_mt">11.5</font>% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">18.5</font><font style="color: red;" class="_mt"> </font>million and $<font class="_mt">26.8 </font>million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&nbsp; System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">46.8</font> million and $<font class="_mt">48.1</font> million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaVariable interest entities.No definition available.false0Variable Interest Entities2false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2false truefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013_dei_LegalEntityAxis_etr_EntergyArkansasMemberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseEntergy Arkansas [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_EntergyArkansasMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Entergy Arkansas [Member]3false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies' credit facility and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.</font></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately <font class="_mt">9.3</font>% of the Waterford 3 and <font class="_mt">11.5</font>% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">18.5</font><font style="color: red;" class="_mt"> </font>million and $<font class="_mt">26.8 </font>million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&nbsp; System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">46.8</font> million and $<font class="_mt">48.1</font> million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaVariable interest entities.No definition available.false0Variable Interest Entities4false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse3false truefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013_dei_LegalEntityAxis_etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMemberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseEntergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]5false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies' credit facility and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.</font></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately <font class="_mt">9.3</font>% of the Waterford 3 and <font class="_mt">11.5</font>% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">18.5</font><font style="color: red;" class="_mt"> </font>million and $<font class="_mt">26.8 </font>million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&nbsp; System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">46.8</font> million and $<font class="_mt">48.1</font> million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaVariable interest entities.No definition available.false0Variable Interest Entities6false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse4false truefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013_dei_LegalEntityAxis_etr_EntergyLouisianaMemberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseEntergy Louisiana [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_EntergyLouisianaMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Entergy Louisiana [Member]7false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies' credit facility and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.</font></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately <font class="_mt">9.3</font>% of the Waterford 3 and <font class="_mt">11.5</font>% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">18.5</font><font style="color: red;" class="_mt"> </font>million and $<font class="_mt">26.8 </font>million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&nbsp; System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">46.8</font> million and $<font class="_mt">48.1</font> million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaVariable interest entities.No definition available.false0Variable Interest Entities8false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse5false truefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013_dei_LegalEntityAxis_etr_EntergyMississippiMemberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseEntergy Mississippi [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_EntergyMississippiMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Entergy Mississippi [Member]9false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies' credit facility and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.</font></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately <font class="_mt">9.3</font>% of the Waterford 3 and <font class="_mt">11.5</font>% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">18.5</font><font style="color: red;" class="_mt"> </font>million and $<font class="_mt">26.8 </font>million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&nbsp; System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">46.8</font> million and $<font class="_mt">48.1</font> million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaVariable interest entities.No definition available.false0Variable Interest Entities10false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse6false truefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013_dei_LegalEntityAxis_etr_EntergyNewOrleansMemberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseEntergy New Orleansdei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_EntergyNewOrleansMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Entergy New Orleans11false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. See Note 4 to the financial statements herein for details of the nuclear fuel companies' credit facility and commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt.</font></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are each considered to hold a variable interest in the lessors from which they lease, respectively, undivided interests representing approximately <font class="_mt">9.3</font>% of the Waterford 3 and <font class="_mt">11.5</font>% of the Grand Gulf nuclear plants.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana and System Energy are the lessees under these arrangements, which are described in more detail in Note 10 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K.&nbsp; Entergy Louisiana made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">18.5</font><font style="color: red;" class="_mt"> </font>million and $<font class="_mt">26.8 </font>million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.&nbsp; System Energy made payments on its lease, including interest, of $<font class="_mt">46.8</font> million and $<font class="_mt">48.1</font> million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaVariable interest entities.No definition available.false0Variable Interest Entities12false 0truefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse7false truefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013_dei_LegalEntityAxis_etr_EntergyTexasMemberhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000065984duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:00falsefalseEntergy Texas [Member]dei_LegalEntityAxisxbrldihttp://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldietr_EntergyTexasMemberdei_LegalEntityAxisexplicitMembernanafalse0Entergy Texas [Member]13false 4etr_VariableInterestEntitiesTextBlocketr_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="center"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="MsoBodyText3"><b>NOTE 12.<font class="_mt"> </font>VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)</b></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt"> </font> <div> <div> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11pt;" class="_mt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; See Note 18 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for a discussion of variable interest entities. 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