Equity (Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) - Entergy Louisiana [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Dec. 31, 2022

The dollar value of noncontrolling interests for Entergy Louisiana as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is presented below:


	2023	2022
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Louisiana Noncontrolling Interests
Restoration Law Trust I (a)	$32,359	$31,735
Restoration Law Trust II (b)	14,856	—
Total Noncontrolling Interests	$47,215	$31,735

(a)See Note 12 to the financial statements herein and Note 17 to the financial statements in the Form 10-K for discussion of Restoration Law Trust I.

(b)Restoration Law Trust II (the storm trust II) was established as part of the Act 293 securitization of Entergy Louisiana’s Hurricane Ida storm restoration costs in March 2023. The storm trust II holds preferred membership interests issued by Entergy Finance Company, and Entergy Finance Company is required to make annual distributions (dividends) on the preferred membership interests. These annual dividends paid on the Entergy Finance Company preferred membership interests will be distributed 1% to the LURC and 99% to Entergy Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana, as the primary beneficiary, consolidates the storm trust II and the LURC’s 1% beneficial interest in noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements for Entergy Louisiana and Entergy. See Note 2 to the financial statements herein for a discussion of the Entergy Louisiana March 2023 storm cost securitization.

Members' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

$ 47,215

$ 31,735

Restoration Law Trust I

Members' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

32,359

31,735

Restoration Law Trust II

Members' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

$ 14,856

$ 0