Consolidated Income Statements (ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	$ 8,673,517		$ 8,740,637		$ 7,880,016
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	2,492,714		2,518,582		2,309,831
Purchased power	1,564,967		1,659,416		1,395,203
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	255,618		256,123		241,310
Other operation and maintenance	2,867,758		2,969,402		2,750,810
Decommissioning	190,595		211,736		199,063
Taxes other than income taxes	536,026		534,299		503,859
Depreciation and amortization	1,102,202		1,069,894		1,082,775
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	205,959		44,921		(21,727)
TOTAL	9,215,839		9,264,373		8,461,124
OPERATING INCOME	2,013,234		2,267,377		2,284,526
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	84,305		59,381		59,545
Interest and investment income	129,134		185,455		236,628
Miscellaneous - net	(59,271)		(48,124)		(40,396)
TOTAL	154,028		195,334		169,708
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	551,521		610,146		603,679
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(37,894)		(34,979)		(33,235)
TOTAL	513,627		575,167		570,444
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	1,653,635		1,887,544		1,883,790
Income taxes	286,263		617,239		632,740
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	1,367,372	[1]	1,270,305	[1]	1,251,050	[1]
Preferred dividend requirements and other	20,933		20,063		19,958
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK/ EQUITY	1,346,439		1,250,242		1,231,092
Entergy Arkansas
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	2,084,310		2,082,447		2,211,263
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	186,036		378,699		298,219
Purchased power	659,464		485,447		795,526
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	42,557		41,800		42,148
Other operation and maintenance	511,592		495,443		475,222
Decommissioning	38,064		35,790		34,575
Taxes other than income taxes	82,847		85,564		80,829
Depreciation and amortization	218,902		232,085		252,742
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(13,506)		1,603		15,161
TOTAL	1,725,956		1,756,431		1,994,422
OPERATING INCOME	358,354		326,016		216,841
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	7,660		4,118		5,219
Interest and investment income	16,533		46,363		19,321
Miscellaneous - net	(4,172)		(1,743)		(3,569)
TOTAL	20,021		48,738		20,971
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	83,545		91,598		92,340
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(2,826)		(2,406)		(3,159)
TOTAL	80,719		89,192		89,181
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	297,656		285,562		148,631
Income taxes	132,765		112,944		81,756
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	164,891		172,618		66,875
Preferred dividend requirements and other	6,873		6,873		6,873
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK/ EQUITY	$ 158,018		$ 165,745		$ 60,002

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2011, 2010 and 2009 include $13.3 million of preferred dividends on subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented as equity.