Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 1,367,372	[1]	$ 1,270,305	[1]	$ 1,251,050	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	1,745,455		1,705,331		1,458,861
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(280,029)		718,987		864,684
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	28,091		(99,640)		116,444
Fuel inventory	5,393		(10,665)		19,291
Accounts payable	(131,970)		216,635		(14,251)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	580,042		(116,988)		(260,029)
Interest accrued	(34,172)		17,651		4,974
Deferred fuel	(55,686)		8,909		72,314
Other working capital accounts	41,875		(160,326)		(43,391)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(11,086)		265,284		(12,030)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(673,244)		339,408		(415,157)
Pensions and other postretirement liabilities	962,461		(80,844)		71,789
Other	(415,685)		(103,793)		(181,391)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	3,128,817		3,926,081		2,933,158
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(2,040,027)		(1,974,286)		(1,931,245)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	86,252		59,381		59,545
Nuclear fuel purchases	(641,493)		(407,711)		(525,474)
Proceeds from sale/leaseback of nuclear fuel					284,997
Proceeds from sale of equipment	6,531		228,171		39,554
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	1,360,346		2,606,383		2,570,523
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(1,475,017)		(2,730,377)		(2,667,172)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(7,260)		(29,945)		(1,036)
Decrease (increase) in other investments	(11,623)		24,956		100,956
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(3,446,853)		(2,574,223)		(2,094,394)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	2,990,881		3,870,694		2,003,469
Retirement of long-term debt	(2,437,372)		(4,178,127)		(1,843,169)
Changes in credit borrowings - net	(6,501)		(8,512)		(25,000)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(589,605)		(603,854)		(576,956)
Preferred stock	(20,933)		(20,063)		(19,958)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(282,285)		(1,767,275)		(1,048,388)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(600,034)		(415,079)		(210,940)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,294,472		1,709,551		1,920,491
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	694,438		1,294,472		1,709,551
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	532,271		534,004		576,811
Income taxes	(2,042)		32,144		43,057
Entergy Arkansas
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	164,891		172,618		66,875
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	339,819		347,587		287,317
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	94,410		100,071		66,777
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(11,021)		34,214		3,477
Fuel inventory	(11,190)		(22,639)		163
Accounts payable	160,983		(14,777)		(338,993)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	122,974		(63,188)		5,517
Interest accrued	2,861		426		(1,103)
Deferred fuel	(148,274)		61,300		(3,741)
Other working capital accounts	(3,855)		31,550		330,263
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(2,330)		(5,247)		(2,708)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(215,841)		(87,087)		(70,412)
Pensions and other postretirement liabilities	123,156		(32,496)		6,501
Other	(52,459)		(10,072)		34,259
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	564,124		512,260		384,192
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(382,776)		(291,267)		(338,752)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	9,607		4,118		5,219
Nuclear fuel purchases	(148,657)		(82,371)		(118,379)
Proceeds from sale/leaseback of nuclear fuel					118,590
Proceeds from sale of equipment			2,489		74,818
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	125,408		367,266		154,644
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(140,724)		(400,832)		(164,879)
Change in money pool receivable - net	24,101		(12,604)		(12,868)
Decrease (increase) in other investments			2,415
Investment in affiliates	10,994
Remittances to transition charge account	(15,650)		(2,412)
Payments from transition charge account	14,173
Other			18		95
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(503,524)		(413,180)		(281,512)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	54,743		684,851
Retirement of long-term debt	(45,310)		(589,500)
Changes in credit borrowings - net	(28,863)		5,711
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(117,800)		(173,400)		(48,300)
Preferred stock	(6,873)		(6,873)		(6,873)
Other					(842)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(144,103)		(79,211)		(56,015)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(83,503)		19,869		46,665
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	106,102		86,233		39,568
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	22,599		106,102		86,233
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	75,650		85,639		88,397
Income taxes	$ (89,994)		$ 66,403		$ 1,434

[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.