Income Statements (ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.) (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
Natural gas	165,819		197,658		172,213
TOTAL	11,229,073		11,487,577		10,745,650
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 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 Gulf States Louisiana
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	2,069,548		2,015,710		1,776,610
Natural gas	64,861		81,311		67,776
TOTAL	2,134,409		2,097,021		1,844,386
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	437,301		312,960		251,393
Purchased power	780,711		851,694		732,943
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	18,227		24,046		21,787
Other operation and maintenance	351,070		361,329		332,450
Decommissioning	14,189		13,400		13,591
Taxes other than income taxes	75,858		77,519		67,559
Depreciation and amortization	143,387		132,714		135,489
Other regulatory credits - net	(17,045)		(1,248)		(1,261)
TOTAL	1,803,698		1,772,414		1,553,951
OPERATING INCOME	330,711		324,607		290,435
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	9,094		5,513		5,426
Interest and investment income	40,945		42,293		69,951
Miscellaneous - net	(8,799)		(8,016)		(8,764)
TOTAL	41,240		39,790		66,613
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	84,356		101,318		118,243
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(3,745)		(3,537)		(3,427)
TOTAL	80,611		97,781		114,816
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	291,340		266,616		242,232
Income taxes	88,313		75,878		89,185
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	203,027		190,738		153,047
Preferred dividend requirements and other	825		827		825
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK/ EQUITY	$ 202,202		$ 189,911		$ 152,222

[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.