Balance Sheets (ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$ 81,468		$ 76,290
Temporary cash investments	612,970		1,218,182
Total cash and cash equivalents	694,438		1,294,472
Accounts receivable:
Customer	568,558		602,796
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(31,159)		(31,777)
Other	166,186		161,662
Accrued unbilled revenues	298,283		302,901
Total accounts receivable	1,001,868		1,035,582
Fuel inventory - at average cost	202,132		207,520
Materials and supplies - at average cost	894,756		866,908
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	231,031		218,423
Prepaid taxes	0		301,807
Prepayments and other	291,742		246,036
TOTAL	3,622,703		4,339,083
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests	44,876		40,697
Decommissioning trust funds	3,788,031		3,595,716
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	260,436		257,847
Other	416,423		405,946
TOTAL	4,509,766		4,300,206
UTILITY PLANT
Electric	39,385,524		37,153,061
Natural gas	343,550		330,608
Construction work in progress	1,779,723		1,661,560
Nuclear fuel	1,546,167		1,377,962
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	43,864,413		41,323,269
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	18,255,128		17,474,914
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET	25,609,285		23,848,355
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	799,006		845,725
Other regulatory assets	4,636,871		3,838,237
Deferred fuel costs	172,202		172,202
Other	955,691		909,773
TOTAL	6,959,945		6,197,632
TOTAL ASSETS	40,701,699		38,685,276
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	2,192,733		299,548
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	108,331		154,135
Customer deposits	351,741		335,058
Taxes accrued	278,235		0
Accumulated deferred income taxes	99,929		49,307
Interest accrued	183,512		217,685
Deferred fuel costs	255,839		166,409
Obligations under capital leases	3,631		3,388
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	44,031		39,862
System agreement cost equalization	80,090		52,160
Other	283,531		277,598
TOTAL	4,950,699		2,776,249
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	8,096,452		8,573,646
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	284,747		292,330
Obligations under capital leases	38,421		42,078
Other regulatory liabilities	728,193		539,026
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	3,296,570		3,148,479
Accumulated provisions	385,512		395,250
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	3,133,657		2,175,364
Long-term debt	10,043,713		11,317,157
Other	501,954		618,559
TOTAL	26,509,219		27,101,889
Commitments and Contingencies
EQUITY
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	94,000		94,000
Member's equity	8,961,270		8,496,400
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(168,452)		(38,212)
TOTAL	9,055,270		8,590,400
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	40,701,699		38,685,276
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	217		231
Temporary cash investments	24,628		154,942
Total cash and cash equivalents	24,845		155,173
Accounts receivable:
Customer	61,648		60,369
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(843)		(1,306)
Associated companies	171,431		119,252
Other	22,082		27,728
Accrued unbilled revenues	51,155		56,616
Total accounts receivable	305,473		262,659
Fuel inventory - at average cost	23,249		25,827
Materials and supplies - at average cost	114,075		113,302
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	21,066		7,372
Prepaid taxes	0		40,946
Prepayments and other	5,180		5,127
TOTAL	493,888		610,406
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliate preferred membership interests	339,664		339,664
Decommissioning trust funds	420,917		393,580
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	164,712		156,845
Storm reserve escrow account	90,249		90,125
Other	12,701		12,011
TOTAL	1,028,243		992,225
UTILITY PLANT
Electric	7,068,657		6,907,268
Natural gas	129,950		124,020
Construction work in progress	122,051		119,017
Nuclear fuel	206,031		202,609
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	7,526,689		7,352,914
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,906,353		3,812,394
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET	3,620,336		3,540,520
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	249,058		234,406
Other regulatory assets	333,898		270,883
Deferred fuel costs	100,124		100,124
Other	13,506		14,832
TOTAL	696,586		620,245
TOTAL ASSETS	5,839,053		5,763,396
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	60,000		0
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	73,305		71,601
Other	101,009		160,246
Customer deposits	49,734		48,631
Taxes accrued	107,367		0
Accumulated deferred income taxes	5,427		1,749
Interest accrued	26,084		27,261
Deferred fuel costs	97,178		22,301
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	7,911		7,415
Gas hedge contracts	8,572		1,034
Other	15,294		14,015
TOTAL	551,881		354,253
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	1,397,230		1,405,374
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	81,520		84,858
Other regulatory liabilities	75,721		83,479
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	359,792		339,925
Accumulated provisions	99,033	[1]	97,680
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	332,672		220,432
Long-term debt	1,482,430		1,584,332
Long-term payables - associated companies	31,254		32,596
Other	47,397		51,254
TOTAL	3,907,049		3,899,930
Commitments and Contingencies
EQUITY
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	10,000		10,000
Member's equity	1,439,733		1,539,517
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(69,610)		(40,304)
TOTAL	1,380,123		1,509,213
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 5,839,053		$ 5,763,396

[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.