Consolidated Income Statements (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, 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
Competitive businesses	2,389,737		2,549,282		2,693,421
TOTAL	11,229,073		11,487,577		10,745,650
Operating 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
Gain on sale of business			44,173
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
Other than temporary impairment losses	(140)		(1,378)		(86,069)
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 of subsidiaries	20,933		20,063		19,958
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENTERGY CORPORATION	$ 1,346,439		$ 1,250,242		$ 1,231,092
Earnings per average common share:
Basic	$ 7.59		$ 6.72		$ 6.39
Diluted	$ 7.55		$ 6.66		$ 6.30
Dividends declared per common share	$ 3.32		$ 3.24		$ 3.00
Basic average number of common shares outstanding	177,430,208		186,010,452		192,772,032
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	178,370,695		187,814,235		195,838,068

[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.