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Consolidated Balance Sheets (ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Securitization property	$ 1,009,103	$ 882,346
Securitization bonds	1,070,556	931,131
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Securitization property	198,445	0
Securitization bonds	$ 207,123	$ 0

Carrying value of the regulatory asset that represents capitalized stranded costs that have been securitized (financed with debt) and are expected to be recoverable through a transition charge after one year (or beyond the operating cycle if longer). A transition charge is a charge approved by a regulator that allows deregulated utilities to recover investments in certain assets, such as power plants, over a transition period leading into a deregulated market.

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