Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES) (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)
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)
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
Insurance proceeds			7,894		53,760
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)
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 Texas
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	80,845		66,200		63,841
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	79,263		76,057		74,035
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	56,219		63,418		4,365
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(39,640)		(41,820)		281,710
Fuel inventory	(12)		1,085		2,688
Accounts payable	(11,442)		23,415		(99,483)
Taxes accrued	11,760		(49,030)		27,986
Interest accrued	(582)		3,102		8,473
Deferred fuel	(12,766)		(25,318)		123,927
Other working capital accounts	42,518		(115,753)		(95,603)
Provisions for estimated losses	(296)		(3,390)		(4,226)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(15,611)		51,637		(187,250)
Pensions and other postretirement liabilities	64,686		(5,998)		(12,594)
Other	(16,105)		(510)		99,664
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	238,837		43,095		287,533
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(173,462)		(162,822)		(188,277)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,781		5,661		5,232
Insurance proceeds			5,293		36,749
Change in money pool receivable - net	(49,519)		55,645		(69,317)
Decrease (increase) in other investments			2,318
Remittances to transition charge account	(92,786)		(89,939)		(36,999)
Payments from transition charge account	92,203		62,405		35,963
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(219,783)		(121,439)		(216,649)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	74,092		198,435		1,177,819
Retirement of long-term debt	(57,419)		(199,052)		(619,945)
Change in money pool payable - net					(50,794)
Repayment of loan from Entergy Corporation					(160,000)
Changes in credit borrowings - net					(100,000)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(5,780)		(86,400)		(119,500)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	10,893		(87,017)		127,580
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	29,947		(165,361)		198,464
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	35,342		200,703		2,239
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	65,289		35,342		200,703
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	89,792		87,147		93,951
Income taxes	$ (13,538)		$ 48,713		$ (72,322)

[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.