Consolidated Balance Sheets (ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES) (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
Securitization recovery trust account	50,304	43,044
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
Accumulated deferred income taxes	9,856	8,472
Fuel inventory - at average cost	202,132	207,520
Materials and supplies - at average cost	894,756	866,908
Prepayments and other	291,742	246,036
TOTAL	3,622,703	4,339,083
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	44,876	40,697
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
Construction work in progress	1,779,723	1,661,560
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	43,864,413	41,323,269
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	18,255,128	17,474,914
UTILITY PLANT - 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
Other	955,691	909,773
TOTAL	6,959,945	6,197,632
TOTAL ASSETS	40,701,699	38,685,276
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	108,331	154,135
Customer deposits	351,741	335,058
Taxes accrued	278,235	0
Interest accrued	183,512	217,685
Deferred fuel costs	255,839	166,409
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
Other regulatory liabilities	728,193	539,026
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
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock	2,548	2,548
Paid-in capital	5,360,682	5,367,474
Retained earnings	9,446,960	8,689,401
TOTAL	9,055,270	8,590,400
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	40,701,699	38,685,276
Entergy Texas
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	150	1,719
Temporary cash investments	65,139	33,623
Total cash and cash equivalents	65,289	35,342
Securitization recovery trust account	41,215	40,632
Accounts receivable:
Customer	68,290	56,358
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,461)	(2,185)
Associated companies	129,561	53,128
Other	9,573	11,605
Accrued unbilled revenues	41,573	39,471
Total accounts receivable	247,536	158,377
Accumulated deferred income taxes	88,436	44,752
Fuel inventory - at average cost	53,884	53,872
Materials and supplies - at average cost	29,810	28,842
Prepayments and other	15,203	14,856
TOTAL	541,373	376,673
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	783	812
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	930	1,223
Other	17,969	17,037
TOTAL	19,682	19,072
UTILITY PLANT
Electric	3,338,608	3,205,566
Construction work in progress	90,856	80,096
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	3,429,464	3,285,662
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,289,166	1,245,729
UTILITY PLANT - NET	2,140,298	2,039,933
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	129,924	127,046
Other regulatory assets	1,178,067	1,168,960
Long-term receivables - associated companies	31,254	32,596
Other	18,408	19,584
TOTAL	1,357,653	1,348,186
TOTAL ASSETS	4,059,006	3,783,864
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	60,583	69,862
Other	69,160	70,325
Customer deposits	38,294	38,376
Taxes accrued	40,311	28,551
Interest accrued	33,095	33,677
Deferred fuel costs	64,664	77,430
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	1,029	1,354
System agreement cost equalization	43,290	0
Other	4,847	4,222
TOTAL	355,273	323,797
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	934,990	829,668
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	19,339	20,936
Other regulatory liabilities	11,710	26,178
Asset retirement cost liabilities	3,870	3,651
Accumulated provisions	5,024	5,320
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	137,735	72,724
Long-term debt	1,677,127	1,659,230
Other	14,583	18,070
TOTAL	2,804,378	2,635,777
Commitments and Contingencies
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock	49,452	49,452
Paid-in capital	481,994	481,994
Retained earnings	367,909	292,844
TOTAL	899,355	824,290
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 4,059,006	$ 3,783,864