Income Statements (SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.) (USD $) In Thousands, 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
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	2,492,714		2,518,582		2,309,831
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 credits - net	205,959		44,921		(21,727)
TOTAL	9,215,839		9,264,373		8,461,124
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
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]
System Energy
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	563,411		558,584		554,007
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	76,353		69,962		63,877
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	16,314		17,398		19,186
Other operation and maintenance	136,495		124,690		120,707
Decommissioning	31,460		31,374		29,451
Taxes other than income taxes	21,425		23,412		24,246
Depreciation and amortization	142,543		138,641		140,056
Other regulatory credits - net	(11,781)		(12,040)		(17,525)
TOTAL	412,809		393,437		379,998
OPERATING INCOME	150,602		165,147		174,009
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	22,359		9,892		12,484
Interest and investment income	8,294		12,639		4,507
Miscellaneous - net	(699)		(518)		(1,813)
TOTAL	29,954		22,013		15,178
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	48,117		51,912		47,570
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(6,711)		(3,425)		(4,192)
TOTAL	41,406		48,487		43,378
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	139,150		138,673		145,809
Income taxes	74,953		56,049		96,901
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$ 64,197		$ 82,624		$ 48,908

[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.