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Preferred Equity (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Equity [Abstract]  
The number of shares and units authorized and outstanding and dollar value of preferred stock, preferred membership interests, and minority interest for Entergy Corporation subsidiaries
                                                 
    Shares/Units
Authorized		     Shares/Units
Outstanding		              
    2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010  
                            (Dollars in Thousands)  

Entergy Corporation

                                        

Utility:

                                                

Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund:

                                                

Entergy Arkansas, 4.32%-6.45% Series

     3,413,500       3,413,500       3,413,500       3,413,500     $ 116,350     $ 116,350  

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, Series A 8.25 %

     100,000       100,000       100,000       100,000       10,000       10,000  

Entergy Louisiana, 6.95% Series (a)

     1,000,000       1,000,000       840,000       840,000       84,000       84,000  

Entergy Mississippi, 4.36%-6.25% Series

     1,403,807       1,403,807       1,403,807       1,403,807       50,381       50,381  

Entergy New Orleans, 4.36%-5.56% Series

     197,798       197,798       197,798       197,798       19,780       19,780  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total Utility Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund

     6,115,105       6,115,105       5,955,105       5,955,105       280,511       280,511  
             

Entergy Wholesale Commodities:

                                                

Preferred Stock without sinking fund:

                                                

Entergy Asset Management, 8.95% rate (b)

     1,000,000       1,000,000       —         305,240       —         29,375  

Other

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Total Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock without sinking fund

     7,115,105       7,115,105       5,955,105       6,260,345     $ 280,511     $ 310,738  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(a) In 2007, Entergy Louisiana Holdings, an Entergy subsidiary, purchased 160,000 of these shares from the holders.
(b) Upon the sale of Class B preferred shares in December 2009, Entergy Asset Management had issued and outstanding Class A and Class B preferred shares. On December 20, 2011, Entergy Asset Management purchased all of the outstanding Class B preferred shares from the holder thereof; currently, there are no outstanding Class B preferred shares. On December 20, 2011, Entergy Asset Management purchased all of the outstanding Class A preferred shares (278,905 shares) that were held by a third party; currently, there are 4,759 shares held by an Entergy affiliate.