Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$ 835,250	$ 579,220	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	1,585,547	1,472,985
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	480,382	174,052
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	106,915	291,505
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(119,108)	(273,876)
Fuel inventory	29,863	16,421
Accounts payable	(40,167)	(80,626)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	19,745	(6,150)
Interest accrued	(3,931)	(25,586)
Deferred fuel costs	(124,475)	(43,419)
Other working capital accounts	(4,095)	(81,315)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	287,513	(247,560)
Changes in other regulatory assets	147,055	173,164
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	41,594	290,965
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(291,454)	(48,814)
Other	(59,145)	8,493
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	2,891,489	2,199,459
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(1,506,611)	(1,781,208)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	49,137	49,411
Nuclear fuel purchases	(353,472)	(398,456)
Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses	10,100	0
Changes in securitization account	(4,908)	(3,702)
NYPA value sharing payment	(72,000)	(71,736)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(274,170)	(5,882)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	260,279
Decrease (increase) in other investments	37,090	(43,656)
Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs	0	21,034
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	1,446,817	1,063,711
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(1,533,774)	(1,147,571)
Proceeds from insurance	33,350	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(2,168,441)	(2,057,776)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	1,667,616	2,925,997
Common stock and treasury stock	88,068	20,720
Retirement of long-term debt	(1,535,695)	(3,106,226)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(18,259)	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(155,437)	310,042
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(446,308)	(445,031)
Preferred stock	(14,632)	(14,469)
Other	20,982	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(393,665)	(308,967)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	47
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	329,383	(167,237)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	739,126	532,569
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,068,509	365,332
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	476,100	476,063
Income taxes	47,860	107,560
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	120,355	137,779
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	285,824	263,176
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	119,305	99,442
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(19,754)	(70,219)
Fuel inventory	13,014	16,740
Accounts payable	(102,234)	(12,996)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(40,576)	(222,118)
Interest accrued	(1,029)	(9,760)
Deferred fuel costs	(155,571)	26,672
Other working capital accounts	61,711	(12,324)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(911)	200
Changes in other regulatory assets	(8,307)	2,515
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(84,298)	(25,332)
Other	11,906	7,982
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	199,435	201,757
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(397,055)	(365,511)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	7,701	10,587
Nuclear fuel purchases	(123,358)	(73,151)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	75,860	36,478
Changes in securitization account	(4,480)	(3,493)
Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs	0	10,271
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	155,403	173,431
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(162,916)	(178,516)
Change in money pool receivable - net	17,531	(45,340)
Proceeds from insurance	29,280	0
Other	200	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(401,834)	(435,244)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	461,553	716,670
Retirement of long-term debt	(441,318)	(435,896)
Change in money pool payable - net	63,677	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	8,036	(16,602)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0	(15,000)
Preferred stock	(5,155)	(5,155)
Other	411	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	87,204	244,017
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(115,195)	10,530
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	127,022	34,533
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	11,827	45,063
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	66,838	75,022
Income taxes	1,714	211,415
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	138,178	119,528
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	174,240	165,684
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	75,344	78,265
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(46,839)	(59,583)
Fuel inventory	7,128	(1,868)
Accounts payable	36,104	13,921
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	18,147	(61,290)
Interest accrued	5,943	5,302
Deferred fuel costs	30,317	(8,867)
Other working capital accounts	2,589	(24,029)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	67,521	(60,205)
Changes in other regulatory assets	7,110	31,754
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(18,212)	4,877
Other	(19,156)	66,809
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	478,414	270,298
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(198,569)	(205,162)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,440	5,630
Nuclear fuel purchases	(28,357)	(132,083)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	54,642	19,401
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(68,508)	(25)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	65,475
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	(66,243)	0
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	127,903	66,152
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(140,499)	(80,669)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(19,521)	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(333,712)	(261,281)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	108,491	69,782
Retirement of long-term debt	0	(75,000)
Change in money pool payable - net	0	50,761
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(14,800)	31,000
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(122,373)	(119,900)
Preferred stock	(619)	(619)
Other	21,106	43
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(8,195)	(43,933)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	136,507	(34,916)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	15,581	35,686
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	152,088	770
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	53,676	53,512
Income taxes	20,700	62,435
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	251,866	207,350
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	260,344	250,232
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	138,892	168,988
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(40,314)	(131,198)
Fuel inventory	1,692	992
Accounts payable	(19,141)	(39,947)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(7,710)	(37,490)
Interest accrued	(3,234)	1,527
Deferred fuel costs	18,544	22,450
Other working capital accounts	(23,103)	21,742
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	205,017	(187,642)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(14,086)	(19,483)
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	3,743	146,329
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(36,832)	1,851
Other	(16,861)	44,742
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	718,817	450,443
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(356,407)	(583,451)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	28,159	21,693
Nuclear fuel purchases	(117,694)	(41,209)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	46,045	23,438
Changes in securitization account	(5,812)	(6,085)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(200,021)	0
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	187,007
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	(227,273)	0
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	35,893	12,211
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(43,580)	(21,006)
Change in money pool receivable - net	17,648	(42,434)
Other	0	(22)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(823,042)	(449,858)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	395,977	418,009
Retirement of long-term debt	(250,694)	(20,960)
Change in money pool payable - net	7,746	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	63,466	(30,361)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(228,212)	(351,254)
Preferred stock	(5,213)	(5,213)
Other	50	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(16,880)	10,221
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(121,105)	10,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	124,007	30,086
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,902	40,892
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	122,728	106,975
Income taxes	(495)	(3,874)
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	45,939	66,701
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	85,130	81,268
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(13,802)	36,845
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(39,365)	(50,692)
Fuel inventory	6,039	5,249
Accounts payable	(17,736)	17,940
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	41,983	(11,345)
Interest accrued	46	1,960
Deferred fuel costs	(2,416)	(10,179)
Other working capital accounts	24,752	2,069
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	10,152	(232)
Changes in other regulatory assets	68,660	8,153
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(23,551)	(5,444)
Other	1,492	5,554
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	187,323	147,847
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(124,944)	(128,006)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,428	1,817
Change in money pool receivable - net	(5,376)	16,878
Other	(3)	42
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(128,895)	(109,269)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	98,933	0
Retirement of long-term debt	(95,000)	(100,000)
Change in money pool payable - net	(3,536)	19,150
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(25,000)	(7,400)
Preferred stock	(2,121)	(2,121)
Other	0	(86)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(26,724)	(90,457)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	31,704	(51,879)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	31	52,970
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	31,735	1,091
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	40,834	40,718
Income taxes	(6,840)	1,999
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	28,600	9,990
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	29,040	28,394
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	12,604	(13,649)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	11,491	(944)
Fuel inventory	(75)	(1,769)
Accounts payable	(7,683)	1,628
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	1,094	4,502
Interest accrued	(932)	(266)
Deferred fuel costs	(4,542)	19,108
Other working capital accounts	(13,616)	(9,813)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	8,164	(1,871)
Changes in other regulatory assets	2,650	13,915
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(11,444)	(2,581)
Other	3,195	13,304
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	58,546	59,948
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(42,420)	(68,643)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	716	656
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(5,638)	(5,828)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	7,749
Change in money pool receivable - net	(1,927)	(15,480)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(49,269)	(81,546)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	0	98,495
Retirement of long-term debt	0	(70,061)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(3,000)	0
Preferred stock	(724)	(724)
Other	(377)	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(4,101)	27,710
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	5,176	6,112
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	33,489	9,391
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	38,665	15,503
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	10,195	9,775
Income taxes	900	425
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	71,309	47,676
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	74,398	70,731
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(46,976)	78,717
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(14,671)	(63,375)
Fuel inventory	2,115	(968)
Accounts payable	(4,292)	13,450
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	84,155	39,644
Interest accrued	(9,744)	(9,190)
Deferred fuel costs	(10,807)	(92,604)
Other working capital accounts	(2,589)	4,689
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(255)	2,358
Changes in other regulatory assets	70,811	78,433
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(18,803)	(8,983)
Other	31,072	6,700
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	225,723	167,278
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(130,710)	(133,489)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,193	3,559
Changes in securitization account	5,384	5,877
Change in money pool receivable - net	(440)	(5,930)
Other	0	(42)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(123,573)	(130,025)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	131,170	0
Retirement of long-term debt	(202,055)	(50,579)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(40,000)	(25,000)
Other	2,305	(167)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(108,580)	(75,746)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(6,430)	(38,493)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	46,488	60,236
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	40,058	21,743
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	73,816	75,500
Income taxes	2,780	(94,233)
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	77,280	90,845
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	187,357	206,699
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	56,268	57,096
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	23,355	4,180
Accounts payable	(9,193)	(2,039)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(6,724)	(219,221)
Interest accrued	20,266	(127)
Other working capital accounts	(20,848)	17,025
Changes in other regulatory assets	2,802	13,724
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(14,384)	(4,891)
Other	(20,065)	(26,477)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	296,114	136,814
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(50,379)	(37,731)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,499	5,470
Nuclear fuel purchases	(163,492)	(53,666)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	43,992	26,522
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	333,046	144,631
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(356,643)	(168,023)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(14,545)	22,907
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(204,522)	(59,890)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt	(46,743)	(111,479)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	40,846	6,531
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(77,977)	(50,000)
Other	(29)	(1,786)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(83,903)	(156,734)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	7,689	(79,810)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	127,142	83,622
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	134,831	3,812
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	16,364	20,708
Income taxes	$ 5,564	$ 217,089

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2014 and 2013 include $6.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.