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Retirement, Other Postretirement Benefits, And Defined Contribution Plans (Actuarial Assumptions Used In Determining Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Obligation) (Details) (Pension PBO And Other Postretirement Benefit APBO [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Weighted-average rate of increase in future compensation levels 4.23%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease  
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate 4.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate  
Pre-65 Retirees [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed health care cost trend rate 7.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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Post - 65 Retirees [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed health care cost trend rate 7.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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7.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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Qualified Pension Plans [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Blended weighted-average discount rate 4.27%etr_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRateBlended
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5.14%etr_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRateBlended
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Other Postretirement [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Weighted-average discount rate 4.23%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Weighted-average discount rate 3.61%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Minimum [Member] | Qualified Pension Plans [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Weighted-average discount rate 4.03%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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5.04%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Maximum [Member] | Qualified Pension Plans [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Weighted-average discount rate 4.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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5.26%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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