Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2014, Entergy had capital leases and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases and the Grand Gulf and Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Year	Operating Leases		Capital Leases
	(In Thousands)
2015		$90,010		$4,615
2016	77,060		4,457
2017	62,103		4,457
2018	49,630		3,672
2019	47,527		2,887
Years thereafter	95,530		27,664
Minimum lease payments	421,860		47,752
Less:  Amount representing interest	—		15,773
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$421,860		$31,979

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,450		$28,450
2016	29,104		29,104
2017	29,772		29,772
2018	30,458		30,458
2019	31,158		31,158
Years thereafter	74,664		74,664
Minimum lease payments	223,606		223,606

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2014 the Registrant Subsidiaries had a capital lease and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases and the Grand Gulf and Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(in Thousands)
2015		$1,570
2016	1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	5,495
Less:  Amount representing interest	656
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$4,839

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,647		$12,643		$11,006		$6,885		$2,115		$5,837
2016	23,674		10,880		9,695		5,388		1,856		5,111
2017	16,501		10,035		7,784		4,020		1,587		4,239
2018	10,736		9,100		6,343		3,376		1,264		3,707
2019	11,365		10,795		5,003		3,073		1,087		2,719
Years thereafter	8,412		26,671		5,458		3,212		2,227		2,981
Minimum lease payments		$99,335		$80,124		$45,289		$25,954		$10,136		$24,594

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,647		$12,643		$11,006		$6,885		$2,115		$5,837
2016	23,674		10,880		9,695		5,388		1,856		5,111
2017	16,501		10,035		7,784		4,020		1,587		4,239
2018	10,736		9,100		6,343		3,376		1,264		3,707
2019	11,365		10,795		5,003		3,073		1,087		2,719
Years thereafter	8,412		26,671		5,458		3,212		2,227		2,981
Minimum lease payments		$99,335		$80,124		$45,289		$25,954		$10,136		$24,594

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,450		$28,450
2016	29,104		29,104
2017	29,772		29,772
2018	30,458		30,458
2019	31,158		31,158
Years thereafter	74,664		74,664
Minimum lease payments	223,606		223,606

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,647		$12,643		$11,006		$6,885		$2,115		$5,837
2016	23,674		10,880		9,695		5,388		1,856		5,111
2017	16,501		10,035		7,784		4,020		1,587		4,239
2018	10,736		9,100		6,343		3,376		1,264		3,707
2019	11,365		10,795		5,003		3,073		1,087		2,719
Years thereafter	8,412		26,671		5,458		3,212		2,227		2,981
Minimum lease payments		$99,335		$80,124		$45,289		$25,954		$10,136		$24,594

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions

As of December 31, 2014, Entergy Louisiana, in connection with the Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, had future minimum lease payments (reflecting an overall implicit rate of 7.45%) that are recorded as long-term debt, as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,827
2016	16,938
2017	106,335
2018	—
2019	—
Years thereafter	—
Total	152,100
Less: Amount representing interest	23,612
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$128,488

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2014 the Registrant Subsidiaries had a capital lease and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases and the Grand Gulf and Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(in Thousands)
2015		$1,570
2016	1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	5,495
Less:  Amount representing interest	656
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$4,839

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,647		$12,643		$11,006		$6,885		$2,115		$5,837
2016	23,674		10,880		9,695		5,388		1,856		5,111
2017	16,501		10,035		7,784		4,020		1,587		4,239
2018	10,736		9,100		6,343		3,376		1,264		3,707
2019	11,365		10,795		5,003		3,073		1,087		2,719
Years thereafter	8,412		26,671		5,458		3,212		2,227		2,981
Minimum lease payments		$99,335		$80,124		$45,289		$25,954		$10,136		$24,594

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,647		$12,643		$11,006		$6,885		$2,115		$5,837
2016	23,674		10,880		9,695		5,388		1,856		5,111
2017	16,501		10,035		7,784		4,020		1,587		4,239
2018	10,736		9,100		6,343		3,376		1,264		3,707
2019	11,365		10,795		5,003		3,073		1,087		2,719
Years thereafter	8,412		26,671		5,458		3,212		2,227		2,981
Minimum lease payments		$99,335		$80,124		$45,289		$25,954		$10,136		$24,594

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Entergy Texas [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,647		$12,643		$11,006		$6,885		$2,115		$5,837
2016	23,674		10,880		9,695		5,388		1,856		5,111
2017	16,501		10,035		7,784		4,020		1,587		4,239
2018	10,736		9,100		6,343		3,376		1,264		3,707
2019	11,365		10,795		5,003		3,073		1,087		2,719
Years thereafter	8,412		26,671		5,458		3,212		2,227		2,981
Minimum lease payments		$99,335		$80,124		$45,289		$25,954		$10,136		$24,594

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2015		$28,450		$28,450
2016	29,104		29,104
2017	29,772		29,772
2018	30,458		30,458
2019	31,158		31,158
Years thereafter	74,664		74,664
Minimum lease payments	223,606		223,606

System Energy [Member]

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2014		$12.0		$10.9		$9.8		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$10.9		$10.1		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5
2012		$12.6		$11.9		$11.2		$5.5		$1.5		$6.4		$1.5

Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions

As of December 31, 2014, System Energy, in connection with the Grand Gulf sale and leaseback transactions, had future minimum lease payments (reflecting an implicit rate of 5.13%) that are recorded as long-term debt, as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
2015		$52,253
2016	13,750
2017	13,750
2018	13,750
2019	13,750
Years thereafter	233,750
Total	341,003
Less: Amount representing interest	290,332
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$50,671