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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash $ 131,327us-gaap_Cash $ 129,979us-gaap_Cash  
Temporary cash investments 1,290,699us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 609,147us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Total cash and cash equivalents 1,422,026us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 739,126us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 532,569us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 596,917us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent 670,641us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent  
Allowance for doubtful accounts (35,663)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent (34,311)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent  
Other 220,342us-gaap_OtherReceivables 195,028us-gaap_OtherReceivables  
Accrued unbilled revenues 321,659etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues 340,828etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues  
Total accounts receivable 1,103,255us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 1,172,186us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent  
Deferred fuel costs 155,140us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost 116,379us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost  
Accumulated deferred income taxes 27,783us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 175,073us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent  
Fuel inventory - at average cost 205,434etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost 208,958etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost  
Materials and supplies - at average cost 918,584us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies 915,006us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies  
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs 214,188etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts 192,474etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts  
Prepayments and other 343,223us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 410,489us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent  
TOTAL 4,389,633us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 3,929,691us-gaap_AssetsCurrent  
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Investment in affiliates - at equity 36,234us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments 40,350us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments 46,738us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Decommissioning trust funds 5,370,932us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments 4,903,144us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments  
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation) 213,791us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 199,375us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Other 405,169us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments 210,616us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments  
TOTAL 6,026,126us-gaap_LongTermInvestments 5,353,485us-gaap_LongTermInvestments  
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 44,881,419us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment 42,935,712us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Property under capital lease 945,784us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross 941,299us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross  
Natural gas 377,565etr_NaturalGas 366,365etr_NaturalGas  
Construction work in progress 1,425,981us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress 1,514,857us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress  
Nuclear fuel 1,542,055us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization 1,566,904us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization  
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 49,172,804us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService 47,325,137us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService  
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 20,449,858us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation 19,443,493us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 28,722,946us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 27,881,644us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 836,064etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet 849,718etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet  
Other regulatory assets 4,968,553etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets 3,893,363etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets  
Deferred fuel costs 238,102etr_DeferredFuelCosts 172,202etr_DeferredFuelCosts  
Goodwill 377,172us-gaap_Goodwill 377,172us-gaap_Goodwill  
Accumulated deferred income taxes 48,351us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 62,011us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent  
Other 920,907us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 887,160us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent  
TOTAL 7,389,149us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent 6,241,626us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent  
TOTAL ASSETS 46,527,854us-gaap_Assets 43,406,446us-gaap_Assets  
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 899,375us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 457,095us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent  
Notes payable 598,407us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable 1,046,887us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable  
Accounts payable 1,166,431us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 1,173,313us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent  
Customer deposits 412,166us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent 370,997us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent  
Taxes accrued 128,108us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 191,093us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent  
Accumulated deferred income taxes 38,039us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent 28,307us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent  
Interest accrued 206,010us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 180,997us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent  
Deferred fuel costs 91,602etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities 57,631etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities  
Obligations under capital leases 2,508us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 2,323us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent  
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 57,994us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities 67,419us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities  
Other 248,251us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 484,510us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent  
TOTAL 3,848,891us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 4,060,572us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent  
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 9,133,161us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 8,724,635us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 247,521us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 263,765us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit  
Obligations under capital leases 29,710us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 32,218us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent  
Other regulatory liabilities 1,383,609us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent 1,295,955us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent  
Decommissioning trust fund 4,458,296us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 3,933,416us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent  
Accumulated provisions 418,128us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 115,139us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent  
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 3,638,295us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 2,320,704us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Long-term debt 12,500,109us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 12,139,149us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent  
Other 557,649us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 583,667us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
TOTAL 32,366,478us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent 29,408,648us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Commitments and Contingencies        
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 210,760us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent 210,760us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent  
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common stock 2,548us-gaap_CommonStockValue 2,548us-gaap_CommonStockValue  
Paid-in capital 5,375,353us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 5,368,131us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital  
Retained earnings 10,169,657us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 9,825,053us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (42,307)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (29,324)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (293,083)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Less - treasury stock, at cost (76,681,936 shares in 2013 and 76,945,239 shares in 2012) 5,497,526us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue 5,533,942us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue  
Total common shareholders’ equity 10,007,725us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 9,632,466us-gaap_StockholdersEquity  
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 94,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest 94,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest  
TOTAL 10,101,725us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 9,726,466us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 9,291,089us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 46,527,854us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 43,406,446us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity  
Entergy Arkansas [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 10,526us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
4,181us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Temporary cash investments 207,979us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
122,841us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 218,505us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
127,022us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
34,533us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
Securitization recovery trust account 4,096us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
3,835us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 97,314us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
102,328us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (32,247)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
(30,113)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Associated companies 32,187us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
68,875us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other 110,269us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
94,256us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Accrued unbilled revenues 80,704etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
82,298etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Total accounts receivable 288,227us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
317,644us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 143,279us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
68,696us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 21,533us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
33,556us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Fuel inventory - at average cost 50,898etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
41,504etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 162,792us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
152,429us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs 29,690etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
31,135etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
System agreement cost equalization 0etr_SystemAgreementCostEqualizationAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
30,000etr_SystemAgreementCostEqualizationAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Prepayments and other 9,588us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
58,911us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL 928,608us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
864,732us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Decommissioning trust funds 769,883us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
710,913us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other 14,170us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
30,845us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL 784,053us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
741,758us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 9,139,181us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
8,798,458us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Property under capital lease 961us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,064us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Construction work in progress 284,322us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
209,036us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Nuclear fuel 293,695us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
321,901us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 9,718,159us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
9,330,459us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 4,191,959us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
4,034,880us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 5,526,200us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
5,295,579us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 64,214etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
73,864etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other regulatory assets 1,391,276etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,014,392etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 65,900etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
0etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other 47,674us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
44,565us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL 1,569,064us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,132,821us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Deferred fuel cost noncurrent 65,900etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
   
TOTAL ASSETS 8,807,925us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
8,034,890us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
70,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Short-term borrowings 47,968us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 56,078us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
149,802us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other 174,998us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
228,160us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Customer deposits 115,647us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
86,512us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Taxes accrued 24,240us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
9,979us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 15,009us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
9,231us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Interest accrued 20,250us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
22,036us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other 27,872us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
55,656us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL 482,062us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
631,376us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 1,997,983us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,906,562us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 37,708us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
38,958us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other regulatory liabilities 254,036us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
219,370us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 818,351us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
723,771us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Accumulated provisions 5,689us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
5,746us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 571,870us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
319,211us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Long-term debt 2,671,343us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
2,335,802us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Other 28,296us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
18,026us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL 6,385,276us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
5,567,446us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 116,350us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
116,350us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common stock 470us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
470us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Paid-in capital 588,471us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
588,471us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Retained earnings 1,235,296us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,130,777us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
TOTAL 1,824,237us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,719,718us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
1,579,616us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 8,807,925us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
8,034,890us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyArkansasMember
 
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 53,394us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,739us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Temporary cash investments 109,569us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
13,842us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 162,963us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
15,581us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
35,686us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 67,006us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
69,648us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (625)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
(909)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Associated companies 86,966us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
107,723us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other 18,379us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
22,945us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Accrued unbilled revenues 54,079etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
58,867etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Total accounts receivable 225,805us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
258,274us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 0us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
9,625us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Fuel inventory - at average cost 16,207etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
26,555etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 121,237us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
122,909us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs 7,416etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
25,975etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Prepayments and other 45,122us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
36,698us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 578,750us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
495,617us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Investment in affiliates - at equity 355,906us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
289,664us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Decommissioning trust funds 637,744us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
573,744us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation) 193,407us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
174,134us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Storm reserve escrow account 90,061etr_StormReserveEscrowAccount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
21,538etr_StormReserveEscrowAccount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other 14,887us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
14,145us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 1,292,005us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,073,225us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 7,600,730us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
7,400,689us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Natural gas 148,586etr_NaturalGas
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
143,902etr_NaturalGas
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Construction work in progress 127,436us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
105,314us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Nuclear fuel 131,901us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
196,508us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 8,008,653us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
7,846,413us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 4,176,242us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
4,071,762us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 3,832,411us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
3,774,651us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 161,714etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
165,456etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other regulatory assets 426,381etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
321,466etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 100,124etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
100,124etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other 12,438us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
12,049us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 700,657us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
599,095us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel cost noncurrent 100,124etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
100,124etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL ASSETS 6,403,823us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
5,942,588us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 31,955us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 102,933us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
95,853us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other 108,874us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
103,314us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Customer deposits 56,749us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
51,839us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 21,095us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
36,330us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Interest accrued 27,075us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
25,808us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 10,580etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
0etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other 44,517us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
43,097us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 403,778us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
356,241us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 1,601,032us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,512,547us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 72,277us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
75,295us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other regulatory liabilities 176,305us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
159,429us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 446,619us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
403,084us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated provisions 106,985us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
37,146us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 401,144us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
274,315us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Long-term debt 1,590,862us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,527,465us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Long-term payables of associated companies 26,156etr_LongTermPayablesOfAssociatedCompanies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
27,900etr_LongTermPayablesOfAssociatedCompanies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Other 148,102us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
108,189us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 4,569,482us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
4,125,370us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (53,347)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
(28,202)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 10,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
10,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Members' Equity 1,473,910us-gaap_MembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,479,179us-gaap_MembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 1,430,563us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,460,977us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
1,383,004us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 6,403,823us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
5,942,588us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyGulfStatesLouisianaMember
 
Entergy Louisiana [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 431us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
427us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Temporary cash investments 157,122us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
123,580us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 157,553us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
124,007us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
30,086us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 124,125us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
144,836us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (984)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
(965)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Associated companies 48,474us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
87,820us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other 9,150us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
21,420us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Accrued unbilled revenues 88,673etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
93,073etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Total accounts receivable 269,438us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
346,184us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 74,558us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
100,022us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Fuel inventory - at average cost 30,951etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
23,311etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 154,295us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
156,487us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs 23,067etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
13,670etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Prepaid taxes 0us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
184,503us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Prepayments and other 24,962us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
22,651us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 734,824us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
970,835us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Investment in affiliates - at equity 1,034,696us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
807,423us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Decommissioning trust funds 383,615us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
347,274us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation) 214us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
396us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Storm reserve escrow account 200,053etr_StormReserveEscrowAccount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
0etr_StormReserveEscrowAccount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 1,618,578us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
1,155,093us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 9,627,495us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
8,799,393us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Property under capital lease 334,716us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
331,895us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Construction work in progress 241,923us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
672,883us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Nuclear fuel 162,721us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
147,385us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 10,366,855us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
9,951,556us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 3,942,916us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
3,763,234us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 6,423,939us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
6,188,322us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 324,555etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
309,617etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other regulatory assets 914,229etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
715,503etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 67,998etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
67,998etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other 45,182us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
43,025us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 1,351,964us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
1,136,143us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel cost noncurrent 67,998etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
67,998etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL ASSETS 10,129,305us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
9,450,393us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 19,525us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
320,231us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Short-term borrowings 46,033us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
2,923us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 74,692us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
83,655us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other 164,329us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
162,507us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Customer deposits 93,010us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
90,393us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Taxes accrued 860us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
0us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
338us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Interest accrued 44,372us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
42,072us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 50,432etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
30,392etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other 48,250us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
46,698us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 541,503us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
779,209us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 1,406,507us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
1,275,584us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 64,771us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
67,347us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other regulatory liabilities 546,084us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
533,247us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 503,734us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
479,086us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Accumulated provisions 212,243us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
7,733us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 530,844us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
358,017us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Long-term debt 3,337,054us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
2,899,285us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Other 70,141us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
75,233us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 6,671,378us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
5,695,532us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (25,876)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
(9,635)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 100,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
100,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Members' Equity 2,842,300us-gaap_MembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
2,885,287us-gaap_MembersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
TOTAL 2,916,424us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
2,975,652us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
3,070,496us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 10,129,305us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
9,450,393us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyLouisianaMember
 
Entergy Mississippi [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 1,223us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
22us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Temporary cash investments 60,410us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
9us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 61,633us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
31us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
52,970us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 78,593us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
76,534us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (873)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
(906)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Associated companies 21,233us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
13,794us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Other 42,009us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
9,117us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Accrued unbilled revenues 43,374etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
44,777etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Total accounts receivable 184,336us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
143,316us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 0us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
38,057us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 5,198us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Fuel inventory - at average cost 42,736etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
48,899etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 37,741us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
40,849us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Prepayments and other 7,315us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
19,813us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL 338,959us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
290,965us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation) 4,642us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
4,670us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Escrow accounts 41,752etr_EscrowAccounts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
51,795etr_EscrowAccounts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL 46,394us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
56,465us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 3,999,918us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
3,875,737us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Property under capital lease 4,185us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
5,329us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Construction work in progress 67,514us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
37,316us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 4,071,617us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
3,918,382us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 1,516,540us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
1,413,484us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 2,555,077us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
2,504,898us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 49,306etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
58,716etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Other regulatory assets 364,747etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
318,462etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Other 19,121us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
20,819us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL 433,174us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
397,997us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL ASSETS 3,373,604us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
3,250,325us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 49,832us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
74,144us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Other 63,300us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
52,129us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Customer deposits 77,753us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
74,211us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Taxes accrued 53,565us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
53,247us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
15,413us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Interest accrued 23,172us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
20,383us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 2,194etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
0etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Other 17,533us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
19,021us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL 287,349us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
308,548us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 800,374us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
746,939us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 6,370us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
8,530us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 6,786us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
6,401us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Accumulated provisions 50,142us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
35,674us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 135,156us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
66,722us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Long-term debt 1,058,838us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
1,053,670us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Other 16,038us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
21,883us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL 2,073,704us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
1,939,819us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 50,381us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
50,381us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common stock 199,326us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
199,326us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Paid-in capital (690)us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
(690)us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Retained earnings 763,534us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
752,941us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
TOTAL 962,170us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
951,577us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
879,646us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 3,373,604us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
3,250,325us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyMississippiMember
 
Entergy New Orleans [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 1,006us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
317us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Temporary cash investments 41,383us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
33,172us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 42,389us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
33,489us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
9,391us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 35,663us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
38,872us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (262)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
(974)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Associated companies 11,693us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
32,273us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Other 3,223us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
2,667us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Accrued unbilled revenues 16,465etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
18,745etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Total accounts receivable 66,782us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
91,583us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 8,562us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
12,018us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Fuel inventory - at average cost 3,016etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
2,999etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 12,650us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
11,696us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Prepayments and other 6,887us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
4,178us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL 140,286us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
155,963us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation) 1,016us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
1,016us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Storm reserve escrow account 18,038etr_StormReserveEscrowAccount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
10,513etr_StormReserveEscrowAccount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL 19,054us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
11,529us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 936,862us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
889,629us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Natural gas 228,979etr_NaturalGas
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
222,463etr_NaturalGas
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Construction work in progress 18,866us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
29,312us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 1,184,707us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
1,141,404us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 594,945us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
566,948us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 589,762us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
574,456us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Other regulatory assets 175,596etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
137,191etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 4,080etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
4,080etr_DeferredFuelCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Other 5,345us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
5,577us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL 185,021us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
146,848us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Deferred fuel cost noncurrent 4,080etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
4,080etr_DeferredFuelCostNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL ASSETS 934,123us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
888,796us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 33,170us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
36,193us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Other 22,435us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
27,840us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Customer deposits 24,681us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
22,959us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Interest accrued 3,538us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
3,598us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 28,397etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
23,145etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
System agreement cost equalization 0us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
17,040us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Other 6,830us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
5,896us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL 119,051us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
136,671us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 199,241us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
183,636us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 864us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
1,082us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net 20,640etr_RegulatoryLiabilityForIncomeTaxesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
28,711etr_RegulatoryLiabilityForIncomeTaxesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 2,511us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
2,347us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Accumulated provisions 25,877us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
15,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 62,440us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
32,497us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Long-term debt 225,866us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
225,944us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Gas system rebuild insurance proceeds 23,218etr_GasSystemRebuildInsuranceProceeds
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
32,760etr_GasSystemRebuildInsuranceProceeds
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Other 6,610us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
4,085us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL 567,267us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
526,062us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund 19,780us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
19,780us-gaap_TemporaryEquityCarryingAmountAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common stock 33,744us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
33,744us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Paid-in capital 36,294us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
36,294us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Retained earnings 157,987us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
136,245us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
TOTAL 228,025us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
206,283us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
195,565us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 934,123us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
888,796us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyNewOrleansMember
 
Entergy Texas [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 1,733us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
2,432us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Temporary cash investments 28,708us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
44,056us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 30,441us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
46,488us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
60,236us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
Securitization recovery trust account 37,219us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
37,511us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Accounts receivable:      
Customer 70,993us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
76,957us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (672)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
(443)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Associated companies 57,004us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
76,494us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other 10,985us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
10,897us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Accrued unbilled revenues 38,363etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
43,067etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Total accounts receivable 176,673us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
206,972us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 11,861us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
0us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 669us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Fuel inventory - at average cost 49,902etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
55,335etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 33,892us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
34,068us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Prepaid taxes 0us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
55,635us-gaap_PrepaidTaxes
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Prepayments and other 29,211us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
50,498us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL 369,868us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
486,507us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Investment in affiliates - at equity 655us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
687us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation) 376us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
376us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other 19,085us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
18,161us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL 20,116us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
19,224us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 3,761,847us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
3,616,061us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Construction work in progress 125,425us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
94,743us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 3,887,272us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
3,710,804us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 1,454,701us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
1,387,303us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 2,432,571us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
2,323,501us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 123,407etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
129,069etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other regulatory assets 922,087etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
919,234etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Long-term receivables - associated companies 26,156us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
27,900us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other 13,880us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
16,425us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL 1,085,530us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
1,092,628us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL ASSETS 3,908,085us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
3,921,860us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 200,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 91,481us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
112,309us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other 87,910us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
73,682us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Customer deposits 44,308us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
38,721us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Taxes accrued 1,849us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
0us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
33,847us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Interest accrued 29,757us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
31,246us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Deferred fuel costs 0etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
4,093etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other 18,238us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
36,276us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL 473,543us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
330,174us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 1,046,618us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
1,022,955us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 14,735us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
16,147us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other regulatory liabilities 5,125us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
5,194us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 4,610us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
4,349us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Accumulated provisions 12,218us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
9,079us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 111,011us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
51,253us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Long-term debt 1,278,931us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
1,556,939us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Other 69,463us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
38,743us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL 2,542,711us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
2,704,659us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common stock 49,452us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
49,452us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Paid-in capital 481,994us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
481,994us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
Retained earnings 360,385us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
355,581us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
TOTAL 891,831us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
887,027us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
854,146us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 3,908,085us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
3,921,860us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_EntergyTexasMember
 
System Energy [Member]      
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Cash 789us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
62,561us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Temporary cash investments 222,390us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
64,581us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Total cash and cash equivalents 223,179us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
127,142us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
83,622us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
Accounts receivable:      
Associated companies 60,907us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
104,419us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other 5,717us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
6,400us-gaap_OtherReceivables
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Total accounts receivable 66,624us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
110,819us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Materials and supplies - at average cost 80,049us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
85,118us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs 26,580etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
7,853etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Prepayments and other 2,312us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
1,727us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL 398,744us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
332,659us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS      
Decommissioning trust funds 679,840us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
603,896us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL 679,840us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
603,896us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT      
Electric 4,244,902us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
4,124,647us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Property under capital lease 573,784us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
570,872us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Construction work in progress 50,382us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
29,061us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Nuclear fuel 251,376us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
188,824us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 5,120,444us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
4,913,404us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPlantInService
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization 2,819,688us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
2,699,263us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET 2,300,756us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
2,214,141us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Regulatory assets:      
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net 105,882etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
115,492etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other regulatory assets 335,613etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
261,740etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other 9,251us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
15,996us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL 450,746us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
393,228us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL ASSETS 3,830,086us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
3,543,924us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Currently maturing long-term debt 76,310us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
48,653us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Short-term borrowings 20,404us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Associated companies accounts payable 6,252us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
12,778us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other 33,096us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
31,862us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Taxes accrued 23,267us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
11,121us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Accumulated deferred income taxes 14,175us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
2,310us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Interest accrued 33,196us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
11,825us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other 2,365us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
2,312us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL 209,065us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
120,861us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued 808,171us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
737,973us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 49,313us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
54,786us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other regulatory liabilities 371,110us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
349,846us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Decommissioning trust fund 757,918us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
616,157us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Pension and other postretirement liabilities 129,152us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
79,411us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Long-term debt 634,496us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
708,783us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Other 350us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
0us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL 2,750,510us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
2,546,956us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Common Shareholders’ Equity:      
Common stock 789,350us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
789,350us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
Retained earnings 81,161us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
86,757us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
 
TOTAL 870,511us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
876,107us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
832,729us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 3,830,086us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember
$ 3,543,924us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= etr_SystemEnergyMember