Leases (Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions) (Details) (Entergy Louisiana [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Current Year	$ 28,827
Year Two	16,938
Year Three	106,335
Year Four	0
Year Five	0
Years thereafter	0
Total	152,100
Less: Amount representing interest	23,612
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$ 128,488

Amount necessary to reduce minimum lease payments to present value for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing.

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Amount of minimum lease payments maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing.

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