Business Segment Information Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

Total restructuring charges in 2022 and 2021 were comprised of the following:

	Employee retention and severance expenses and other benefits-related costs	Contracted economic development costs	Total
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$145	$14	$159
Restructuring costs accrued	12	1	13
Cash paid out	120	15	135
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$37	$—	$37
Restructuring costs accrued	3	—	3
Cash paid out	40	—	40
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$—	$—	$—

Entergy Corporation [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Entergy’s segment financial information was as follows:

2023	Utility	Parent & Other	Eliminations	Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$12,022,944	$124,509	($41)	$12,147,412
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges (credits)	$79,962	($37,283)	$—	$42,679
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning	$2,045,254	$6,423	$—	$2,051,677
Interest and investment income	$443,751	$18,660	($299,685)	$162,726
Interest expense	$816,643	$190,468	($705)	$1,006,406
Income taxes	($374,847)	($315,688)	$—	($690,535)
Consolidated net income	$2,510,904	$150,385	($298,979)	$2,362,310
Total assets	$63,887,038	$836,598	($5,020,240)	$59,703,396
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$4,745,918	$801	$—	$4,746,719

2022	Utility	Parent & Other	Eliminations	Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$13,420,804	$343,461	($28)	$13,764,237
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges (credits)	$—	($163,464)	$—	($163,464)
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning	$1,941,653	$43,446	$—	$1,985,099
Interest and investment income (loss)	$145,968	($35,293)	($186,256)	($75,581)
Interest expense	$750,175	$162,300	($238)	$912,237
Income taxes	($34,263)	($4,715)	$—	($38,978)
Consolidated net income (loss)	$1,398,580	($115,425)	($186,017)	$1,097,138
Total assets	$61,399,243	$884,442	($3,688,494)	$58,595,191
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$5,382,243	$13,884	$—	$5,396,127

2021	Utility	Parent & Other	Eliminations	Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$11,044,674	$698,251	($29)	$11,742,896
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	$—	$263,625	$—	$263,625
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning	$1,823,389	$167,308	$—	$1,990,697
Interest and investment income	$442,817	$115,273	($127,624)	$430,466
Interest expense	$692,004	$142,693	($3)	$834,694
Income taxes	$264,209	($72,835)	$—	$191,374
Consolidated net income (loss)	$1,488,487	($242,146)	($127,622)	$1,118,719
Total assets	$59,733,625	$1,718,638	($1,998,021)	$59,454,242
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$6,409,855	$12,257	$—	$6,422,112