Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Securitized Regulatory Transition Assets, Noncurrent	$ 250,830	$ 282,886
Long-Term Transition Bond, Noncurrent	$ 263,007	$ 292,760
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	499,000,000	499,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	280,975,348	279,653,929
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	68,126,778	68,477,429
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Securitized Regulatory Transition Assets, Noncurrent	$ 506	$ 13,363
Long-Term Transition Bond, Noncurrent	5,415	17,697
Entergy Texas [Member]
Securitized Regulatory Transition Assets, Noncurrent	250,324	269,523
Long-Term Transition Bond, Noncurrent	$ 257,592	$ 275,064
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	46,525,000	46,525,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	46,525,000	46,525,000
Common Stock, No Par Value	$ 0	$ 0
System Energy [Member]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0	$ 0
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	789,350	789,350
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	789,350	789,350