Long-Term Debt (Schedule Of Senior Secured System Restoration Bonds) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025	Apr. 30, 2022	Jul. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Five		$ 916,822
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One		2,375,720
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two		1,054,820
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Three		2,158,446
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Four		405,720
Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Five		0
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One		130,000
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two		150,000
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Three		32,727
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Four		300,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Five		622
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One		85,720
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two		720
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Three		719
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Four		$ 35,720
Securitization Bonds 3.051% Series Senior Secured Due December 2028 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.051%	3.051%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 100,000
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One		$ 19,400
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two		$ 13,400
Securitization Bonds 3.697% Series Senior Secured Due December 2036 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.697%	3.697%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 190,850
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Five		$ 21,900
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two		6,600
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Three		20,500
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Four		$ 21,200
Aggregate Senior secured restoration bonds (securitization bonds) [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 290,850
Tranche A One Two Point Six Seven Percent Due June Two Thousand Twenty Seven [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.67%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 98,700
Repayments of Debt	$ 6,200