Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit And Short-Term Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Entergy Louisiana VIE [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Entergy Mississippi [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Entergy New Orleans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial Paper Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Entergy Mississippi [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Feb. 27, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Three Point Nine Two Percent Series H Dues February Two Thousand Twenty One [Member] Entergy Louisiana VIE [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable noncurrent amount														$ 40,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	3,500,000,000				25,000,000		150,000,000
Issuance of letters of credit, percentage of total borrowing capacity	50.00%						50.00%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage	0.275%			1.50%	1.50%					0.275%			0.125%
Debt, weighted average interest rate								1.96%	0.84%
Consolidated debt ratio					65.00%					65.00%	65.00%	65.00%
Commercial Paper program limit		1,500,000,000.0
Commercial Paper Amount Outstanding	1,045,000,000
Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount	0.125%
Consolidated debt ratio of lessees total capitalization	70.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage														3.92%
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding	255,000,000		2,900,000	21,000,000	0	14,800,000	0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount					$ 8,500,000		$ 15,200,000