Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$ 600,334	$ 335,038	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	1,041,970	948,950
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	357,571	162,189
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(47,120)	(218,279)
Fuel inventory	32,125	6,190
Accounts payable	46,697	151,993
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(39,317)	(58,176)
Interest accrued	1,508	(3,172)
Deferred fuel costs	(237,726)	(101,421)
Other working capital accounts	(115,605)	(133,575)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	4,314	(250,343)
Changes in other regulatory assets	26,070	216,659
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	89,860	98,807
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(128,922)	24,955
Other	(103,196)	(63,910)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	1,528,563	1,115,905
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(959,618)	(1,244,859)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	31,577	30,977
Nuclear fuel purchases	(236,296)	(209,509)
Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses	10,100	0
Changes in securitization account	6,987	9,118
NYPA value sharing payment	(72,000)	(71,736)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(3,624)	(3,855)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	260,230
Increase in other investments	(140,772)	(28,895)
Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs	0	10,763
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	981,530	779,706
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(1,036,770)	(837,114)
Proceeds from insurance	28,226	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(1,390,660)	(1,305,174)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	1,232,161	1,973,866
Common stock and treasury stock	81,358	16,634
Retirement of long-term debt	(1,224,733)	(2,010,111)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(18,259)	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(7,538)	294,123
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(297,228)	(297,054)
Preferred stock	(9,752)	(10,137)
Other	17,030	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(226,961)	(32,679)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	751
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(89,058)	(221,197)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	739,126	532,569
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	650,068	311,372
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	312,747	302,179
Income taxes	19,505	88,665
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	57,375	55,202
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	183,856	170,650
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	92,466	53,955
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(5,397)	(59,410)
Fuel inventory	20,217	20,035
Accounts payable	(75,400)	(6,041)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(48,920)	(222,835)
Interest accrued	(2,390)	(359)
Deferred fuel costs	(116,883)	39,437
Other working capital accounts	16,988	(18,641)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(768)	4
Changes in other regulatory assets	(35,399)	8,883
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(41,193)	(10,210)
Other	60,505	(15,623)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	105,057	15,047
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(261,336)	(233,856)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,069	6,928
Nuclear fuel purchases	(104,487)	(42,231)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	75,860	36,478
Changes in securitization account	(474)	761
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	70,259	143,106
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(74,760)	(147,842)
Change in money pool receivable - net	17,531	(75,842)
Proceeds from insurance	24,156
Other	200	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(247,982)	(312,498)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	371,699	467,042
Retirement of long-term debt	(371,314)	(135,893)
Change in money pool payable - net	11,019	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	39,657	(6,792)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0	(15,000)
Preferred stock	(3,437)	(3,437)
Other	250	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	47,874	305,920
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(95,051)	8,469
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	127,022	34,533
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	31,971	43,002
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	46,220	43,706
Income taxes	1,624	211,421
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	82,643	56,885
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	116,122	108,028
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	45,579	44,828
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(59,914)	(54,074)
Fuel inventory	2,003	(5,537)
Accounts payable	51,357	44,284
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	23,211	(50,487)
Interest accrued	(1,001)	(565)
Deferred fuel costs	(16,332)	(31,661)
Other working capital accounts	(3,992)	(32,018)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(3,335)	(62,747)
Changes in other regulatory assets	4,671	39,396
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(6,130)	5,455
Other	(19,417)	40,549
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	215,465	102,336
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(125,851)	(148,160)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,341	3,459
Nuclear fuel purchases	(20,821)	(115,370)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	54,642	19,401
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(7)	(21)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	65,475
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	75,419	46,735
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(82,861)	(56,339)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(10,876)	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(107,014)	(184,820)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	0	69,792
Retirement of long-term debt	0	(75,000)
Change in money pool payable - net	0	28,529
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(14,800)	144,700
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(77,845)	(119,900)
Preferred stock	(412)	(412)
Other	16,052	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(77,005)	47,709
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	31,446	(34,775)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	15,581	35,686
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	47,027	911
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	40,141	39,598
Income taxes	5,700	61,688
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	128,045	106,753
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	171,002	163,907
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	109,479	69,345
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(21,077)	(92,534)
Fuel inventory	4,232	538
Accounts payable	10,293	(11,090)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(32,514)	8,345
Interest accrued	(2,246)	(1,647)
Deferred fuel costs	(75,281)	(10,887)
Other working capital accounts	(31,953)	13,573
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	73	(185,518)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(2,765)	82,219
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	7,356	37,090
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(13,895)	4,877
Other	(49,954)	48,423
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	200,795	233,394
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(233,235)	(418,402)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	18,093	12,839
Nuclear fuel purchases	(108,015)	(21,887)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	46,045	23,438
Remittances to transition charge account	1,122	(361)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	186,985
Increase in other investments	(168,512)	0
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	29,659	9,492
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(34,174)	(15,376)
Change in money pool receivable - net	17,648	3,023
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(431,369)	(220,249)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	208,147	96,442
Retirement of long-term debt	(27,472)	(18,954)
Change in money pool payable - net	44,239	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	23,865	87,202
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(135,823)	(201,254)
Preferred stock	(3,475)	(3,475)
Other	50	0
Net cash flow used in financing activities	109,531	(40,039)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(121,043)	(26,894)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	124,007	30,086
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,964	3,192
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	80,790	72,320
Income taxes	(495)	(697)
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	52,403	32,888
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	56,505	53,551
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	7,510	17,319
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(9,741)	(34,538)
Fuel inventory	4,379	(1,930)
Accounts payable	3,744	26,511
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	7,321	(24,786)
Interest accrued	1,318	2,283
Deferred fuel costs	(16,537)	(5,751)
Other working capital accounts	(1,672)	(1,030)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	4,908	9
Changes in other regulatory assets	(2,807)	(1,889)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(12,798)	(2,179)
Other	(434)	496
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	94,099	60,954
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(70,364)	(85,436)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	849	1,446
Change in money pool receivable - net	(6,796)	12,023
Other	(2)	(6)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(76,313)	(71,973)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	99,008	0
Retirement of long-term debt	(95,000)	(100,000)
Change in money pool payable - net	(3,536)	0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	0	70,000
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0	(7,400)
Preferred stock	(1,414)	(1,414)
Other	0	(70)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(942)	(38,884)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	16,844	(49,903)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	31	52,970
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	16,875	3,067
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	26,142	26,492
Income taxes	(9,440)	(1,008)
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	14,668	1,905
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	19,206	19,002
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	7,517	(12,061)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	4,023	(1,942)
Fuel inventory	1,931	420
Accounts payable	(8,262)	2,790
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	330	(1,047)
Interest accrued	(484)	(219)
Deferred fuel costs	(16,496)	959
Other working capital accounts	(10,652)	(4,557)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	5,805	(4,250)
Changes in other regulatory assets	2,491	12,461
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(6,333)	(1,086)
Other	2,058	11,569
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	15,802	23,944
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(27,016)	(44,018)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	560	433
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(3,615)	(3,807)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	7,749
Change in money pool receivable - net	(2,035)	(63,683)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(32,106)	(103,326)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	0	99,024
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(482)	(482)
Other	(31)	(55)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(513)	98,487
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(16,817)	19,105
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	33,489	9,391
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	16,672	28,496
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	6,694	6,254
Income taxes	0	425
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	31,750	11,875
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	49,357	47,072
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(52,824)	(28,187)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(34,427)	(43,776)
Fuel inventory	(1,025)	(4,337)
Accounts payable	20,243	36,679
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	61,678	120,352
Interest accrued	(499)	(394)
Deferred fuel costs	3,803	(93,518)
Other working capital accounts	(8,354)	4,387
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	75	2,124
Changes in other regulatory assets	42,842	46,800
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(10,992)	(4,303)
Other	26,704	(1,258)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	128,331	93,516
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(82,352)	(92,149)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,461	2,669
Changes in securitization account	6,339	8,717
Change in money pool receivable - net	1,616	(21,118)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(72,936)	(101,881)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	131,436	0
Retirement of long-term debt	(184,343)	(33,157)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(40,000)	0
Other	3,346	(162)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(89,561)	(33,319)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(34,166)	(41,684)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	46,488	60,236
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	12,322	18,552
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	44,178	44,663
Income taxes	2,572	(94,189)
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	50,550	55,740
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	122,932	124,192
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	43,603	34,693
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	43,554	11,076
Accounts payable	(8,232)	43
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(18,406)	(211,986)
Interest accrued	5,890	(3,254)
Other working capital accounts	(31,953)	8,537
Changes in other regulatory assets	4,692	11,145
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(5,930)	(1,777)
Other	(33,343)	(12,003)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	173,357	16,406
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(37,453)	(30,515)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,204	3,203
Nuclear fuel purchases	(152,527)	(29,802)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	43,992	26,522
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	231,632	91,230
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(246,990)	(106,990)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(27,233)	26,915
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(186,375)	(19,437)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt	(46,743)	(40,902)
Change in money pool payable - net	0	51,092
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	65,400	(38,934)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(45,000)	(50,000)
Other	(27)	(1,227)
Net cash flow used in financing activities	(26,370)	(79,971)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(39,388)	(83,002)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	127,142	83,622
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	87,754	620
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	16,364	17,578
Income taxes	$ 5,564	$ 204,219

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2014 and 2013 include $6.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.