Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) (Parent Company [Member])

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Parent Company [Member]

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]

Financial Information For Stock Options

	2014		2013
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$1.0		$1.0
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$0.4		$0.4
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.2		$0.2

The following table includes financial information for stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	2014		2013
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$3.1		$3.2
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$1.2		$1.3
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.5		$0.6

Financial Information For Restricted Stock

	2014		2013
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$7.6		$5.7
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$2.9		$2.2
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$1.2		$0.9

The following table includes financial information for other equity plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	2014		2013
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$22.7		$17.5
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$8.8		$6.8
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$3.5		$2.7