Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11

Entergy Texas [Member]

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11

System Energy [Member]

Reduction to Regulatory Liability Due to Return of Unprotected Excess ADIT [Table Text Block]

The return of unprotected excess accumulated deferred income taxes reduced the Registrant Subsidiaries’ regulatory liability for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$25		$108		$57		$108
Entergy Louisiana	7		31		14		31
Entergy Mississippi	—		129		—		129
Entergy New Orleans	2		—		2		—
Entergy Texas	20		—		42		—
System Entergy	7		11		7		11